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Gülen, Fethullah

(Encyclopedia) Gülen, Fethullah, 1941–, Turkish Islamic leader, founder of the Gülen movement, an educational, religious, and social Islamic organization that supported the Justice and Development…

Adjarian Autonomous Republic

(Encyclopedia) Adjarian Autonomous Republic or Ajarian Autonomous Republic Ajarian Autonomous Republic both: əjärˈēən [key], formerly Adzhar Autonomous Soviet Socialist…

Sulu Archipelago

(Encyclopedia) Sulu ArchipelagoSulu Archipelagos&oomacr;ˈl&oomacr; [key], island group, 1,086 sq mi (2,813 sq km), the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. Lying between the Celebes and Sulu seas, it…

Crisis in the Caucasus

History of the conflict in Dagestan by Sarah K. Miller This article was posted on August 19, 1999. Related Links Russian Roulette: A timeline of recent reshufflingThe Dissolution of the…

Religion

/**/ The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, a historical religious site for Christians and MuslimsSince prehistoric times, humans have observed religious practices around the world. Today four-fifths of the…

Muslim Populations

The Question: What is the largest Muslim country of the world? The Answer: If by that you mean, what country has the largest population of…

Arabic literature

(Encyclopedia) Arabic literature, literary works written in the Arabic language. The great body of Arabic literature includes works by Arabic speaking Turks, Persians, Syrians, Egyptians, Indians,…

Selected Worldwide Religious Sites

—By Kate Pritchard Amritsar, India: Site of the Golden Temple (Sikhism). Axum, Ethiopia: Church of St. Mary of Zion (Ethiopian Orthodox), where the Ark of the Covenant is believed to be kept.…

Serigne Saliou Mbacké Biography

spiritual leaderDied: December 28, 2007 (Dakar, Senegal) Best Known as: Islamic spiritual leader of Senegal's muslims Mbacké was the Islamic spiritual…