zawiya

Noun

Meaning

zawiya (plural zawiyas)

In North and West Africa, a Muslim religious school or community, or its mosque.

Examples

In many tribal groups we see a split when a part of their members distanced themselves from the traditional leading group and formed a zawiya, following the Islamic example. Source: Internet

While the zawiya tribes retained many of their Berber characteristics, the warrior tribes tried to "Arabize" as much as possible. Source: Internet

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