English

Noun

shura ‎(plural shuras)

1. (Islam) A body that provides counsel to a leader
   • 2007 January 5, Carlotta Gall, “Taliban Leader Promises More Afghan War”, in New York Times:

     “The leadership, resistance and shura are all based here in Afghanistan.”

   • 2009 March 11, Carlotta Gall, “As U.S. Weighs Taliban Negotiations, Afghans Are Already Talking”, in New York Times:

     […] Mullah Bradar […] is said to reside in the Pakistan port city of Karachi, where many members of the Quetta shura have taken refuge, according to Afghan officials.

See also

• shura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ashur, surah