Sesostris I  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1962- 1928 BCE, being the 2nd of the 12th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sesostris_1.htm

Saadawi, Nawa l El  
   Egyptian doctor, author and feminist.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saadawi.htm

Sabbath  
   Jewish weekly holy day of rest, starting on Friday afternoon, lasting until Saturday afternoon.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sabbath.htm

Sadat, Anwar as-  
   President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sadat.htm

Sahara  
   The world's largest desert, covering large parts of North Africa.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sahara.htm

Sahrawi  
   People in western Sahara with a population between 500,000 and 1 million.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sahrawis.htm

Said, Edward W.  
   American-Palestinian professor, social and literature scientist.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?said_edw.htm

Saladin  
   First Ayyubid sultan, and famous for having recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saladin.htm

Salat, as-  
   Ritual prayer or divine service in Islam.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?salat.htm

Sale  
   City in Morocco with 400,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sale.htm

Samaritans  
   Religious group, representing their own religion. Between 550 and 600 adherents.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?samaritn.htm

San'a  
   Capital of Yemen with 1.65 million inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?san'a.htm

Saqqara  
   Funerary area in Egypt, 40 km south of Cairo and Giza.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saqqara.htm

Saudi Arabia  
   Country in the Middle East, located south of Iraq, and north of Yemen.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saudi.htm

Sa'ud  
   King of Saudi Arabia (1953-64).
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saud.htm

Sawm  
   Fast in Islam, lasting one month, during the whole of the month of Ramadan.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sawm.htm

Schistosomiasis  
   Larva that strikes hard on the population in countries like Egypt and Sudan.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?bilharzi.htm

Sebha  
   City of Libya with 15,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sebha.htm

Semitic languages  
   Language group that includes the languages Arabic, Hebrew in the Middle East region.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?semit_l.htm

Sesostris III  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1878 to 1843 BCE, being the 5th ruler of the 12th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sesostris_3.htm

Seti I  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, ruling from 1314 to 1304 BCE, during the 19th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?seti_1.htm

Sfax  
   City in Tunisia with 340,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sfax.htm

Shahada  
   The creed of Islam, and one of the religion's five pillars.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shahada.htm

Sharia  
   The law system inspired by the Koran, the Sunna, older Arabic law systems.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sharia.htm

Sharif, Omar  
   Egyptian film actor with world-wide success.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?o_sharif.htm

Sharm el Sheikh  
   Touristic town in Egypt with 4,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sharm_sh.htm

Sharon, Ariel  
   Israeli prime minister, military officer and politician, former defence and building minister.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sharon_ariel.htm

Shatt El Arab  
   River in Iran and Iraq, of about 170 km length.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shatt_ar.htm

Shavuoth  
   Jewish festival, that takes place on 6. Sivan, 7 weeks after Pesach.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shavuoth.htm

Shi'i Islam  
   The largest non-Sunni branch of Islam, the Shi`i.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shi'i.htm

Shiraz  
   City in southwestern Iran with 1,050,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shiraz.htm

Sidi Bel Abbes  
   City in Algeria with 250,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sidibela.htm

Sidi Ifni  
   Town in Morocco with 15,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sidiifni.htm

Sinai  
   Peninsula in Egypt, with an area of 61,000 square km and a population of about 60,000.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sinai.htm

Siwa  
   Oasis in western Egypt with 15,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?siwa.htm

Six-Day War  
   War fought in 1967 between Israel on one side and Egypt, Jordan and Syria on the other.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sixdaywr.htm

Sousse  
   City in Tunisia with 250,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sousse.htm

Sudan  
   Country located in the Middle East, on the southern border of Egypt.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sudan.htm

Suez  
   City in Egypt with 500,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suez.htm

Suez Canal  
   Artificial waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to Gulf of Suez.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suez_can.htm

Suez, Gulf of  
   Gulf that is an arm of the Red Sea, touching Egypt.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suez_glf.htm

Suez-Sinai War  
   War fought between Egypt on one side, and Israel, Britain and France on the other.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suezsinw.htm

Sufism  
   Mystical orientation inside Sunni Islam.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sufism.htm

Sukkoth  
   Jewish festival, where living in huts made out of boughs gives the festival its name.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sukkoth.htm

Sunni  
   Main group in Islam, making up 90% of the religion's adherents.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sunni.htm

Suq  
   Arabic name for market in a city or village.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suq.htm

Sura  
   Chapter of the Holy Koran.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sura.htm

Synagogue  
   The central house of religious activities in Jewish religion.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?synagog.htm

Syria  
   Country located in the Middle East, south of Turkey and north of Jordan.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?syria.htm

Safi  
   City in Morocco with 360,000 inhabitants.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?safi.htm