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Cordoba Dynasty
north African dynasty that built the great mosque of cordoba
Emirate of Granada (1238-1492)
Seljuks
turks in rome; pushed byzantine empire back; power behind the thrown
al-Hakim ruled?
996-1021
al-Hakim
fatimid ruler; heavy influence in lebanon; burned the church down in jerusalem
Manzikert (1021)
byzantines challenge seljuks; seljuks defeated them
Zengi (d.1174)
conquest of Odessa; nur ad-din’s father;
Janissaries
A soldier in a former elite Turkish guard.
Arab Executive
1st arab institution that was created by the Palestinians to represent the arab interests; goal was to oppose Zionism and seek arab independence
Arab Higher Committee
2nd arab institution
Dr. Mohammad Mossadig (PM.1951-3)? Did (3)? US involvement?
popular nationalist Iranian PM; deeply opposed foreign intervention and 1. nationalized Iran’s oil 2. cancelled concessions to Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. (BP) 3. dissolved parliament ; Overthrown by US which resulted in intense anti-american sentiment
Arab Executive
1st arab institution that was created by the Palestinians to represent the arab interests; goal was to oppose Zionism and seek arab independence
Peel Commission year? Decided? Arab response?
1937; 1. brits partitioned palestine (50%50%) 2. Jerusalem remained international territory; arabs got infertile lands and rejected
McDonald White Paper year? Point? 3 effects? Response of League of nations?
1939; brits stated that they could not convert palestine into a jewish homeland; 1. Restricted Zionist immigration to 15k per year 2. called for an independent Palestine governed by arabs and jews 3. restricted land purchases by jews; rejected
UNGA Resolution 194 after ww2? Recommended? (3)
“right of return” to provide Palestinians the provisions to return to Palestine or compensation but fulfillment has been problematic
al-nakaba/Independence War
arabs (“the catastrophe”); Israeli
Arab revolt
after the McDonald WP, was a strike against jewish immigration and land purchases
Ijtihad
Islamic legal concept meaning independent interpretation used when the quran and hadith are not explicit on a particular topic
Anwar al-Sadat
president of egypt 1970-81; leader after Nasir’s death; worked with soviets at first but then changed to us/israeli side; set Nasir’s supporters free
Hosni Mubarak
current president of egypt after al-sadat; authoritarianism
Cordoba Dynasty
north African dynasty that built the great mosque of cordoba
al-Qaida
Jihilrya? Metaphor for? To?
state of barbourism (before muhammad); for secular modernity ; used by the Saudi Arabian wahabbis to justify military action against heretics by implementation of Islamic law
Muwahiddun? Reject? Practice?
sunni (Saudi Arabia) monotheist Unitarians concerned with the moral decay of society; reject bid’ah (forms of innovation in islam) and practices after the people who actually knew mohummad; practice terrorism;
Arab Executive
1st arab institution that was created by the Palestinians to represent the arab interests; goal was to oppose Zionism and seek arab independence
Arab Higher Committee
2nd arab institution
Dr. Mohammad Mossadig (PM.1951-3)? Did (3)? US involvement?
popular nationalist Iranian PM; deeply opposed foreign intervention and 1. nationalized Iran’s oil 2. cancelled concessions to Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. (BP) 3. dissolved parliament ; Overthrown by US which resulted in intense anti-american sentiment
Arab Executive
1st arab institution that was created by the Palestinians to represent the arab interests; goal was to oppose Zionism and seek arab independence
Peel Commission year? Decided? Arab response?
1937; 1. brits partitioned palestine (50%50%) 2. Jerusalem remained international territory; arabs got infertile lands and rejected
McDonald White Paper year? Point? 3 effects? Response of League of nations?
1939; brits stated that they could not convert palestine into a jewish homeland; 1. Restricted Zionist immigration to 15k per year 2. called for an independent Palestine governed by arabs and jews 3. restricted land purchases by jews; rejected
UNGA Resolution 194 after ww2? Recommended? (3)
“right of return” to provide Palestinians the provisions to return to Palestine or compensation but fulfillment has been problematic
al-nakaba/Independence War
arabs (“the catastrophe”); Israeli
Arab revolt
after the McDonald WP, was a strike against jewish immigration and land purchases
Ijtihad
Islamic legal concept meaning independent interpretation used when the quran and hadith are not explicit on a particular topic
Anwar al-Sadat
president of egypt 1970-81; leader after Nasir’s death; worked with soviets at first but then changed to us/israeli side; set Nasir’s supporters free
Hosni Mubarak
current president of egypt after al-sadat; authoritarianism
al-Qaida
Jihilrya? Metaphor for? To?
state of barbourism (before muhammad); for secular modernity ; used by the Saudi Arabian wahabbis to justify military action against heretics by implementation of Islamic law
Muwahiddun? Reject? Practice?
sunni (Saudi Arabia) monotheist Unitarians concerned with the moral decay of society; reject bid’ah (forms of innovation in islam) and practices after the people who actually knew mohummad; practice terrorism;
Cordoba Dynasty
north African dynasty that built the great mosque of cordoba
Emirate of Granada (1238-1492)
Seljuks
turks in rome; pushed byzantine empire back; power behind the thrown
al-Hakim ruled?
996-1021
al-Hakim
fatimid ruler; heavy influence in lebanon; burned the church down in jerusalem
Manzikert (1021)
byzantines challenge seljuks; seljuks defeated them
Zengi (d.1174)
conquest of Odessa; nur ad-din’s father;
Janissaries
A soldier in a former elite Turkish guard.