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Minarets: Towers of Islamic Prayer
Minarets came about because mosques were structurally small, so practitioners used mini-towers to perform their call to prayer. According to Hadith...
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Mehmed III: The Brave Conqueror Who Defeated the Austrians
Mehmed III was the Ottoman Empire’s last prince to be appointed governor and who participated himself in battlegrounds. He captured Eger and won th...
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Nouakchott, Mauritania: The Hidden Pearl of Western Africa
Nouakchott is the dominating city in Mauritania, acting as both its capital and its main economic hub. The city is most notable for its deep-water ...
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Mauritania | People, Language, Religion, & History
Located at the crossroads of sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb region, Mauritania shares most of its land area with the Great Sahara Desert . Thus...
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Mannerbund: The Brotherhood from the Ancient Times
Mannerbund is a male society with practically no room for women. What do they get from joining the bund? Is it just for men, or might there be some...
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Mahmoud Darwish: Revolutionary or Romantic?
Mahmoud Darwish was called the voice of Palestine and declared as its national poet. He is chiefly remembered as a resistance poet but he objected ...
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Life Expectancy in Libya
High life expectancy in Libya remains elusive and nowhere near close to a panacea. You can take the pulse of a society by looking at its life expec...
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Why Are the Golan Heights so Important to so Many People?
The Golan Heights refers to a fertile mesa in southwestern Syria with political and strategic importance, belying its size. Israel confiscated the ...
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The Alawites: A Look at the Life of These Mysterious Muslim People
The Alawites are a religious minority that lives mostly on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. Elite Alawites have been the dominating force in the S...
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Syria's History: From the Sumerians to the Assad’s
Syria's history is full of political instability and hostility with both the West and neighboring countries. The unrest and widespread violence cha...
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The Syriac Catholic Church: A Christian Church In A Muslim World
The Syriac Catholic Church was primarily created by the Catholic missionaries’ efforts who traveled to Aleppo and other regions of Syria during the...
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The Druze: The Secretive Arabs of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
The Druze , a secretive religious sect that is spread throughout Syria, Israel, and Lebanon, is a prominent religious minority in the Levant. Despi...