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Hamas is an acronym of the Arabic phrase حركة المقاومة الإسلامية or Ḥarakah al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah, meaning "Islamic Resistance Movement". This acronym, HMS, was glossed in the 1988 Hamas Covenant [ 98] by the Arabic word ḥamās ( حماس) which itself means "zeal", "strength", or "bravery". [ 99]
The emblem shows two crossed swords in front of the central building ( Dome of the Rock) of the Al-Aqsa ( Arabic: الأقصى) mosque complex, in Jerusalem ( Arabic: الأقصى, romanized : Al-Quds ). The mosque is framed by two Palestinian flags that feature the two statements that comprise the Shahada: "There is no god but God" (right flag ...
The history of Hamas is an account of the Palestinian nationalist and Islamist [ 1] – described by some as fundamentalist [ 2] – socio-political organization with an associated paramilitary force, the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades. [ 3][ 4] Hamas ( حماس) Ḥamās is an acronym of حركة المقاومة الاسلامية Ḥarakat al ...
Hamas was founded in 1987 and has controlled Gaza Strip since 2006. ... which also means “zeal” in Arabic, Hamas was created on the three pillars of religion, charity and the fight against ...
The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Arabic: ميثاق حركة المقاومة الإسلامية حماس), referred to as the Hamas Covenant or Hamas Charter, was issued by Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) on 18 August 1988 and outlines the organization's founding identity, positions, and aims. [1]
Flag of Hamas. A green background with the writing of the Shahada in white calligraphic script: "There is no god but Allah" and "Muhammad is the messenger of God". The flag of the Sunni Muslim Palestinian nationalist militant organization Hamas consists of a green background ( a traditionally respected color in Islam) and in the middle it ...
Hamsa. A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa ( Arabic: خمسة, romanized : khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [ 1][ 2][ 3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [ 4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. [ 5][ 6 ...
Hamas' tactics are brutal and shocking, but its goal of ending Israel's occupation is widely shared among Palestinians.