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(Encyclopedia)Ouezzane or Wazzan both: wäzänˈ [key], town, N Morocco. It is a sacred city, the seat of an important Muslim brotherhood. ...harem
(Encyclopedia)harem hârˈəm [key] [Arabic], term applied to women's apartments in a Muslim household. In the ancient Arab world women enjoyed a certain amount of freedom. However, with the advent of Islam, the ve...Hajj Umar, al-
(Encyclopedia)Hajj Umar, al- ōˈmär [key], 1797–1864, Muslim religious and military leader in W Africa. A chieftain of the large Tukulor tribe of Senegal, he desired to convert the pagan tribespeople of the W S...Mansa Musa
(Encyclopedia)Mansa Musa (Musa I) mänˈsä mo͞oˈsä [key], c.1280–1337, ruler of the Mali empire (1312–37). A devout Muslim, he brought the Mali empire to its greatest height, encompassing what is now Niger ...Jolo
(Encyclopedia)Jolo hōˈlō, hōlōˈ [key], island (345 sq mi/894 sq km), Sulu Archipelago, the Philippines. The seaport city, Jolo (1990 pop. 53,055), on the northwest coast of the island, is the capital of Sulu ...stalactite ornament
(Encyclopedia)stalactite ornament, type of ornament characteristic of Islamic architecture. Generally executed in wood or in plaster over a wood or brick base, it consists of little vertical polygonal or curved nic...Xánthi
(Encyclopedia)Xánthi or Xanthe both: ksänˈthē [key], city (1991 pop. 37,463), capital of Xánthi prefecture, NE Greece, in Thrace. Tobacco and wheat are grown. The city has a sizable Muslim minority. ...Pilibhit
(Encyclopedia)Pilibhit pēlēbētˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 106,605), Uttar Pradesh state, N India. This trade center was the center of the Muslim Rohilla kingdom in the late 18th cent. ...Fatehpur Sikri
(Encyclopedia)Fatehpur Sikri or Fathpur Sikri both: fətəpo͞orˈ sĭkˈrē ...Nehru, Motilal
(Encyclopedia)Nehru, Motilal nāˈro͞o, nĕˈ– [key], 1861–1931, Indian political leader, father of Jawaharlal Nehru. A successful attorney, he joined the Indian National Congress and served as its president ...Browse by Subject
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