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Arab Culture

Subject : culture
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1. 'Arab states' are considered those that are members of the Arab League. There are ____ members






2. What are the 'Five Pillars of Islam'?

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3. What is the Kaaba?






4. Who are the Nabatians?






5. What is Mesopotamia?






6. United Arab Emirates






7. The two holly days unanimously recognized (by both Sunni and Shi'i Islam) are:






8. Algeria - Bahrain - Comoros - Djibouti - Egypt - Iraq - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Libya - Mauritania - Morocco - Oman - State of Palestine - Qatar - Saudi Arabia - Somalia - Sudan - Syria - Tunisia - United Arab Emirates - Yemen.






9. Who were the seven most famous poets who composed the 'Mu'allqates'?






10. Yemen






11. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

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12. Tunisia






13. Jahiliyya is that period when polytheism was preponderant among the ARabs and when the Arabs were ignorant of the unique God's religion. Qualification: .....






14. Egypt






15. What is Pan-Arabism?






16. Are there differences between the Arab world - the Muslim world and the Middle East?






17. Who are the Shiites?






18. 'Lawrence of Arabia's most famous book is entitled.....and speaks about....'

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19. Sufi term for the one who covers himself with wool






20. Syria






21. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'






22. Can you identify few main stereotypes about Arabs and the Arabic culture?






23. The three main branches of Shi'i Islam:






24. The two main types of jihad indicated by theologians






25. Hadiths

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26. Muezzin






27. In the total of the world's Muslims - Arab Muslims represent:






28. Jahiliyya is a historical period of the Arabia that preceded the rise of Islam - a sort of Arabian 'antiquity' - characterized by polytheism - the nomad or Bedouin style of life- preponderant in the Peninsula at that time- and the 'fervent tribalism






29. What are the values orientations of the Bedouin Culture?






30. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims






31. Shari'a

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32. Algeria






33. What is Tribal Solidarity?






34. Sufi term for ritual remembering of the name of God'






35. Qatar






36. Kuwait






37. What is Petra?






38. The Qur'an contains.... Chapters






39. Hanifiyya






40. According to the Tradition - the unified - unique and complete text of the Qur'an was:






41. Bahrain






42. The contemplative - esoteric and mystical form of worship in Islam that ultimately aims at opening for the Sufi the ways of communion with God at the spiritual and emotional levels.






43. The Arab Parliament was created:






44. Distinction between 'ritual prayer' (salat) and 'supplication (du'aa') in Islam:






45. Morocco






46. What type of verification is provided in the Hadiths?






47. Iraq






48. What age was Muhammed when he died?






49. The 4 major schools of Shari'a in Sunni Islam and their political geographical distribution

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50. Sufi term for 'path - method' and refers in the context to both the way of thinking of a spiritual master