Intifada (انتفاضة intifāḍat) is an Arabic word for shaking off, though it is generally translated into English as rebellion. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Rebellion is a refusal of obedienceIt may therefore be seen as encompassing a range of Behaviours from Civil disobedience and mass Nonviolent resistance According to a 2007 article in the Washington Post, "the word "intifada" crystallized in its current Arabic meaning during the first Palestinian uprising in the late 1980s and early '90s. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D It is seen by many Arabs as a valid term for popular resistance to oppression, while for many English speakers it has come to conjure images of violent attacks on civilians. "[1]
"The Palestinians were largely unarmed, so the enduring picture of the intifada is one of young men and boys throwing stones and rocks at Israeli troops. " [2]
It may refer to:
- First Intifada, a Palestinian uprising against Israeli rule in 1987 to 1993. The First Intifada (1987–1993 (also " Intifada " and "war of the stones" was a mass Palestinian uprising against Israeli
- 1990s Intifada, an uprising in Bahrain demanding a return to democratic rule. The 1990s Uprising in Bahrain or 1990s Intifada was an Islamist led uprising that took place in Bahrain between 1994 and 2000 The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf
- 1991 uprisings in Iraq against Saddam Hussein. The 1991 uprisings in Iraq were a series of anti-governmental Intifada ( Rebellions in Southern and Northern Iraq during the aftermath of the Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30
- Cedar Revolution or Intifada of Independence, the events in Lebanon after Rafiq Hariri's assassination. The Cedar Revolution ( Arabic: ثورة الأرز - thawrat al-arz) or Independence Intifada ( intifāḍat al-istiqlāl) was a chain of demonstrations
- French Intifada, an occasional American term for riots in France in the fall of 2005. The 2005 civil unrest in France of October and November was a series of Riots and violent clashes involving mainly the burning
- Independence Intifada, demonstrations and riots in Morocco and Western Sahara beginning in May 2005.
- March Intifada, a Leftist uprising against the British colonial presence in Bahrain in March 1965. The March Intifada ( was an uprising that broke out in Bahrain in March 1965 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf
- Second, or al-Aqsa Intifada, the violent Palestinian-Israeli conflict that began in September of 2000.
- Zemla Intifada against Spanish rule in Spanish Sahara, beginning in 1970. The Zemla Intifada (or The Zemla Uprising is the name used by the Algeria backed Polisario movement to refer to disturbances of June 17, 1970
References
- ^ Robin Shulman (August 24, 2007). In New York, a Word Starts a Fire. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the
- ^ 1987: First Intifada. BBC (May 6, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-5-16.
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intifada
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- an uprising, especially the Palestinian resistance to the 1987 Israeli occupation of the West Bank of the Jordan and the Gaza Strip.
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