An attempt by a group or individual to overthrow an existing government in order to implement their own regime.
A trade cartel of oil producing states, mostly Middle Eastern that uses its power to influence global oil markets.
A country in which the city and the state are essentially one and the same.
A sect of Islam distinct from Sunni whose adherents believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.
Originally refers to manuscript in which the original script was overlain by subsequent scripts but some still remain visible.
An organized killing of a particular ethnic group.
Injecting liquids at high pressure into underground rock formations to extract oil and gas.
A crop that is easy to bring to market and is also considered a primary good, such as wheat.
Islamic religious school.
The recreation of a transnational authority guided by Islamic principles and is a long held belief of many Sunni fundamentalists.
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