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Boko Haram
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English
Etymology
From en ha boko fake, often said of Western education + ha haram forbidden, from en ar حَرَام. Western education is forbidden.
en ar ح ر م
Proper noun
1
An Islamist jihadist militant group based in Nigeria but active in adjoining Northwest African countries.
en Ngala Killian Chimtom Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/africa/boko-haram-recruiting-cameroon 2015-03-03 Security officials say such a move makes it easy for Boko Haram to infiltrate Cameroon and gather vital security information. https://web.archive.org/web/20251021232228/https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/africa/boko-haram-recruiting-cameroon/ 21 October 2025
Translations
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 博科聖地
Polish: pl Boko Haram n
See also
en ISWAP
en Islamism