The Shaping of the Arabs1967 |
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Abbasid caliphate actual administration ancient Arab national Arabia Arabian Peninsula Arabian tribes Arabic language Arabic-speaking world army Baghdad basic became become Bedouin beginning Berbers borders British Buwayhids Byzantine campaign central century Christendom Christian civilization conquered conquests course cultural Damascus desert developed doubtless dynasty effect Egypt Egyptian elements ethnic Europe European fact Fatimid forces French Greek Hijaz Husayn ideas immense independence influence intellectual Iraq Islamic Empire Isma'il Isma'il Shah Isma'ili Israel Jewish Jews Judaism later Lebanon Mamluks Mecca Medina merely Middle East military modern Mongol movement Muhammad Muslim Arabs nationalist natural nomads North Africa original Osmanlis Ottoman Empire Palestine peninsula perhaps Persian point of view political population prophet Quran Quraysh regime religion religious role rule sedentary seems Seljuqs Shi'ite simply slaves social society Spain spiritual Syria thought throughout tion took tradition tribal Turkish Turks ultimately Umar Umayyad unity vast West Western whole Zionist