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