| NOUN | group | Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization, MKO, MEK, People's Mujahidin of Iran | a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | MKO, MEK, People's Mujahidin of Iran | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia | A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia |
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