LudwigVan's definitions

fifth column

A group within a state that attempts to subvert and weaken the state in order to assist an enemy. First used during the Spanish Civil War.

The characterization of leftists in the United States as a Communist 'fifth column' by the McCarthyist witchhunters survives today in post-9/11 America; only now Arabs and Muslims are blacklisted.

by LudwigVan October 1, 2004

urdu

A mixed language spoken by Muslims of northern India and Pakistan, an official language in both countries. Considered by most linguists to be a dialect of Hindi.

Urdu has been vaguely described as combining Arabic script, Persian vocabulary and Hindi grammar.

by LudwigVan November 11, 2003

cult

One of the chief exports of the United States, examples being Pentecostalism, Southern Baptists, Pat Robertson, and key members of the Bush Administration.

The former USSR is learning fast that religious freedom can have a downside, thanks to the influx of various cults, most of which originate in the US.

by LudwigVan November 11, 2003

Eid

One of the two annual Islamic feast days, one, Eid ul-Fitr, ends the month of Ramadan (when a Muslim fasts) and the other, Eid ul-Adha during the Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca.

He's spending Eid with her family this weekend; I being Christian won't get to overeat with my folks until Thanksgiving.

by LudwigVan December 6, 2003