1. Dar_al-Islam

noun. areas where Muslims are in the majority.

Rhymes with Dar Al Islam

2. Ansar_al-Islam

noun. a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein.

3. al-Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades

noun. a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002.

4. Al-Hudaydah

noun. an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea.

5. al-Haytham

noun. an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040).

6. al-Qa'ida

noun. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries.

7. Islam

noun. the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran.

8. Islam

noun. the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion.

9. AL

noun. a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.

10. Al

noun. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.