» HCE - The temporary body that governed Algeria from January 12, 1992 till the end of 1993.
» Hadith - Collections of sayings and acts of Muhammad and the first Muslims.
» Hajj - Pilgrimage in Islam, to Mecca, that is compulsory to Muslims of good health and with sufficient funds to make the journey to Mecca.
» Hajjiyya - Islamic title for a person that have performed the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca.
» Hakim, Tawfiqu l- - Egyptian dramatist and novelist.
» Halwa - Arabic word for sweets in general.
» Hamas - Palestinian Islamist political group, especially active with military actions.
» Hamilcar Barca - Carthaginian general.
» Hammam - Arabic public baths which are continuations of Roman and Turkish traditions.
» Hamza El Din - Sudanese performing musician of Islamic Nubian and Arabic Music.
» Hannibal - Carthaginian general, leader of the famous march across the Alps.
» Haoma - A plant (the twigs are being used) that is used in Zoroastrianism to reach intoxication.
» Harissa - Sauce making up the most important ingredient in Tunisian cuisine.
» Hasdrubal - Carthaginian general.
» Hasdrubal Barca - Carthaginian general.
» Hassan - Second Imam of Shi'i Islam; eldest son of Ali.
» Hassan II, King - King of Morocco from February 26, 1961 until his death on July 23, 1999.
» Hassan al Askari - The eleventh Imam of the Twelver Shi'i (868- 873).
» Hassan, Prince - Prince of Jordan, crown prince 1965- 1999. Brother of former king Hussein 1 and uncle of King Abdullah.
» Hatshepsut - Egyptian queen, the only female Pharaoh, reigning from 1503 to 1482 BCE, belonging to the 18th dynasty.
» Hebron - City in Palestine with about 110,000 inhabitants.
» Henna - A cosmetic paste that is solely used for decoration.
» Hijaz - Region and province in western Saudi Arabia.
» Hizbullah - Lebanese Shi'i Muslim political group, often involved in military actions.
» Hoggar - Mountainous plateau region in southern Algeria and the Sahara Desert.
» Hormuz, Strait of - Strait separating the Persian Gulf to the west and the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea to the east.
» Husayn - The central symbolic religious figure of Shi'i Islam; third Imam; second son of Ali.
» Hussayn, Saddam - President and prime minister of Iraq (1979- 2003).
» Hussein I - King of Jordan (1953- 1999).
» Hyksos - Ruling dynasty in ancient Egypt, of foreign origin.
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