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From the Ted Talk by Manwar Ali: Inside the mind of a former radical jihadist

Unscramble the Blue Letters


So I became involved in the jihad in Afghanistan. I wanted to protect the Muslim Afghan population against the Soviet army. And I thought that was jihad: my sacred duty, which would be rewarded by God.

I became a preacher. I was one of the pioneers of vlienot jihad in the UK. I reicterud, I raised funds, I trained. I cfsoneud true jihad with this perversion as presented by the fsscait Islamists — these pelope who use the idea of jihad to justify their lust for power, authority and control on earth: a perversion perpetuated today by fascist Islamist groups like al-Qaeda, iamilsc State and others.

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So I became involved in the jihad in Afghanistan. I wanted to protect the Muslim Afghan population against the Soviet army. And I thought that was jihad: my sacred duty, which would be rewarded by God.

I became a preacher. I was one of the pioneers of _______ jihad in the UK. I _________, I raised funds, I trained. I ________ true jihad with this perversion as presented by the _______ Islamists — these ______ who use the idea of jihad to justify their lust for power, authority and control on earth: a perversion perpetuated today by fascist Islamist groups like al-Qaeda, _______ State and others.

Solution


  1. recruited
  2. people
  3. fascist
  4. confused
  5. violent
  6. islamic

Original Text


So I became involved in the jihad in Afghanistan. I wanted to protect the Muslim Afghan population against the Soviet army. And I thought that was jihad: my sacred duty, which would be rewarded by God.

I became a preacher. I was one of the pioneers of violent jihad in the UK. I recruited, I raised funds, I trained. I confused true jihad with this perversion as presented by the fascist Islamists — these people who use the idea of jihad to justify their lust for power, authority and control on earth: a perversion perpetuated today by fascist Islamist groups like al-Qaeda, Islamic State and others.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
violent jihad 5
islamic state 3
true jihad 3
strong desire 2
bring relief 2
young people 2
jihad means 2
human values 2


Important Words


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  2. afghanistan
  3. army
  4. authority
  5. confused
  6. control
  7. duty
  8. fascist
  9. funds
  10. god
  11. groups
  12. idea
  13. involved
  14. islamic
  15. islamist
  16. islamists
  17. jihad
  18. justify
  19. lust
  20. muslim
  21. people
  22. perpetuated
  23. perversion
  24. pioneers
  25. population
  26. power
  27. preacher
  28. presented
  29. protect
  30. raised
  31. recruited
  32. rewarded
  33. sacred
  34. soviet
  35. state
  36. thought
  37. today
  38. trained
  39. true
  40. uk
  41. violent
  42. wanted