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| something intended to preserve the memory of someone |
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| a ruler in a Muslim country |
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| a hostel with a warehouse and stables for traders |
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| an article that is traded |
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| a person who is foeced to leave their homeland because of war, persecution or natural disaster. |
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| action by one nation toward another to force it to comply with international law |
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| a dry region supporting very little vegetation or none at all |
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| a green area in a desert region |
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| an ancient people that includes the Jewish people, Araabs, Assyrians and Phoenicians |
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| one who moves a group of animals kept together for travelling and feeding |
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| a person who has no fixed address but moves from place to place with the seasons |
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| the taming of an animal for human needs |
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| a group of travellers who band together for safety for crossing the desert |
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| an agreement reached by negotiation between two or more countries |
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| a group of people who are descended from the same distant ancestor |
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| one who worships many gods and goddesses |
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| a person sent on a special mission |
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| a bearer of news, a messenger |
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| one who changes from one religious belief to another |
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| a person who speaks with devine inspiration |
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| a story that has a moral lesson |
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| refusing food for spiritual or religious reasons |
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| a journey to a sacred place as an act of devotion |
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| a practice that is performed many times in an established manner |
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| a Muslim place of worship |
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| an Arab word meaning "successor" |
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| to kill for political reasons |
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| a prolonged period of attack |
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| a material or technique used for the expression of art |
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| related to the world, not God |
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| civil service, government employees |
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| whole or partial loss of feeling or touch |
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| a practice of one person having several marriage partners |
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| a bow that is bent backwards |
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| from al-sultan, Turkish for ruler |
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| impenetrable, extremely difficult to attack |
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