mujahidin-e khalq organization

Noun
  1. A terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants;
    Sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism;
    Following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah (synset 108051531)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: iran, islamic republic of iran, persia - a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: mek, mko, people's mujahidin of iran

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