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to the Past: Course Sites for Dr. Christopher Lovett
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to the Past: Course Sites for Dr. Christopher Lovett
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updated as of 9 Feb 03
Back to Iraq: The Search for Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction Bush's New National Security Strategy of the United States Contemporary Terrorist Organizations Eisenhower
Library Research Topics Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.
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Middle East Glossary
Ali - (Pronounced AH-lee) Fourth of the early caliphs (656-661), regarded by Shi'i Muslims as the first imam (leader) following Muhammad. Arabists - Individual who are Arab or Middle Eastern Area experts and who have an infinity for the region at the expense of their own national interests. Bursa - City in Northwestern Anatolia, early Ottoman captital. Devshirme (Pronounced dev-shirm-MEH) Ottoman system of taking Christian boys, converting them to Islam, and training them for military or administrative service. Iqta - (Pronounced ik-TAH) Land grant from a ruler for military or administrative service by a client. |
