Ibn Batuta  
   Arab traveller and author. (1304- ?)
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Ibn Khaldoun  
   Islamic historian and sociologist. (1332-1406)
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Ibn Sa'ud  
   King of Hijaz and Najd, and afterwards king of Saudi Arabia. Founded the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (1879- 1953)
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Ibn Tufayl  
   Arab philosopher and physician. (1100-1185)
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Ibn Tumart  
   Muslim reformer of Morocco. Was called Mahdi of the Almohads.
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Idu l-Fitr  
   Central religious feast in Islam, also known as cîdu s-saghîr and in Turkey as kücük-bairam.
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Idu l-Kabir  
   Central religious feast in Islam, lasting for a period of three days, celebrated on the 10. Dhu l-hijja.
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Ihram  
   1: State of sacredness in which a Muslim performs hajj and umra. 2: Garment worn by hajjiyys during hajj and umra.
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Intifada  
   Uprising in the Palestinian occupied territories from 1987 to 1993, in protest against the Israeli occupation and politics.
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Iran  
   Independent Islamic republic, divided into 28 provinces. Heads of state: Leader of the Islamic Revolution (Wali Faqih) Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei and President Mohammed Khatami.
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Iran-Iraq War  
   War between Iran and Iraq, lasting from 1980 to 1988, caused by disagreements on the borderline between the two countries.
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Iraq  
   Independent republic, divided into 18 governorates. Under the control of a US-led force since April 2003.
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Iriha  
   City in Palestine with about 25,000 inhabitants, situated on the West Bank, in the Jordan Valley.
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Isa  
   (Jesus) In Christianity, a central religious person, either seen as God in human body or as son of God born by a woman. In Islam and Baha'i, one of the central prophets, as well as miracle worker (always called Isa).
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Islam  
   A religion with more than 1,400 million believers. It is dominant in East- and North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and in Indonesia.
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Islamism  
   Group of ideologies in Islam that want to use the Sharia to its full extent.
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Israel  
   Independent republic, but not recognized by a most countries in the Middle East. Divided into 6 districts.
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Istanbul  
   Largest city in Turkey with 8,0 million inhabitants, situated on both sides of the Bosporus.
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Izmir  
   City in Turkey with 2.1 million inhabitants, situated in the west of Turkey.
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