Malala Terms Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
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badal

A

revenge

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2
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ANP

A
  • Awami National Party

- Pashtun nationalist political party

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3
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dyna

A

truck with open back

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4
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FATA

A
  • Federally Administered tribal areas

- region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan governed under system of direct rule (started in British times)

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5
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Hadith

A

sayings of the Prophet

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6
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haram

A

prohibited Islam

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7
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hujra

A

traditional meeting place for men

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8
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IDP

A

someone forced to flee their home but can stay within country’s borders

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9
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ISI

A

Pakistan’s biggest intelligence agency

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10
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Jamaat-e-Islam

A

Pakistani conservative party

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam

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  • Pakistan conservative political party

- strict enforcing of Islamic law

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12
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jihad

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  • holy war

- internal struggle

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13
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jirga

A

tribal assembly

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14
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kafir

A

infidel

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15
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khan

A

local lord

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KPK

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa “Area of Pashtuns”

17
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lashkar

A

local militia

18
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madrasa

A

school for Islamic instruction

19
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maulana

A

Islamic scholar

20
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LeT

A

one of Pakistan’s oldest, most powerful militant groups, close links with the ISI

21
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melmastia

22
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nang

23
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PPP

A

Pakistan People’s Party

-founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, led by Benazir and currently co-chaired by Asif Zardari

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Pashtunwali

A

traditional behavioral code for Pashtuns

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pir
hereditary saint
26
pisho
cat
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qaumi
national
28
sabar
patience
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swara
practice of resolving tribal feud by handing over woman
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talib
religious student, but now means member of Taliban militant group
31
tarbur
means 'cousin', but ironically 'enemy'
32
TNSM
Movement for enforcement of Islamic Law | -Sufi Mohammed
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TTP
Pakistan Taliban