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	Futuwa
		Futuwa (sometimes translated as “courage”, “chivalry” or “manliness”) is a name of Sufi Islamic virtue that has some similarities to chivalry and charity.
		Futuwa was also a name of ethical urban organizations in 10th century Anatolia, in modern Turkey.
		This military futuwa was also practiced by Javans[?], mercenary soldiers of 10th and 11th centuries in Khurasan[?], Persia (although they may have also had non-Muslim soldiers amongst them).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fu/Futuwa.html (401 words)

	Futuwa: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Futuwa
		Futuwa (sometimes translated as “courage”, “chivalry” or “manliness”) is a name of Sufi Islamic virtue that has some similarities to chivalry and charity.
		Futuwa emphasize honesty, peacefulness, gentleness, generosity even in poverty, avoidance of complaints and hospitality in life.
		Futuwa was also a name of ethical urban organizations in 10th century Anatolia, in modern Turkey.
	www.encyclopedian.com /fu/Futuwa.html (430 words)

	Words Without Borders -> The Toughest Guy in Utouf
		The procession was organized by the futuwas in all the nearby neighborhoods, plus a number of ex-convicts, parolees and those who were continually in and out of prison.
		The futuwas did not grasp that the police had become fed up with their reign of terror, and were preparing to put paid to their vicious behavior.
		So, surrounded by all his heavily-armed soldiers, he kept driving the futuwa in front of him, slapping him in every alley along the road, kicking him in front of every coffee house, bringing the harshest punishment down on any of his minions that they found.
	www.wordswithoutborders.org /article.php?lab=TheToughestGuy (2822 words)

	Futuwa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Futuwa was also a name of ethical urban organizations in 10th century (A peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey) Anatolia, in modern (A Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923) Turkey.
		Futuwa groups often influenced the course of political events and were definitely a part of the community.
		In 1182 he organized a warrior futuwa that was for all practical purposes a (additional info and facts about knightly order) knightly order with mounted warriors.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fu/futuwa.htm (521 words)

	Futuwa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Futuwa (sometimes translated as "courage" "chivalry" or is a name of Sufi Islamic virtue that has some similarities chivalry and charity.
		Futuwa was also a name of ethical organizations in 10th century Anatolia in modern Turkey.
		This military futuwa was also practiced by mercenary soldiers of 10th and 11th centuries Khurasan Persia (although they may have also had soldiers amongst them).
	www.freeglossary.com /Futuwa (358 words)

	Futuwa - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They were ideologically connected to Sufi mystics who used to refer to futuwa as a moral direction.
		Apparently it may have been a model for janissaries.
		Futuwa became a topic for European orientalists since a work by Franz Taeschler, later it was studied by Claude Cahen as a social phenomenon of Middle Ages' Iraq and Turkey.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Futuwa (436 words)

	Futuwa
		Futuwa groups often influenced the course of political events and were definitely a part of the community.
		Abbasid Caliph an-Nasir (1158–1225) approved of and supported futuwas.
		Futuwa became a topic for European orientalists after being mentioned in a work by Franz Taeschler.
	www.measuroo.com /Leg-F/Futuwa.php (438 words)

	Valley Girl on eBay :: September :: 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Futuwa offews de best featuwes of ewectwonic sewing machines and embwoidewy machines at a fwaction of de cost.
		Futuwa can wowk awone as an ewectwonic sewing machine but easiwy twansfowms into an embwoidewy machine via a USB cabwe connection to a PC.
		Wepwesenting de watest in innovative embwoidewy technowogy, de new Futuwa joins a famiwy of sewing machines, accessowies and notions dat have made Singew one of de wowwd\’s weading manufactuwews and distwibutows of consumew sewing machines and a name dat stands fow qwawity.
	valleygirlauctions.blogsome.com /2005/09/20 (1295 words)

	Faris, Futtuwwa & Nizaris - SCC Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Futuwa is firstly a term of soufi philosophy which can be translated by "chivalry" or better "chilvary spirit" or even charity.
		In 1182 he organized a warrior futuwa that was for all practical purposes a knightly order with mounted warriors to fight the kwarizms (not sure about the spelling).
		So indeed they were very fanaticals beeing able to kill with no consiensness since they did it for allah with a happy heart them self......but also the enemy in the story must have been bit fanatical back since he actually joined.
	www.stratcommandcenter.com /forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=111081 (2382 words)

	Syrian Soccer Championship 4th week round up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Majd, taking advantage of the space left by attacking Futuwa, had several good chances, with the best coming in the 43rd minute when Fandi sped down the left side and lifted the ball over Majdصs defence to Majeed.
		Futuwa Midfielder Fandi, running into the penalty area, was unable to control the ball, pushing it well wide of the half-empty goal with his knee.
		Then Futuwa relentlessly mounted a series of attacks to amend the score but to no avail.
	www.champress.net /english/index.php?page=show_det&id=873 (1012 words)

	Ibn Battuta From the Medieval Sourcebook Paul Halsall Feb 1996 - Athenaeum Library of Philosophy
		A Young Brother, or akhi in their language, is one who is chosen by all members of his trade [guild], or the other young unmarried men, or those who live in ascetic retreat, to be their leader.
		The closing of the city gates and exclusion of Christians at night and during the hours of Friday service was observed until quite recently in a number of places on the Mediterranean seaboard, such as Sfax, probably as a measure of precaution against surprise attacks.
		The members of the warrior guild, whose rule it was that no member should call for assistance in any misfortune that might befall him, elected suitable persons and similarly invested them with trousers on their admission.
	evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com /ibnbattuta.htm (5085 words)

	The Olympic Games: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
		He had to act in a completely unselfish manner to increase his prestige; he sent his lady courteous verses; he only used force to beat the enemy, had a very high awareness of his dignity (H'ilm), despised wealth and was content to provide for his subsistence".
		The heroic connotation is inseparable in physical demands: abnegation, bravura, generosity, a sense of humour, faithfulness, respect for promises made, the quest for inner peace, the cult of quality in work accomplished, professional conscientiousness.
		While experts have continued for many years to bring to light new relationships between "Futuwa" and youth organizations, physical exercise, professional corporations, even mysticism, it is the chivalric spirit which is at the heart of a total spirit, "Cultivate one's strength in order to dominate it better".
	www.ioa.leeds.ac.uk /1980s/84044.htm (2816 words)

	Jere's Ars Magica Saga: Turks
		The sedentary population over which the Seljuks ruled was extremely heterogeneous and included large numbers of both Armenian and Greek Christians, most of whom were engaged in agriculture.
		In the towns and cities, Muslim artisans and craftsmen were often linked to other elements in society through membership in ethical and chivalric organizations known as futuwa.
		Though there were sometimes violent rivalries among competing futuwa leaders, these groups were generally a source of stability in urban society and often influenced the course of political events.
	www.geocities.com /~spiritsbreath/bginfo/turks/turk2.html (2872 words)

	Children of Our Alley
		Their role, in the scribes' minds, has come to resemble that of the futuwa (the chief/authority/bouncer) in Mahfouz's alley.
		Like the futuwa in " Awlad Haratina," the panel of judges of the Mahfouz award are accused of unjust and unequal distribution of the waqf (estate) among the children of the alley.
		The scribes have called for "transparency" in the selection process and made accusations of "ineptitude" and "clientalism." They have demanded a change of the panel of judges in order to ensure the representation of the alley's "indigenous" aesthetic values instead of the values of hegemonic cultural institutions.
	www.aljadid.com /features/ChildrenofOurAlley.html (1845 words)

	ado-world.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This has triggered a spiral of violence resulting in tenths of deaths at both sides.
		The violence started last Friday after a football match in the city of Qamishli between supporters of the team al Jihad (from Qamishli) and al Futuwa (from Deir Azor).
		The supporters from al Jihad are primarily Kurds and those from al Futuwa are primarily Arabs.
	www.ado-world.org /en/print.php?type=0&id=92 (522 words)

	Islamic History and Culture - History and the Abbasid Empire - The Travels of Ibn Batuta
		A Young Brother, or akhi in their language, is one who is chosen by all members of his trade [guild], or the other young unmarried men, or those who live in ascetic retreat, to be their leader.
		The closing of the city gates and exclusion of Christians at night and during the hours of Friday service was observed until quite recently in a number of places on the Mediterranean seaboard, such as Sfax, probably as a measure of precaution against surprise attacks.
		The history of the organizations called by the name of Futuwa is still obscure.
	www.islamic-paths.org /Home/English/History/Abbasid/Batuta.htm (4919 words)

	PipelineNews.org - The RIGHT News...RIGHT Now
		The people hurt and killed could have been our own families and friends that attend the nearby Mosque so we are happy that the perpetrator was killed before he could hurt anybody else in the community.
		Since it is forbidden in Islam to praise an 'infidel' who kills a Muslim the MFU's revised statement gave them cover and also a way to ingratiate them with law enforcement at the same time.
		Officer Kenneth Hammond's heroic selfless act to save lives is well noted in the Muslim community, his actions are in line with the way of the "Futuwa" or "Youthful Islamic Chivalry".
	www.pipelinenews.org /index.cfm?page=saltlake22107.htm (2564 words)

	NITLE Arab World Project
		A subcategory of working-class gangster movies developed into what may be called the 'thug' (futuwa) film.
		It relied on a traditional character, the futuwa, a man who was originally associated with chivalrous nobility responsible for the protection of his neighbourhood.
		This original interpretation of the character became visible to a certain extent in Husam al-Din Mustafa's adaptation of a Naguib Mahfouz novel, al-Harafish / The Racketeers (1986).
	arabworld.nitle.org /texts.php?module_id=5&reading_id=1051&sequence=18 (1051 words)

	Etel Adnan page three
		In the medieval days and in Spain and through the Middle East the crusaders came to Syria they learned that they brought back crafts, silk making papermaking.
		Chivalry, futuwa started with the Arabs and became a Western tradition.
		So we are one of the threads of the Western tapestry like other cultures make threads of our own tapestry.
	www.cafearabica.com /culture/culture13/culetel13x3.html (1528 words)

	mad8.
		He said, "The futuwa of the people of this world is that a man gives before the request and does not refuse after the request.
		The futuwa of the people of the Next World is that he does not do that for which the censure of people is feared in the vision secretly and openly."
		He also said, "Futuwa is truthfulness in the test and gentleness in coarseness and giving in poverty."
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/ABewley/mad8.html (3162 words)

	Right Truth: No Muslim Sympathy for Victims of Salt Lake City Mall Shooting
		According to Islamo chauvinist Babak aka "Bobby" Darwish, the policeman who killed Talovic was actually performing a "Futuwa" Youthful Act of Islamic Chivalry" only because he might have killed members of the Muslim community as well.
		In Islam there is a concept called "Futuwa" which is a kind of youthful Islamic Chivalry that can be done by Muslim or non-Muslim but it serves in the way of God and positive moral/ethical actions.
		MIM is an example of a hate group that is trying to incite hate against Islam and Muslims, however if you research them...they have no valid references or contact information.
	righttruth.typepad.com /right_truth/2007/02/no_muslim_sympa.html (1923 words)

	'You boys you are the seeds from which our great President Saddam will rise again'
		Although Saddam never acknowledged the training of a youth brigade, he has, in several past speeches, spoken admiringly of the Hitler Youth.
		It is widely believed that he belonged to the Futuwa, a paramilitary youth organisation which was modelled on the Hitler Youth and was formed in Baghdad in the late 1950s.
		The brutality that Theia, 27, witnessed in his 10 years as a guard in the political wing of the prison failed to dim his hero worship of Saddam.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/900994/posts (1559 words)

	Prime Minister Rafic Hariri - News
		It employs about 800 people, and abides by the philanthropic and humanitarian goals through offering help to the orphans, foundlings, disabled, widows, and old people.
		Hariri also received Sheikh Ziyad al-Saheb on the head of a delegation from the Association of the Islamic Futuwa, which is one of the religious, social and cultural institutions that contribute to reforming and improving society.
		The association offers assistance to orphans, widows and offer grants to excelling students.
	www.rhariri.com /news.aspx?ID=3449 (198 words)

	travel channel network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On July 2, 1925, travel channel network Seongsu voters confounded the remm of Baronh and the two communities were officially over-exploited on Chittoor 6, 1925.
		The Slapp Piezoelectricity i-39 supertribes over the infiltrating nummi of travel channel network, the greatest jenever the world has ever seen ; but he is retailed by the wrp of this futuwa keno.
		In Tokyo, it ascents quite Michaelis-menten to apparentky planetshakers serving culture-positive foreign travel channel network.
	travel-house-channel-looking-network.blogspot.com (658 words)

	National fascisms (from fascism) -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Several fascist groups were founded in South Africa after 1932, including the Gentile National Socialist Movement and its splinter group, the South African Fascists; the South African National Democratic Party, known as the Blackshirts; and the pro-German Ox-Wagon Sentinel (Ossewabrandwag).
		By 1939 there were at least seven Arab “shirt” movements, including the Syrian People's Party, also called the Syrian National Socialist Party; the Iraqi Futuwa movement; and the Young Egypt movement, also called the Green Shirts.
		Several rival protofascist and fascist movements operated in Japan after 1918, and their activities helped to increase the influence of the military on the Japanese government.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-219362 (1608 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354
		It is now in the territories of Sultan Badr ad-Din ibn Quraman, whom we shall mention presently, but it has sometimes been captured by the king of Iraq, as it lies close to his territories in this country.
		We stayed there at the hospice of the qadi, who is called Ibn Qa1am Shah, and is a member of the Futuwa.
		They trace their affiliation to the Futuwa back to the Caliph 'Ali, and the distinctive garment of the order in their case is the trousers, just as the Sufis wear the patched robe.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/1354-ibnbattuta.html (22791 words)

	1948 Arab-Israeli War information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There were two paramilitary youth organizations, the pro-Husayni Futuwa and the anti-Husayni Najjada (auxiliary corps).
		, but according to Morris, the Najjada, which was based in Jaffa and had 2000-3000 members, was destroyed in the run-up to the 1948 war, during Husayni's attempt to seize control of it, and the Futuwa never numbered more than a few hundred.
		At the outbreak of the war, new local militia groups, the National Guard, mushroomed in towns and cities.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/1948_Arab-Israeli_War (7993 words)

	Yassine, Abdessalam - Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Yassine continues to travel and spread his message of opposition throughout Morocco.
		Al 'Adl wal-Ihssan maintains a presence on university campuses and sometimes organises protest demonstrations, although several of 'Adl wal-Ihssan activists are still in jail, and the publication of the organisation's two newspapers, Al 'Adl wal-Ihssan and Rissalat al Futuwa (Youth Message) was prohibited by the government.
		In 2000, the organisation undertook an unsuccessful campaign to institute gender segregation on Morocco's beaches.
	people.africadatabase.org /en/profile/4088.html (669 words)

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