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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Al Walaa' wal Baraa'

Al Walaa' wal Baraa' is an Arabic phrase which translates to "loyalty and disavowal" and is a key concept which jihadists use to justify violent attacks. It refers to what jihadists understand as their requirement to show... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Baqiya wa Tatamadad

"Baqiya wa Tatamadad" is an Arabic phrase meaning "remaining and expanding," which became the slogan of the Islamic State after the collapse of the territorial caliphate. ISIS supporters will often add the phrase as a hashtag or... Read more

Slogans / Code words Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Hate Group

An organization whose goals and activities are primarily or substantially based on a shared antipathy towards people of one or more other different races, religions, ethnicities/nationalities/national origins, genders, and/or sexual identities. The mere presence of bigoted members... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Jihad

Jihad is an Arabic word meaning "struggle." Jihad is one of the five pillars of Islam, and many scholars have written about its meaning and application. In a moderate context, jihad can often refer to a personal... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Mujahid/Mujahideen

Mujahid is the Arabic term for someone undertaking jihad. Many Islamist extremists will refer to themselves as the mujahideen (the plural of mujahid) to evoke religious meaning to their violence. In particular, this term is used to... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Crusaders

Crusaders is a term used by Islamists to refer to any Western presence in the Middle East, though it is most often used to refer to the U.S. In addition, anti-Muslim extremists in the United States often... Read more

Slogans / Code words Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Green birds

Green birds references a hadith which states that the souls of martyrs ascend to heaven in the form of green birds. Islamist extremists online often use the term as a coded way of indicating that they intend... Read more

Slogans / Code words Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Islamist extremism

Islamist extremism is a marginal and rigid interpretation of Islam which refuses to acknowledge the legitimacy of other faiths and secular forms of government. Instead, Islamist extremists declare anyone who does not adhere to their restrictive interpretation... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Khaybar Khaybar ya y…

"Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud" is the first verse of an antisemitic chant which references a battle fought in 628 CE in the Khaybar Oasis, in the Hejaz province of modern-day Saudi Arabia. During this battle, the army... Read more

Slogans / Code words Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

ISIS

ISIS (also known as ISIL, Islamic State or IS, and Daesh in Arabic) is a Salafi-jihadist group that founded an unrecognized “caliphate,” a quasi-state in Iraq and Syria in 2014 capturing large swaths of territory in a... Read more

Groups / Movements Islamist