Quran Belt

English

Alternative forms

Quran belt

Etymology

Derived from Quran and Bible Belt (“a region where conservative Christian beliefs are predominant”).

Proper noun

(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

Bible Belt (Christian)
cow belt (Hindu)

See also

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

Quran Belt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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