al-Jihad

Definitions of al-Jihad

1. noun

   an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells
   synonyms: Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest

   example of:

   FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization

   a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals