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159 Glossary dhimmi: non-Muslim religious communities in the Ottoman Empire that gave these communities legal protection and autonomy. diyyah: money or compensation paid by the guilty party in dispute. hamula: extended family. hijab: head scarf worn by the women of Islamic faith. hudna: cease-fire; cessation of violence. jaha: delegation that negotiates between disputing parties. kibbutzim: Jewish cooperative towns. Shi’a: Shi’a Islam is the second-largest denomination of Islam, after Sunni Islam. The followers of Shi’a Islam are called Shi’as. sulha: Arab traditional conflict-management method. sunni: Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. The word Sunni comes from the word Sunnah, which means the words and actions or example of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. tanzimat: centralization reforms initiated in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. taqiyya: hiding one’s true beliefs. ...

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