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Kurds In The Mosul Province 1918-1932, Kristen Alff Jun 2008

Kurds In The Mosul Province 1918-1932, Kristen Alff

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Pre-Islamic Influences On Fatimid And Seljuk Jewelry, Badriya Yasmeen Dowe Jun 2006

Pre-Islamic Influences On Fatimid And Seljuk Jewelry, Badriya Yasmeen Dowe

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Egypt: A State Of Emergency, A State Of Mind, Diana Elassy May 2006

Egypt: A State Of Emergency, A State Of Mind, Diana Elassy

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This work attempts to explore the normalized state of emergency in Egypt. For more than two decades, Egypt has existed under the control of emergency legislation designed to curb civil and political rights. This work examines the current state of emergency within the framework of socio-economic, philosophy, and Egyptian history in order to assess the rationale of its raison d'etre.

The work commences with a brief history of Egypt under the rule of the Mamluk dynasty prior to European incursion and the development of the nation-state. It then discusses the European occupation, the rise of the nation-state, and the current …


The Introduction Of Military Slavery: A Political Expedient, Brian Eastwood Jun 2005

The Introduction Of Military Slavery: A Political Expedient, Brian Eastwood

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Military slavery constituted one of the most important institutions in medieval Islamic history. Most research concerning military slavery concentrates on the Mamluk dynasty, while relatively little research explores the beginning of the institution and the reasons for its introduction. Those works that concentrate on military slavery or the 'Abbasid time period either use it as an example for other arguments or do not provide enough detail to create a complete argument. As a result, the origins of an institution that affected almost a thousand years of Islamic history are not well understood. To understand the emergence of military slavery, primary …


NiqūLā Al-Turk As A Source On The French Occupation Of Egypt, Margarethe Elise Weyergang Jun 1985

NiqūLā Al-Turk As A Source On The French Occupation Of Egypt, Margarethe Elise Weyergang

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Topography And Architecture Of The North-Eastern Suburb Of Cairo In The Circassian Period, Doris Behrens-Abouseif Jan 1980

Topography And Architecture Of The North-Eastern Suburb Of Cairo In The Circassian Period, Doris Behrens-Abouseif

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TāHirid Yaman On The Eve Of The MamlūK Conquest As Based On The Qurrat Al-ʻUyūN Of Ibn Ad-Daybaʻ (D.944/1537), Charles Warren Hassett May 1966

TāHirid Yaman On The Eve Of The MamlūK Conquest As Based On The Qurrat Al-ʻUyūN Of Ibn Ad-Daybaʻ (D.944/1537), Charles Warren Hassett

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Al-Madhammah Fi IstʻMāL Ahl Al-Dhimmah, Nermine Kamel Hafez Jan 1964

Al-Madhammah Fi IstʻMāL Ahl Al-Dhimmah, Nermine Kamel Hafez

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The Change Of Language In Egypt From Greek To Arabic In Official Documents Of The First Four Centuries Of Arab Rule, Nahed El Gamal Saleh Jan 1963

The Change Of Language In Egypt From Greek To Arabic In Official Documents Of The First Four Centuries Of Arab Rule, Nahed El Gamal Saleh

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Changes In Egyptian Family Life From Muhammad ʻAli Till The Present, Nadia Haggag Jan 1958

Changes In Egyptian Family Life From Muhammad ʻAli Till The Present, Nadia Haggag

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