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.