What is "al-shabab"

Al-Shabaab or Al-Shabab (الشباب ash-Shabāb) is an Arabic phrase meaning "the Youth". It may refer to:

• Al-Shabaab (militant group), a Somalia-based militant Islamist group aligned with Al-Qaeda
• Al-Shabab Club (Manama), a football club in Bahrain
• Al-Shabab SC (Baghdad), a football club in Iraq
• Al-Shabab SC (Al Ahmadi), a football club in Kuwait
• Al-Shabab SC (Seeb), a football club in Oman
• Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh), a football club in Saudi Arabia
• Al Shabab Al Arabi Club, a football club in the United Arab Emirates
• Shabaab al Jabal, Libyan football club
• Muaither SC, a Qatari football club previously known as Al Shahab