Jihad-a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty; also : a personal struggle in devotion to Islam especially involving spiritual discipline

madrasa- a Muslim school, college, or university that is often part of a mosque

shari’a-Sharia is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia deals with many topics addressed by secular law, including crime, politics, and economics, as well as personal matters such as sexual intercourse, hygiene, diet, prayer, and fasting. ...

mujahideen- guerrilla fighters in Islamic countries, esp. those who are fighting against non-Muslim forces.

mullah-guerrilla fighters in Islamic countries, esp. those who are fighting against non-Muslim forces.

burqah- a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by many Muslim women.

Quran (Koran)-the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic

Pashtun-a member of a Pashto-speaking people inhabiting southern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

Mullah Omar-reclusive Afghanistani politician and leader of the Taliban who imposed a strict interpretation of shariah law on Afghanistan (born in 1960)

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