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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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opposition to Algerian Reformist Ulama
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use of ribāṭs
- In Islamic arts: Other types of religious buildings

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Libya
- In Libya: Ethnic groups and languages

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added cross-references.	Adam Zeidan	Apr 05, 2021
	Add new Web site: LookLex Encyclopaedia - Marabout.	Grace Young	Aug 26, 2010
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 11, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998