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Topic - Al-Ahbash

Al-Ahbash, also known as The Abash, Habashis and Jam'iyyat al- Mashari' al-Khayriyya al-Islamiyya is a religious sect and political party in Lebanon. The name of the party tranlsates as the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects with the acronym AICP. - Source: Wikipedia

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