1. mek, mko, mujahidin-e khalq organization, people's mujahidin of iran

a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah

Synonyms

• mek
• mko
• mujahidin-e khalq organization