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- Hadith - - Collections of sayings and acts of Muhammad and the first Muslims.
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- Hajj - - Pilgrimage in Islam, to Mecca, that is compulsory to Muslims of good health and with sufficient funds to make the journey to Mecca.
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- Hajjiyya - - Islamic title for a person that have performed the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca.
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- Halwa - - Arabic word for sweets in general.
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- Hamas - - Palestinian Islamist political group, especially active with military actions.
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- Hammam - - Arabic public baths which are continuations of Roman and Turkish traditions.
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- Hamza El Din - - Sudanese performing musician of Islamic Nubian and Arabic Music.
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- Hannibal - - Carthaginian general, leader of the famous march across the Alps.
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- Haoma - - A plant (the twigs are being used) that is used in Zoroastrianism to reach intoxication.
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- Harissa - - Sauce making up the most important ingredient in Tunisian cuisine.
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- Hassan - - Second Imam of Shi'i Islam; eldest son of Ali.
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- Hassan II, King - - King of Morocco from February 26, 1961 until his death on July 23, 1999.
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- Hassan, Prince - - Prince of Jordan, crown prince 1965- 1999. Brother of former king Hussein 1 and uncle of King Abdullah.
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- Hatshepsut - - Egyptian queen, the only female Pharaoh, reigning from 1503 to 1482 BCE, belonging to the 18th dynasty.
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- HCE - - The temporary body that governed Algeria from January 12, 1992 till the end of 1993.
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- Hebron - - City in Palestine with about 110,000 inhabitants.
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- Henna - - A cosmetic paste that is solely used for decoration.
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- Hijaz - - Region and province in western Saudi Arabia.
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- Hizbullah - - Lebanese Shi'i Muslim political group, often involved in military actions.
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- Hoggar - - Mountainous plateau region in southern Algeria and the Sahara Desert.
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- Hormuz, Strait of - - Strait separating the Persian Gulf to the west and the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea to the east.
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- Husayn - - The central symbolic religious figure of Shi'i Islam; third Imam; second son of Ali.
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- Hyksos - - Ruling dynasty in ancient Egypt, of foreign origin.
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