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It's not even just an arab/Muslim thing, the dual usage thing of the term martyr is also a Christian thing, at least in a few parts of it
No, its used differently in a muslim context. Source: grew up christian in Turkey.
The Catholic Church uses "martyr" to define "innocent who didn’t fight, but were murdered unjustifiably". For sure some nuance is missing, but it's full of martyrs saints that just got killed because they were Christians.
I have never seen the term used in europe in the same way as in west asia. That's all I'm saying.
Depends on the area, it can also be used to describe someone who fought (defensively is mainly the modifier is saw used, but not always) for a righteous cause