Definitions
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- noun In North and West Africa, a Muslim religious school or community, or its mosque.
Etymologies
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From Arabic زاوية (zāwiya, "corner, prayer room").
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Most zawiya leaders refused to support the FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) between 1989 and 1992; many were killed.
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Most zawiya leaders refused to support the FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) between 1989 and 1992; many were killed.
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Most zawiya leaders refused to support the FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) between 1989 and 1992; many were killed.
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Most zawiya leaders refused to support the FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) between 1989 and 1992; many were killed.
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These range from the ashurkhana and zawiya to the khanqah and tekke.
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