ISRAEL. In 1992 the Arab minority in Israel numbered approximately 914,000, or 18.5 percent of the total Israeli population (the figures include the Arab residents […]
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ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA. Formed in 1982, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is an umbrella organization for several Muslim professional groups that […]
ISLAMIC REPUBLICAN PARTY
ISLAMIC REPUBLICAN PARTY. Founded in February 1979, shortly after the fall of the Iranian monarchy, the Islamic Republican Party (IRP) had the approval of Ayatollah […]
ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE PARTY
ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE PARTY. Surfacing in the Soviet Union during the summer of 1990, the Islamic Renaissance/Revival Party (IRP, or Hizb-i Nahzat-i Islami) developed as opportunities […]
ISLAMIC CALL SOCIETY
ISLAMIC CALL SOCIETY. Founded in Libya in 1972, the Islamic Call Society is entrusted with the task of missionary activity. The Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), […]
ISLAMIC CALENDAR
The traditional Islamic (or Hijrah) calendar consists of twelve lunar months, each of which lasts from one first sighting of the crescent moon to […]
Islam in the Americas
Persons of Islamic background were among the explorers, traders, and settlers who visited the New World from the time of Columbus. A considerable number of […]
Islam in Europe
The historical antagonism between the western and eastem parts of Europe is reflected, to this very day, in their diverging social, political, and religious traditions. […]
Islam in China
Islam in China Islam in China has been propagated over the past thirteen hundred years primarily among the people now known as “Hui,” but many […]
ISHAKI, AYAZ
ISHAKI, AYAZ (1878-1954), Tatar political activist and writer. Born on 23 February 1878 into the family of Giylajetdin, the mullah of Yaushirma village in Kazan […]