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Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

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Lashkar-e-Jhangvi لشکر جھنگوی ‬ Flag of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Leader(s) Riaz Basra  † Malik Ishaq  † Akram Lahori  † Ghulam Rasool Shah  † Asif Chotu  † [1] Qari Mohammad Yasin  † [2] Dates of operation 1996–present Motives Extermination of the Shia community in Pakistan Active region(s) Pakistan Afghanistan Ideology Sunni supremacism Deobandi fundamentalism [3] Salafi jihadism Anti-Shi'ism Notable attacks 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings January 2013 Pakistan bombings 2015 Attock bombing October 2016 attack on Police College Quetta Pakistan Status Active. Designated as a terrorist organization by Australia, Canada, the European Union, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi ( LeJ ; Urdu: لشکر جھنگوی ‬ ‎) or "Army of Jhangvi", is a Sunni supremacist [4] and jihadist militant organisation based in Pakistan with limited operations in ...

Indonesian Mujahedeen Council

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The Majelis Mujahideen Indonesia ( MMI ), or Indonesian Mujahedeen Council , is an umbrella organisation of Indonesian Islamist groups. During the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, MMI established a command post at the Iskandar Muda Air Force base in Banda Aceh city to "help evacuate dead bodies, distribute aid and give spiritual guidance to survivors." MMI was founded by Abu Bakar Bashir, the former leader of Jemaah Islamiyah. [1] Known members include Muhammad Iqbal alias Abu Jibril who has called for people to "Destroy America and its allies! Kill those who desecrate Islam!" at a public rally in May 2005. [2] In response to the Execution of Saddam Hussein, Fauzan Al Anshori said George W Bush should also stand trial. "Given the crimes blamed on Saddam, it is unfair if George Bush is not also put before an international tribunal," he said. "Saddam was executed for killing 148 people, Iraqi Shi'a Muslims, while Bush is responsible for the kil...

Stereotype

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For other uses, see Stereotype (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Stereotypy. An 18th-century Dutch engraving of the peoples of the world, depicting the inhabitants of Asia, the Americas and Africa in their typical dress. Shown below are an Englishman, a Dutchman, a German and a Frenchman. Police officers buying doughnuts and coffee, an example of perceived stereotypical behavior in North America. In social psychology, a stereotype is an over-generalized belief about a particular category of people. [1] Stereotypes are generalized because one assumes that the stereotype is true for each individual person in the category. [2] While such generalizations may be useful when making quick decisions, they may be erroneous when applied to particular individuals. [3] Stereotypes encourage prejudice [3] and may arise for a number of reasons. Contents 1 Explicit stereotypes 2 Implicit stereotypes 3 Etymology 4 Relationship with other types of inter...