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Al Fatah

American  
[ahl fah-tah] / ˌɑl fɑˈtɑ /

noun

  1. a guerrilla group within the Palestine Liberation Organization.


Al Fatah British  
/ æl ˈfætə /

noun

  1. See Fatah

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Al Fatah

First recorded in 1965–70; from Arabic al “the” + acronym in reverse alphabetical order from the name of the organization Ḥ(arakat) T(aḥrīr) F(ilastīn) “Movement for the Liberation of Palestine,” with play on fataḥ “to conquer”

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Rully Mallay, another one of the centre's leaders, says Al Fatah is grateful for "whatever form of legality that is granted to us".

From BBC May 13, 2023

The Ministry of Religion has never been in direct contact with Al Fatah or facilitated any of its activities.

From BBC May 13, 2023

Ratu Elika, 20, during an afternoon practice session, at the Al Fatah Islamic Boarding School in Temboro, a village in East Java, Indonesia, in November.Credit...

From New York Times Mar. 23, 2020

At Al Fatah, the height of academic achievement is memorizing the Quran.

From New York Times Mar. 23, 2020

On Friday P.L.O. leader Yasser Arafat opened a congress in Tunis of Al Fatah, the P.L.O.'s chief guerrilla group, the first such meeting since 1980.

From Time Magazine Archive

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