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Glossary
caliph - (calif or khalifa) ruler (literally successor to Prophet Mohammed
caliphate - office or position of caliph
Fellahin - peasant
hajj - pilgrimage
ibn - son of
infidel - nonbeliever
jihad - Holy War (sometimes spelt djihad)
kaffir - nonbeliever
khedive - Turkish title of ruler of Egypt
Koran - Holy Book of Islam
Maghreb (sometimes spelt maghrib) North Africa
madrasa - centre of learning
qadi - judge or lawyer ( also spelt khadi)
sultan - ruler
emir - ruler or governor
pasha - governor or high ranking military officer (Turkish)
vizier - chief minister or governor (Turkish)
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