Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To convert to Islam.
- transitive verb To cause to conform to Islamic law or precepts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To conform to Islam; Mohammedanize.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To conform, or cause to conform, to the religion of Islam.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
convert toIslam . - verb To make someone, or a society,
conform toIslamic law.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cause to conform to Islamic law
- verb convert to Islam
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Examples
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Even a board member of Canada's Muslim Canadian Congress called Bloomberg a "bleeding heart white liberal," who doesn't understand the Muslim strategy to "Islamize" North America.
GOPUSA 2010
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Bill to 'Islamize' Kuwait economic system tabled Panel, govt reach compromise on disability law
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In other words, high state officials, including intelligence chieftains such as Hamid Gul and Mahmoud Ahmad were staunch backers of the Ghazi brothers, hard-line advocates of dictator General Zia ul-Haq's program to "Islamize" Pakistani society come hell or high water.
Gorilla Radio blog 2009
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It was the PPP that made it a responsibility for the state to "Islamize".
Pak Tea House 2009
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Originally founded in 1985 at the behest of dictator General Zia ul-Haq to liquidate secular and leftist forces opposed to his moves to "Islamize" Pakistani society with the blessings of the CIA, the SSP was "banned" in 2002 but quickly regrouped under the banner of Millat-e-Islamia.
Gorilla Radio blog 2009
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Taseer's assassination prompted a debate: Was the blasphemy law, introduced by Gen. Zia ul-Haq in the 1980s in his bid to "Islamize" Pakistan, being exploited for mundane interests?
Pakistan's Army Is the Real Obstacle to Peace Mira Sethi 2011
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Understanding that violence against Nasser was a losing proposition, most of the group opted for nonviolent opposition, seeking to Islamize society through grass-roots education and mainstream politics.
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The proclamation from the four Republicans came in advance of a book, entitled "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld that's Conspiring to Islamize America," which includes a forward by Myrick.
Congressional Republicans Call For "Witch Hunt" Aimed At American Muslims 2009
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He has sought the militants' help to "Islamize" the south, where secular traditions endure two decades after it was united with the conservative north.
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He has sought the militants' help to "Islamize" the south, where secular traditions endure two decades after it was united with the conservative north.
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