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Mujahideen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10) |
 | | Mujahideen ('''&1605;&1580;&1575;&1607;&1583;&1610;&1606;'''; also transliterated as muj&257;hid&299;n, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahidin, mujaheddin, etc.) is a plural form of mujahid (&1605;&1580;&1575;&1607;&1583;), which literally translates from Arabic as "struggler", someone who engages in jihad, or "struggle", but is often translated as "holy warrior". |
 | | In the late twentieth century, the term "mujahideen" became popular in the media to describe various armed fighters who subscribe to Islamic ideologies, although there is not always an explicit "holy" or "warrior" meaning within the word. |
 | | However, the Mujahideen did not establish a united government, and they were in turn ousted from power by a radical splinter group known as the Taliban in 1996. |
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