People's Mujahidin of Iran
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
• Syn:
Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization, MKO, MEK
• Topics:
terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
• Regions:
Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
• Instance Hypernyms:
terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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