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WHAT DOES PAGAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

People Against Gangsterism and Drugs

People Against Gangsterism and Drugs was a vigilante group formed in 1996 in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa.

Definition of PAGAD in the English dictionary

The definition of PAGAD in the dictionary is People Against Gangsterism and Drugs, a vigilante organization formed in the Western Cape around 1995 and subsequently associated with Islamic fundamentalism.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAGAD

Paestum
pagan
pagandom
Paganini
paganisation
paganise
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paganish
paganism
paganist
paganistic
paganistically
paganization
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Pagasetic Gulf

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAGAD

DipAD
IFAD
LVAD
NAD
NEPAD
SPAD
UNCTAD
VAD

Synonyms and antonyms of PAGAD in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «PAGAD» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAGAD

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PAGAD
1,325 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
570 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
510 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
380 millions of speakers
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PAGAD
280 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
278 millions of speakers

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Pagad
270 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
260 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
220 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
190 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
180 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
130 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
85 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
85 millions of speakers
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PAGAD
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

PAGAD
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

PAGAD
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

PAGAD
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

PAGAD
65 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

PAGAD
40 millions of speakers

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PAGAD
30 millions of speakers
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PAGAD
15 millions of speakers
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Pagad
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

PAGAD
10 millions of speakers
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PAGAD
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of PAGAD

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAGAD»

The term «PAGAD» is normally little used and occupies the 112.154 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAGAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about PAGAD

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAGAD»

Discover the use of PAGAD in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to PAGAD and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Muslim Identities and Political Strategies: A Case Study of ...
After the PAGAD mass meeting of 11 August 1996, a peaceful march by thousands of people through Rylands, Penlyn and Mountview was disrupted by the police. Teargas, birdshot and stun grenades were used to disperse the crowd when it ...
Heinrich Matthee, 2008
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The Coming African Hour: Dialectics of Opportunities and ...
PAGAD activists manhandled, spat at, and called “hypocrite” and “pig” Sheikh Achmat Sedick, Secretary-General of the MJC (Weekend Argus, 17-18 October 1998) PAGAD leaders now spoke of “economic gangsters” and “religious gangsters” ...
Luc Sindjoun, 2010
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Global Flows, Local Appropriations: Facets of Secularisation ...
ers on the outside had been assassinated by PAGAD hit-men on the outside. Jonathan Jansen thought that gangsters in prison had come to realize that PAGAD members could not be manipulated as the other common criminals in the prison: ...
Sindre Bangstad, 2007
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Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 2, The Outer Rings of the Terrorist ...
57 Nevertheless, a number of South African academic experts have made accusations that PAGAD and Qibla are affiliated with al-Qaeda. This has been difficult to prove, although Cassiem did maintain in an October 2001 interview that he ...
Angel Rabasa, Peter Chalk, Kim Cragin, 2002
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Terrorism, Identity and Legitimacy: The Four Waves Theory ...
As PAGAD became more aggressive and recognized, remaining members of Qibla linked up, adding the call for a holy war to fight against gangs and drugs. This spiritualization of PAGAD created an organizational split in 1996. Violence ...
Jean E. Rosenfeld, 2010
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Sylvia, Rachel, Meredith, Anna: A Novel
Willem and Gerard were having lunch that day with a black man named Ramaal, a former De Beers employee who now worked for an organization called the People Against Gangsterism and Drugs—Pagad. Willem was considering giving  ...
Robert Slentz-Kesler, 2007
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Religious Freedom in Africa
Reports of violence perpetrated by PAGAD have fueled these concerns. PAGAD portrays itself as a community organization opposed to crime, gangsterism, and drugs; however, it is known for its violent vigilantism (see Section II). PAGAD also  ...
Edward P. Lipton, 2002
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Islam in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives
The Muslim responses to PAGAD, particularly in the Western Cape, have been quite significant in the eventual margin- alization of the movement, for many religious leaders, who initially spoke at PAGAD rallies, slowly withdrew their support.
R. Michael Feener, 2004
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Historical Dictionary of Terrorism
Eventually PAGAD expanded its targets to include moderate Muslims, synagogues, gay bars, and even South African police and judicial officials investigating the group. PAGAD appears to have emerged out of the group Qibla, a small radical ...
Stephen Sloan, Sean K. Anderson, 2009
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Sovereign Bodies: Citizens, Migrants, and States in the ...
in the general population, if not for Pagad then at least for collective, extrastate action.11 According to my interviews, the people that dominated Pagad in the initial months of 1996 came from Surrey Estate. They comprised a group of men who, ...
Thomas Blom Hansen, Finn Stepputat, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAGAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term PAGAD is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Constitutional Are the Regulations On Public Gatherings?
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) co-ordinator in Mitchell's Plain, Mogamat Keraan, said he was outraged by the City's ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Senayan Lions, TKCC Royals qualify for JCA T20 finals
Rahul Pagad came agonizingly close to a century before falling for 99 runs, while Kiruba Sankar scored 61 runs. Metro eventually finished on ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
3
Dagga makes Pagad rethink alliance with EFF
CAPE TOWN – The People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) are rethinking their allegiance with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). «Eyewitness News, Apr 15»
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EFF's pot position gives Pagad jitters
*This article has been edited. Cape Town - The Economic Freedom Fighters has rattled Pagad's anti-drug cage over their stance on the ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
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'One gangster, one bullet'
Cape Town -. About 50 Pagad supporters joined a dozen Parow residents in an anti-drug march yesterday, stopping at the houses of alleged ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
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Pagad to march in Parow today
FILE: Pagad says the aim of the march is to take back the community from gangsterism, prostitution and drugs. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/EWN. «Eyewitness News, Mar 15»
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Spy Cables: Pagad was being tracked by NIA
CAPE TOWN – Anti-crime movement People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) says it is not surprised at this week's revelations that the ... «Eyewitness News, Feb 15»
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Pagad 'to set record straight'
Among them were Pagad and Ahl ul-Bait Foundation of SA - a Shia Islamic religious institute. Both groups strongly deny this. File photo «Times LIVE, Feb 15»
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Drive crime out of community: Pagad
Residents came out of their homes to watch as the convoy blasted loud sound. Pagad co-ordinator and Tafelsig resident Mogamat Keraan said ... «Independent Online, Dec 14»
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Expat entrepreneur Freeman Murray gives coding lessons to college …
At the Gururaj Pagad Farm, a plantain farm in the southern fringes of India's technology capital, expat entrepreneur and angel investor Freeman ... «Economic Times, Dec 14»

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