Intifada
Encyclopedia
Intifada is an Arabic
word which literally means "shaking off", though it is usually translated into English as "uprising
" or "resistance
" or "rebellion
". ("uprising of"), not to be confused with the Arabic plural . It is often used as a term for popular resistance to oppression.
Intifada may also refer to these historical events:
Literary Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic , Standard Arabic, or Literary Arabic is the standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in most formal speech....
word which literally means "shaking off", though it is usually translated into English as "uprising
Uprising
-In music:* Uprising * Uprising , album by Concord Dawn* Uprising , album by Entombed* Uprising , album by Universal Poplab...
" or "resistance
Resistance movement
A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to opposing an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign state. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force...
" or "rebellion
Rebellion
Rebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state...
". ("uprising of"), not to be confused with the Arabic plural . It is often used as a term for popular resistance to oppression.
Intifada may also refer to these historical events:
- March IntifadaMarch IntifadaThe March Intifada was an uprising that broke out in Bahrain in March 1965. The uprising was led by the Leftist groups, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain and the National Liberation Front - Bahrain, calling for the end of the British presence in Bahrain...
, a leftist uprising against the United Kingdom colonial presence in Bahrain in March 1965 - Zemla IntifadaZemla IntifadaThe Zemla Intifada is the name used by the Algerian-backed Polisario movement to refer to disturbances of June 17, 1970, which culminated in a massacre by Spanish forces in the Zemla district of El-Aaiun, Western Sahara .Leaders of the hitherto secret organization Harakat Tahrir, among them its...
against Spanish rule in Spanish Sahara, beginning in 1970 - First IntifadaFirst IntifadaThe First Intifada was a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The uprising began in the Jabalia refugee camp and quickly spread throughout Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem....
, a Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation from 1987 to 1993 - 1990s Intifada, an uprising in Bahrain demanding a return to democratic rule
- 1991 uprisings in Iraq1991 uprisings in IraqThe 1991 uprisings in Iraq were a series of anti-governmental rebellions in southern and northern Iraq during the aftermath of the Gulf War. The revolt was fueled by the perception that the power of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was vulnerable at the time; as well as by heavily fueled anger at...
against Saddam Hussein - Second Intifada, violent Palestinian-Israeli conflict from September 2000 to 2005
- Cedar RevolutionCedar RevolutionThe Cedar Revolution or Independence Intifada was a chain of demonstrations in Lebanon triggered by the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on February 14, 2005.The primary goals of the original activists were the...
or Intifada of Independence, the events in Lebanon after Rafiq Hariri's 2005 assassination - Independence Intifada (Western Sahara), demonstrations and riots in Morocco and Western Sahara beginning in May 2005.