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Quran Belt
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English
Alternative forms
en Quran belt
Etymology
Derived from en Quran and en Bible Belt a region where conservative Christian beliefs are predominant.
Proper noun
en Islam A region where conservative Muslim beliefs are a predominant part of the local culture.
en Malaysia specifically Kelantan and Terengganu, two states in Peninsular Malaysia that practice a stricter form of Islam.
Coordinate terms
en Bible Belt (Christian)
en cow belt (Hindu)
See also
en lebai (slang term for strict Muslims, especially supporters of the conservative PAS party that predominates Kelantan)
en PAS (Islamist conservative political party that is dominant in the two Malaysian states)
Further reading
en Conservatism Islam Islamism Malaysia Malaysian politics