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῾Abd al-Jalil Čelebi (Biography)
See Levni . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Abdülcelil Çelebi (Biography)
See Levni . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Abdulhamid II (Biography)
(d. 1918 ) Thirty-fourth Ottoman sultan (r. 1876 – 1909 ). His reign faced overwhelming difficulties: an insolvent treasury, violent nationalist movements in the ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abdülhamid II (Biography)
Abdülhamid II ( 1842 – 1918 ) was the thirty-fourth Ottoman sultan ( r. 1876 – 1909 ). A profound political and economic crisis ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Abdulmejid, Sultan (Biography)
(r. 1922 – 24 ) Descendant of Ottoman dynasty installed as caliph by Turkish Grand National Assembly, although not acknowledged as sultan. Appointment led ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Acudoğu (Biography)
( b. Istanbul , 1898 ; d. Istanbul , 1957 ). Turkish sculptor . After military service in World War I, in 1918 he ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Adalet Partisi (Subject Entry)
See Justice Party ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP) (Subject Entry)
The Justice and Development Party ( JDP ), known in Turkey by its Turkish acronym, AKP ( Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi ), was formed ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Adil Düzen (Subject Entry)
A central program (the name means “just order”) of Turkey's Welfare Party. Consists of a secure social and economic environment, the protection of state ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Adrianople (Subject Entry)
See Edirne . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Afghani, Jamal al-Din al- (Biography)
(d. 1897 ) Thinker and political activist. Born and raised in Iran, although claimed to be of Afghan origin. Educated in Iran and Iraq. ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Afghānī, Jamāl al-Dīn al- (Biography)
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī ( 1838 / 39 – 1897 ) was a writer and Pan-Islamist political activist. Controversial during his lifetime, al-Afghānī has become ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Afghānī, Jamāl al-Dīn al- (Biography)
Controversial during his lifetime, al-Afghānī has become since his death one of the most influential figures in the Muslim world. Life and Activities. Despite ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics
Agriculture (Subject Entry)
There are thirty-four countries with both significant agricultural sectors and majority Muslim populations. They form a broad band running from west to east across ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Ahmed Dalgıç (Biography)
( d. Ulubad , Bandırma , Jan. 1608 ). Ottoman architect and worker in mother-of-pearl. He followed the typical career path of an artist ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Ahmed Nakşi (Biography)
( fl. 1619 – 22 ). Ottoman painter and astrologer . Employed as the official timekeeper at the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, he was ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Ahmet Ali (Biography)
( b. Üsküdar, Istanbul , 1841 ; d. Istanbul , 1907 ). Turkish painter . In 1859 he became an assistant teacher of painting ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Akkoyunlu (Subject Entry)
See Aqqoyunlu . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
῾Ala῾ al-Din ῾Ali ibn ῾Abd al-Karim (Biography)
See Ali acemi . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Alawi (Subject Entry)
The Alawi are a minority Muslim sect in northwest Syria and Turkey. Their name comes from the term Alawiyun , meaning follower of Ali—Ali ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
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