What is "al-badil"

Al-badil (البديل) means The Alternative in Arabic, and is used in various contexts:

• Al-Badil Al-Chooui Al-Taharouri is a Lebanese anarchist organization.
• AGAS Anti Globalization Activists in Syria.
• The Al-Badeel Coalition seeks to provide Arab society with an alternative to the traditional code of honour.
• Al-Badeel (Palestine) was a joint list of leftist parties at the Palestinian legislative election, 2006