| Hadith: Collections of sayings and acts of Muhammad and the first Muslims. |
| Hajj: Pilgrimage in Islam, to Mecca, that is compulsory to Muslims of good health and with sufficient funds to make the journey to Mecca. |
| Hajjiyya: Islamic title for a person that have performed the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. |
| Hakim, Tawfiqu l-: Egyptian dramatist and novelist. |
| Halwa: Arabic word for sweets in general. |
| Hamas: Palestinian Islamist political group, especially active with military actions. |
| Hamilcar Barca: Carthaginian general. |
| Hammam: Arabic public baths which are continuations of Roman and Turkish traditions. |
| Hamza El Din: Sudanese performing musician of Islamic Nubian and Arabic Music. |
| Hannibal: Carthaginian general, leader of the famous march across the Alps. |
| Haoma: A plant (the twigs are being used) that is used in Zoroastrianism to reach intoxication. |
| Harissa: Sauce making up the most important ingredient in Tunisian cuisine. |
| Hasdrubal: Carthaginian general. |
| Hasdrubal Barca: Carthaginian general. |
| Hassan: Second Imam of Shi'i Islam; eldest son of Ali. |
| Hassan al Askari: The eleventh Imam of the Twelver Shi'i (868- 873). |
| Hassan II, King: King of Morocco from February 26, 1961 until his death on July 23, 1999. |
| Hassan, Prince: Prince of Jordan, crown prince 1965- 1999. Brother of former king Hussein 1 and uncle of King Abdullah. |
| Hatshepsut: Egyptian queen, the only female Pharaoh, reigning from 1503 to 1482 BCE, belonging to the 18th dynasty. |
| HCE: The temporary body that governed Algeria from January 12, 1992 till the end of 1993. |
| Hebron: City in Palestine with about 110,000 inhabitants. |
| Henna: A cosmetic paste that is solely used for decoration. |
| Hijaz: Region and province in western Saudi Arabia. |
| Hizbullah: Lebanese Shi'i Muslim political group, often involved in military actions. |
| Hoggar: Mountainous plateau region in southern Algeria and the Sahara Desert. |
| Hormuz, Strait of: Strait separating the Persian Gulf to the west and the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea to the east. |
| Husayn: The central symbolic religious figure of Shi'i Islam; third Imam; second son of Ali. |
| Hussayn, Saddam: President and prime minister of Iraq (1979- 2003). |
| Hussein I: King of Jordan (1953- 1999). |
| Hyksos: Ruling dynasty in ancient Egypt, of foreign origin. |
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