Quran Belt

English

Alternative forms

• Quran belt

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Quran Belt

1. (Islam) A region where conservative Muslim beliefs are a predominant part of the local culture.
2. (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