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The Geography of the Muslim Lands c. 2000
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The Geography of the Muslim Lands c. 2000
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The Muslim world (2000) is a vast region that stretches from northern and sub Saharan Africa, through the Middle East, Balkans, Central Asia, southern Philippines and into Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia. Major populations tend to be concentrated in arid zones, such as northern and sub-Saharan Africa or Kazakhstan,... More
The Growth of the Hajj
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The Growth of the Hajj
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The Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca occurs during the last month of the Islamic calendar and, as one of the five pillars of Islam, is a journey every Muslim should make at least once during their lifetime. With the advent of modern technologies, particularly cheap air travel, the number of foreign... More
The Intifada February–December 1992
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The Intifada February–December 1992
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Throughout the 1980s, Israel had increased the number of settlers in the Palestinian territories with the aim of gradual annexation, whilst growing Palestinian unemployment led to increased nationalist activity. On 8 December 1987 a number of Palestinians were killed on the northern border of the Gaza Strip in a road... More
The Muslim Near East 1127–74
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The Muslim Near East 1127–74
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By the 1120s, most of the Seljuk Empire had disintegrated, with ambitious local warlords vying for dominance. In a highly competitive field, the most ruthless was Zangi, who became atabeg (governor) of Mosul. From 1127, he attacked or double-crossed all local opposition to carve out a powerful fiefdom, before being... More
The Umayyad Caliphate by 750
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The Umayyad Caliphate by 750
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The first of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad was the Rashidun (632–61), which was characterized by a period of rapid military expansion in the Middle East and North Africa, followed by a five-year period of civil war between the Caliph Ali, Muhammad’s son-in-law, and Muawiyah,... More
Travels of ibn Battuta 1325–54
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Travels of ibn Battuta 1325–54
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After completing his travels, Ibn Battuta returned home to Morocco, where the sultan of Fez was so entertained by his adventures, he hired him a ghostwriter to record them for posterity. Ibn Battuta had travelled for almost 30 years, throughout the Islamic world as far as Sumatra and Zanzibar, and... More
Travels of Ibn Jubair 1183–85
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Travels of Ibn Jubair 1183–85
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A secretary to the Almohad governor of Valencia in southern Spain, Ibn Jubair set out on pilgrimage seeking both expiation (for the sin of drinking wine) and his roots – his ancestors came from his destination, Mecca. His travelogue is vivid, crammed with telling observations of the sights and people... More
US Current Religious Regions 2010
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US Current Religious Regions 2010
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Nowhere in the developed world places more importance on religious belief than the United States, and nowhere finds more diverse channels for expressing belief in the same god. Zonal demarcation fails to do justice to this rich variety, which glitters kaleidoscopically at county level. Hinduism is the second most popular... More