... thirteen discrete Holy Cities, and most of them were under Muslim rule. Because Holy Cities were destinations of pilgrimages made by Muslims, they served important roles in Islam as being popular religious sites for Muslims all over the Muslim world to come for veneration, which strengthened Islam as well. Also, Muslim cities then were the center of religious powers of Islam and the ... #2) writings about the situation and roles played by the city of Cordoba after Muslim conquest mentions that Cordoba was "the copula of Islam, and home of the inam (religious leader)" and the residence...

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... of the campaign in Iraq, and have the 130,000 US troops back home. Although the objective of OIF was accomplished by the Coalition when this gained control of Baghdad, the major objective of the war is still not achieved. For this reason, the military presence of the US, and the rest of the Coalition is critical in order to confirm the ... as it had already been involved in wars against Iran and Kuwait affecting the Iraqi citizens with the embargos imposed by the UN as a result. Also, it was about time to dismantle this dictatorial government before it kept functioning as a training cam...

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