Middle East and North Africa
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French expatriates living in Algeria.

An economic development strategy marked by protectionist policies in order to bolster local growth.

The name given to big-name, well-known architects who participate in construction to market or brand a city.

A more formalized written standard form of Arabic that is commonly used across the Arab-speaking world, in contrast to the multiple forms of spoken Arabic.

A tall tower in a mosque initially used to call worshippers to prayer.

A political party that rued Iraq from 1968 to 2003.

A high density area found in the city center in the Muslim world.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

An organized killing of a particular ethnic group.

Injecting liquids at high pressure into underground rock formations to extract oil and gas.

An attempt by a group or individual to overthrow an existing government in order to implement their own regime.

An austere form of Sunni fundamentalism in the Islam religion that is heavily promoted by Saudi Arabia.

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