Al-Muhajiroun

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the group name meaning?Al-Muhajiroun translates to 'The Emigrants' in Arabic
2. What is the country of origin?Saudi Arabia
3. What does the name Al-Muhajiroun mean?Al-Muhajiroun is an Arabic phrase that means "The Emigrants."
4. Why did Al-Muhajiroun change its name many times?The group changed its name to hide from the law and keep doing its work without being stopped.

Proscribed Terrorist Network: An organization officially banned by the government due to its involvement in terrorism and extremist activities.
Salafi-jihadism: A radical, puritanical Sunni Islamic ideology that advocates violent struggle (jihad) to establish a global caliphate.
Alias: A fictitious name used by an individual or group to conceal their true identity or operational structure.
Ideological Mutation: The process by which extremist ideologies evolve, adapt, or fragment into more extreme or varied forms over time.