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Word: islamicization (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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According to French experts, the suspect quickly identified as Ahmed Ressam was all too familiar in Paris. Officials say he belongs to "an extremely dangerous network of Islamic fundamentalists" intent on an "international holy war." He might connect to the Armed Islamic Group, a radical group in Algeria renowned for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Year's Evil? | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

8. Scion of a wealthy family, as Prime Minister here she became the first woman to head an Islamic state.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The TIME Centennial News Quiz | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

That's why so much Roman culture survived the disintegration of the Western Empire. The most prolific memes had long since spread to Byzantium if not beyond, and would keep replicating themselves even as Western Europe struggled to regroup. Thus the astrolabe would eventually be reintroduced to the area via...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Web We Weave | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

That encounter took place near Hattin, within sight of the Golan Heights. Saladin had assembled a pan-Islamic force of 12,000 cavalry near Lake Tiberias. The Christians were lured on a long July march across Galilee's parched Plain of Lubiya. Saladin had the right bait--he had besieged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 12th Century: Saladin (c. 1138-1193) | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

We may never know what Ahmed Ressam planned to do with the explosives in his car, but that's better than finding out the hard way. U.S. law enforcement officials said Thursday that sophisticated military grade explosives had been found in medicine containers being carried by the Algerian national who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Against Terrorism, Offense Can be Best Defense | 12/30/1999 | See Source »

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