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Africa, NorthβHistory. Introductory and final hamzas are omitted. I have also occasionally kept French transliterations since they frequently appear in English narrativesβfor example, Abd al-Hamid Ben Badis rather than Abd al-Hamid bn or ibn Badis.
Some Arabic words are not italicized since they appear in English dictionaries or are commonly seen in the press, such as madrasa, sharif, hajj, and ulama.
The glossary should help with the terms. Nevertheless, its formative influence on the development of European, Mediterranean, and African civilizations is usually understated or neglected in textbooks. I wrote this book since no introductory survey of North Africa meets my pedagogical needs.
