... of Islam) as the rightful leader of the Islamic State. The legitimacy of this claim, as initially seen by Ali's supporters, was based on Muhammad's alleged selection of Ali as his successor, Ali's honor, and tribal customs, given his close relation to the Prophet. Ali's right passed with his death in 661 to his son Hasan, who chose not to claim it, and after ... Hasan's death, to Husayn, Ali's younger son. The evolution into a religious conception is believed to have been initiated with the martyrdom of Husayn in 680 at Karbala (today in Iraq), a traumatic event still observed with ......

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... come. I have seen virtually every Holocaust themed movie, from Steven Spielberg's hauntingly real Schindler's List to Mark Herman's heart-wrenching The Boy with the Striped Pajamas. I have read Night, Elie Wiesel's harrowing memoir of his experience as a prisoner of Auschwitz, and Anne Frank's diary chronicling her fears and her dreams while praying to escape the wrath of Nazism. All these accounts ... ...

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... a Chief of State, who happens to be King ABDALLAH II and he has controlled this position since February 7th, 1999. There is also a Head of Government, whom is Prime Minister Ali Abul RAGHEB and he has held this position since June 19th, 2000. As far as elections for Chief of State and Head of Government go, there are none. Instead, those ... ...

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... board and a high tribunal. The executive branch is made up of three parts. A chief of state witch is the King of the monarch Adballah II; a head of government Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb; then a cabinet witch is appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch. There are no elections, the monarch is hereditary and the prime minister is appointer ... ...

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... Shiites are the only surviving major sectarian movement in Islam. They emerged out of a dispute over political succession to Muhammad. The Shiites believe in a series of 12 Imams, beginning with Ali. The 12th and last imam disappeared in 880, and the Shiites await his return, at which time they believe the world will be filled with justice. Judaism also experienced some ... ...

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