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28 Cards in this Set
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A camel whose name means "happy heart"
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Xhush Dil
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A flat, round bread made of whole wheat and water and cooked in a flat pan over an open fire
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chapati
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The family's finest camel
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Guluband
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A thorny desert plant that camels like to eat
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pogh
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An islamic festival that ends a period of fasting
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Eid
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A baby camel whose name means "sweet"
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Mithoo
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Muslim fighters engaged in battle with a non-Muslim enemy
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mujahideen
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A monotheistic religion of the mIddle East, Africa, and Asia
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Islam
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A puppy whose name means "lion heart"
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Sher Dil
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The money of India and Pakistan
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Rupee
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A freshwater pond that serves as a water supply for desert nomads
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toba
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The month of daytime fasting in the Islamic religion
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Ramadan
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a greeting
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salaam
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a respectful title
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sahib
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"Giddyap" to a camel
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hunteray
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A shawl made of wool so fine it can pass through a lady's ring
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shatoosh
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A person who follows the religion of Islam
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Muslim
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A pipe
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hookah
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A cloth worn by women as a head cover
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chadr
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The holy book of Islam, written in the Arabic language
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Koran
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A green desert plant with edible sweet red flowers
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kharin (pronounced khuh-reen)
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A tribe of Baluchistan
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Marri
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Asalaam-o-Aleikum
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Traditional Greeting
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Part of the marriage ceremony in which women have their hands and feet painted in intricate designs with henna
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mahendi
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A tribe living in easter Iran, southwestern Pakistand, and southern Afghanistan
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Bugti
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A long piece of cloth usually worn wrapped around the waist
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lungi
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Allah-o-Akbar
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"God is Great!"
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God in Arabic, the language of the Islamic religion
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Allag
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