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Islamic literature Islamic literature is a field that includes the study of modern and classical Arabic and the litarature written in those languages. It also often includes other modern, classic or ancient languages of the Middle East and other areas that are or have been part of, or influenced by, Islamic culture, such as Hebrew, Turkish, Persian, Armenian and Uzbek.
Islamic mathematics In the history of mathematics, "Islamic mathematics" refers to the mathematics developed by mathematicians of the Islamic culture, from the beginning of Islam until the 17th century — mostly including Arab and Persian mathematicians, as well as other Muslims and non-Muslims that were a part of the Islamic culture. Islamic mathematics is also known as Arabic mathematics due to most of the texts on Islamic mathematics being written in Arabic.
Islamic medicine Islamic medicine is the profession of Muslim doctors and one of the fields of study in Islamic science. The modern advancement of Islamic medicine can be seen as part of the broader movement of the Islamization of knowledge.
Islamic metaphysics Malaysian Islamic philosopher Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas maintains that modern science sees things as mere things, and that it has reduced the study of the phenomenal world to an end in itself. Certainly this has brought material benefits, however it is accompanied by an uncontrollable and insatiable propensity to destroy nature itself.
Islamic military jurisprudence The rules of war in Islam are the basic religious laws of war governing the military conduct of the mujahideen [those who engage in Islamic holy war–jihad ("struggle")]. These rules are part of a broader Islamic military doctrine encompassed by what some Muslims call "Lesser Jihad.
Islamic music Islamic music is Muslim religious music, as sung or played in public services or private devotions. The classic heartland of Islam is Arabia and the Middle East, North Africa and Egypt, Iran, Central Asia, India, and Pakistan.
Islamic Movement of Afghanistan Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Harakat-i-Islami-yi Afghanistan) is a political party and former faction of the Afghan Northern Alliance (United Front) in Afghanistan. It is led by Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Muhsini and other Shia who are not of the Hazara ethnic minority.
Islamic Movement of Central Asia The Islamic Movement of Central Asia (IMCA) is an Islamic terrorist organization headed by Tahir Yuldashev that has operated in Central Asia since its formation on 16 September 2002. Its objective is to create a pan-Central Asian Islamist theocracy.
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan The Islamic Movement of Kurdistan/Iraq (Arabic: بزووتنةوي ئيسلامي لة كوردستان/ عيرا Kurdish: Bizutnawai Islami le Kurdistân/Iraq) was founded in 1980 by Shaykh Uthman Abd-Aziz and several other Sunni mullahs who were all part of the non-political "Union of Religious Scholars" (Yaketi Mamostayani Ayni Islami). The party's main support comes from in and around that town of Halabjah.
Islamic Movement of Tajikistan The Islamic Movement of Tajikistan is the branch of the Islamic Movement of Central Asia, an Islamic terrorist organization, that operates in Tajikistan. The IMCA, and by extension the IMT, is affiliated with Al Qaeda.
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), also known as the Islamic Movement of Turkestan (IMT) and the Islamic Party of Turkestan (IPT), is an Islamic terrorist organization within the Islamic Movement of Central Asia that has operated in Uzbekistan since 1998.Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base The IMU's goal is to overthrow the Government of Uzbekistan and replace it with an Islamic State.
Islamic New Year The Muslim New Year is a cultural event which some Muslims partake on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic Calendar. Although there is no religious significance attached to this day, many Muslims use the day to remember the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the Hijra, or emigration, he made to the city now known as Medina.
Islamic Organization of Latin America The Islamic Organization of Latin America (IOLA), also known as the Organización Islámica Para América Latina (OIPAL), headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is considered the most active organization in Latin America in promoting Islamic affiliated endeavors. The IOLA holds events to promote the unification of Muslims living in Latin America, as well as the propagation of Islam.
Islamic party An Islamic party is a party that works for promoting Islam while an Islamic political party is a political party that promotes Islam as a political movement by offering nominees for election in a democracy - of which there are several in the Islamic world. They are important to distinguish from militant Islamic groups which may not necessarily run for election.
Islamic Party of Britain The Islamic Party of Britain was formed in 1989. They describe their founding purpose to have been to encourage public debate about the Islamic alternative to capitalism and communism, which they regard as failed ideologies.
Islamic Reformation Islamic Reformation is a broad, multidisciplinary movement to reform Islam, including Islamic society and daily living for Muslims. The idea of an Islamic reformation gained notoriety when it was endorsed by novelist Salman Rushdie in 2005.
Islamic Relief Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international relief and development organization, dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the world's poorest people. The organization has full-time offices in 25 countries and provides assistance in over 30 countries worldwide.
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRP; Tajik: Нашрияи Ҳизби Наҳзати Исломии Тоҷикистон; also known as the Islamic Renaissance of Tajikistan, the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, the Islamic Party of Revival, or simply the Islamic Renaissance Party) is an Islamist political party in Tajikistan. It is the only legal Islamist party in ex-Soviet Central Asia.
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, or IRIB, (Persian سازمان صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, Sāzmān-e Sedā va Sima-ye Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān) is the Iranian organization in control of radio and television.
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IR) is the national state-owned railway system of Iran. Raja Passenger Train Company is an associate of the IR and manages its passenger trains including international trains between Tehran and Istanbul and Tehran and Damascus.
Islamic Republic Party The Islamic Republic Party (حزب جمهوری اسلامی) was a political party in Iran, founded in 1979 by Mohammad Javad Bahonar, Mohammad Beheshti, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ali Khamenei, and Abdolkarim Mousavi-Ardabili, and included several supporters of the Islamic Republic government of Iran.
Islamic Republican party The Islamic Republican Party (IRP) was formed in mid-1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution. The party was formed by a group of ayatollahs close to Khomeini in order to mobalise popular support for the Islamic Republic.
Islamic Research Foundation The Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), is a registered non-profit public charitable trust based in Mumbai, India. Established in February 1991, the IRF promotes Islamic Da’wah through presentation, understanding and appreciation of Islam, as well as dispelling misconceptions about Islam.
Islamic science Islamic science is science in the context of traditional religious ideas of Islam, including its ethics and philosophy. The modern advancement of Islamic science can be seen as part of the broader movement of the Islamization of knowledge.
Islamic sexual jurisprudence Sexuality in Islam is largely described by the Qur'an, Islamic tradition, and religious leaders both past and present as being confined to marital relationships between men and women. While most traditions discourage celibacy, all encourage strict chastity and modesty with regards to any relationships across gender lines, holding forth that intimacy as perceived within Islam -- encompassing a swath of life more broad than strictly sex -- is largely to be reserved for marriage.
Islamic studies Islamic studies is an ambiguous term; in a non-Muslim context, it generally refers to the historical study of Muslim religion and culture. Academics from diverse disciplines participate and exchange ideas about predominantly Muslim societies, past and present.
Islamic symbols Islamic symbols are non-textual and non-verbal visual symbols that have been used, or are used, to express identification with Islam or a particular tradition within Islam, to evoke feelings of joy, sadness, devotion, etc., or even to stand for beliefs and ideas.
Islamic Saudi Academy The Islamic Saudi Academy is a prep school in Virginia, accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It has classes from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade, and has a current enrollment of more than 900 students.
Islamic Society of Central New York Mosque The Islamic Society of Central New York is a "purpose-built" Sunni mosque and Islamic community center located on Comstock Avenue in Syracuse, NY. Founded in 1981, the center serves the needs of Central New York's estimated 15,000 - 20,000 Muslims providing various services and outreach programs for the Muslim and non-Muslim community.
Islamic Society of North America The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), based in Plainfield, Indiana, is an umbrella group that describes itself as the largest Muslim organization in North America. Formed in 1963 by the Muslim BrotherhoodIn Search Of Friends Among The Foes U.
Islamic State of Iraq The Islamic State of Iraq was established in 2006 "to protect the Sunni Iraqi people and defend Islam, by the Pact of the Scented People". It is composed of a variety of insurgency groups, including the Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq, Conquering Army (Jeish al-Fatiheen), Army Squad of the Prophet Muhammad (Jund al-Sahaba), Brigades of Al-Tawhid Wal Sunnah, and Sunni tribes.
Islamic Studies Foundation The Islamic Studies Foundation (ISF) is a nationally known academic and political studies group based on the campus of University of California, San Diego. The Foundation specializes in critical examinations of worldwide Islamic violence and the psychological manifestations of Islamic adherents.
Islamic Thinkers Society The Islamic Thinkers Society is a radical islamic group based in New York City that seeks the goal of restoring the Islamic Caliphate to create what they call "an ideal Islamic society." They are located mainly in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, United States.
Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman The Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman (or Turkoman Islamic Union) is a political party in Iraq led by Abbas al-Bayati. It was formed in 1991 and participated in discussions with other exile groups before the invasion of Iraq].
Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen The Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen also known as the Seven Party Mujahideen Alliance was an Afghan organization formed in 1985 by the seven Afghan mujahideen parties fighting against the Soviet and Democratic Republic of Afghanistan forces in the Soviet-Afghan War. They fell into two categories, the fundamentalists: Islamic Party (Khalis), Islamic Party (Hekmatyar), Islamic Society (Rabbani), and Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan (Sayyaf), and the traditionalists: National Islamic Front for Afghanistan (Gailani), Afghanistan National Liberation Front (Mojaddedi), and Islamic Revolutionary Forces (Mohammadi).
Islamic University in Uganda The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) is a university for advanced study of Islam based in Mbale, Uganda. It was created at the decision of the second summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) 1974 and inaugurated in February 1988.
Islamic University of Bangladesh Islamic University of Bangladesh is a university in Bangladesh sponsored by the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Abdul Hady Talukdar, President of the Governing Body of the Islamic Academy of Cambridge, UK's Bangladesh Chapter, served as a member of the committee on establishment of the university.
Islamic University of Madinah The Islamic University of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah was founded by the government of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree in the year 1381 AH with the intention to spread the teachings of Wahhabi Islam all over the world. It is located in the holy city of Medina (Madinah).
Islamic University of Technology ) is basically an educational and research institution. The main objective of the university is to help generally in human resource development in Member States of the OIC], particularly in different fields of engineering, technology and technical education.
Islamic veil controversy in France Referred to in France as l'affaire du voile (the veil affair), l'affaire du voile islamique (the Islamic veil affair), and l'affaire du foulard (the scarf affair) among other bynames, the controversy over Islamic women's clothing has rocked France since the mid-1990s, especially pertaining to the wearing of the veil in French public schools. The debate raises questions as to:
Islamic view of Jesus Islam holds Jesus ( `Īsā) to have been a messenger and a prophet of God and the Messiah (The concept of prophecy in Islam is broader than Judaism and Christianity since Muslims distinguish between "messengers" and "prophets". Unlike prophets, messengers are assured of success.
Islamic view of Jesus' death The issue of Jesus' death is important to Muslims because it differentiates their concept of Jesus from Christians, to whom the death of Jesus is paramount. While there is some dispute, most Muslims believe Jesus did not die but was raised to heaven by God.
Islamic view of Joseph Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف, also Yousef, Yousuf, Youssef, Yusef, Yossef or Yosef) is a prophet in the Qur'an, the holy scriptures of Islam. The figure corresponds to the character from the Jewish texts and the Christian Bible as Joseph and is the Arabic variant of that name.
Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party (Al-Fadhila Party) is an Iraqi political party. It follows ayatollah Muhammad Ya`qubi a student of Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and thus represent a branch of the Sadrist Movement, however the party is not affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr and is in fact a rival to his branch of the Sadrists.
Islamic-American Zakat Foundation The Islamic-American Zakat Foundation was founded in 1986 to assess, collect and distribute Muslim obligatory and voluntary charity (called zakat and sadaqa) primarily to aid the poor and needy in America. Affiliated with Local Independent Charities, it is included in a number of workplace campaigns including the Combined Federal Campaign and the United Way.
Islamica Magazine Islamica Magazine is a quarterly magazine incorporated in the United States with editorial offices in Amman, Jordan, Cambridge, MA and London, UK. The magazine's concept and relaunch were achieved through the efforts of Sohail Nakhooda, a Jordan based LSE graduate who was also the first Muslim to study Christian theology at the Vatican.
Islamicization in Iran Islamicization in post-conquest Iran, a long process by which Islam was gradually adopted by the majority population, occurred as a result of the Islamic conquest of Persia. On the other hand Iranians have maintained some of their pre-Islamic traditions and adalted them with Islamic codes.
Islamictorrents Islamictorrents (often referred to as IT) is a BitTorrent tracker that focuses mainly on Islamic and Islam related materials. Their tracker handles requests and tracks videos, audio files, Islamic lectures, Qur'an files, Islamic software, books and particularly documentaries relating to Islam.
Islamisk Trossamfund The Islamic Society in Denmark (Danish: Islamisk Trossamfund) is a Muslim religious organisation in Denmark led by Ahmad Abu Laban, which has played a significant role in bringing international Muslim attention to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, bringing a 43 page dossier, in order to ferment controversy in the Middle East.
Islamism Islamism is a neologism, denoting a political ideology that holds that Islam is not only a religion to be practiced by individuals, but a political system. The idea is similar to the differentiation between Judaism and zionism, with its fulfilled pursuit of a single Jewish state.
Islamist (term) Islamist is a term often used to refer to Muslims who are fundamentalist in their theology and willing to consider political organizing and/or violent action to bring about a world consistent with that theology. Islamists often differ drastically on their attitude to democracy, political party organizing, and the state itself.
Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in 2006 On Friday 3 February 2006, in response to the publication of editorial cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005, the extremist UK-based Islamist groups al Ghurabaa and The Saviour Sect staged a controversial protest march] from [[London Central Mosque near Marylebone Station to the Danish Embassy near Knightsbridge tube.
Islamist terrorism Islamist terrorism is terrorism done to further Islam as believed by its supporters and practitioners; the neologism Islamism is often used in the West to describe the political goals of the phenomenon. Fred Halliday, a British academic specialist on the Middle East, argues that most Muslims consider these acts to be egregious violations of Islam's lawsHalliday, Fred: Islam and the Myth of Confrontation: Religion and Politics in the Middle East (New York: I.
Islamization Islamization (also spelt Islamisation, see spelling differences) or Islamification means the process of a society's conversion to the religion of Islam, or a neologism meaning an increase in observance by an already Muslim society. The English synonyms, mohammedanisation and muslimization, in use since before 1940 (e.
Islamization of knowledge Islamization of knowledge is a term which describes a variety of attempts and approaches to synthesize the ethics of Islam with various fields of modern thought. Its end product would be a new ijma ("consensus") among Muslims on an appropriate fiqh ("jurisprudence") and a scientific method that did not violate Islamic ethical norms.
IslamIFC The Islamic International Foundation of Cooperation (IslamIFC) is a nonprofit, non governmental organization that partners with North American Muslims, non-Muslims and organizations. It promotes mutual understanding and cultural exchange.
Islamofascism Islamofascism is a controversial neologism suggesting an association of the ideological or operational characteristics of certain modern Islamist movements with European fascist movements of the early 20th century, neofascist movements, or totalitarianism. Organizations that have been labeled "Islamofascist" include Al-Qaeda (and its supporters such as the Salafi Group for Preaching and Combat, JI in Indonesia, etc.
Islamophobia Islamophobia is a controversial neologism defined as the phenomenonEdward Kessler, Neil Wenborn, A Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-82692-6 p.429 of prejudice against or demonization of Muslims, which manifests itself in general negative attitudes, violence, harassment, discrimination, and stereotyping (particularly vilification in the media).
Island (novel) Island (ISBN 0-06-008549-5) is a novel by Aldous Huxley that was first published in 1962. It is the account of Will Farnaby, a cynical journalist and would-be poet who is shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala.
Island arc An island arc is a type of archipelago formed by plate tectonics as one oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another and produces magma. Island arcs that develop along the edges of a continent (for example, large parts of the Andes/ Central American/ Canadian mountain chain) may be known as a volcanic arc, though most people find the distinction of little benefit.
Island at the Top of the World The Island at the Top of the World is a 1974 film starring David Hartman and Donald Sinden as explorers who embark upon a journey in a blimp to find a mythic settlement of Vikings still living in a volcanic region near the North Pole. The novel set the location as Prince Patrick Island.
Island biogeography The study of island biogeography is a field within biogeography that attempts to establish and explain the factors that affect the species diversity of a particular community. In this context the island can be any area of habitat surrounded by areas unsuitable for the species on the island; not just true islands surrounded by ocean, but also mountains surrounded by deserts, lakes surrounded by dry land, forest fragments surrounded by human-altered landscapes.
Island Beach State Park Island Beach State Park is a New Jersey state park located just south of Seaside Park on the Barnegat Peninsula in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
Island class patrol vessel The 'Island' class was developed as a result of the Royal Navy's experiences in the so called Cod War with Iceland, and the success of HMS Jura in fishery protection patrols. The class was designed along the lines of the fishing trawlers they were built to protect.
Island country An island country is a country that is wholly confined to an island or island group, and has no territory on the mainland of a continent. Forty-seven of the world's countries are island countries, including most of the smallest ones.
Island Council (Pitcairn) The Island Council is the legislative body of the Pitcairn Islands. It also doubles as the court of the British dependency, making it one of the few bodies in the world to possess both legislative and judicial authority.
Island East Island East is a residential, commercial and recreational complex in Eastern District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, which consists of Taikoo Place, Taikoo Shing, Cityplaza, Island Place, etc. The complex is owned and managed by Swire Properties.
Island Exchange Island Exchange is a kind of stock exchange. The Island Exchange is an electronic order-matching system that gives brokerage firms the power to electronically display and match stock orders for retail and institutional investors.
Island Express (train) The Island Express is a common name used for the 6525 Bangalore-Kanyakumari and 6526 Kanyakumari-Bangalore Express train run by the Indian Railways. It is a daily train and covers its distance in an overnight plus a midday journey.
Island gigantism Island gigantism is a biological phenomenon by which the size of animals isolated on an island increases dramatically over generations. It is a form of natural selection in which bigger size provides a survival advantage (see Bergmann's Rule).
Island groups of the Philippines The Philippines is divided into three island groups of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Luzon and Mindanao are named after their main islands of the same names, while the Visayas (the Visayan Islands) is an archipelago.
Island Gardens Island Gardens is a public park located at the southern end of the Isle of Dogs - hence the name 'Island' - in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on the north bank of the River Thames. The park was formally opened on 3 August 1895 by prominent local politician Will Crooks - one of many local improvements he instigated.
Island hopping Island hopping is a term that has several different definitions as it is applied in various fields. Generally, the term refers to the means of crossing an ocean by a series of shorter journeys between islands, as opposed to a single journey directly across the ocean to the destination.
Island Head (Queensland) Island Head is at the northern end of a mountainous peninsula on the Central Queensland coast between Yeppoon and St Lawrence. It has two natural harbours, Port Clinton in the south and Island Head Creek in the north.
Island in the Sun (film) Island in the sun is a 1957 film that stars an ensemble cast including Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Harry Belafonte, and James Mason. The cast includes also Joan Fontaine, Michael Rennie, Diana Wynyard, and Stephen Boyd.
Island Kingdoms of Faerûn The Island Kingdoms of Faerûn are fictional island realms, spread out across the continent of Faerûn. Mainly located in the vast Trackless Sea, the equivalent of the Atlantic Ocean, the islands are small, but significant, as both the home and main place of worship of the elves, Evermeet, and of the gnomes, Lantan.
Island Lake (Manitoba) Island Lake is a lake in northeastern Manitoba in Canada, near the Ontario border. The lake covers a total area of 1,223 square kilometers, making it the 6th largest lake in the provinceAtlas of Canada — Lakes.
Island Lake, Nevada Island Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. It is located in a hanging valley above Lamoille Canyon near the Road's End Trailhead, at approximately 40°36.
Island Life (Fluke song) "Island Life" is the first single by the English electronic music band Fluke. Paving the way for the career of one of the longest running electronic groups, pressings of this record are now very hard to obtain.
Island Night Lizard The Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana) is a night lizard native to three of the Channel Islands of California: San Nicolas Island, Santa Barbara Island and San Clemente Island. The San Clemente community is a recognized subspecies, the San Clemente Night Lizard, or Xantusia riversiana reticulata.
Island of California The Island of California refers to a long-held European misconception, dating from the 16th century, that California was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from the continent by the Gulf of California.
Island of Lost Souls (song) "Island Of Lost Souls/Dragonfly" is the first single released from The Hunter by American punk band Blondie (band). The success of the reggae hit "The Tide is High" encouraged Blondie to write another reggae song, however the band had come under scrutiny and they were unable to revive the success of the previous album.
Island of Montreal The Island of Montreal (in French, île de Montréal), in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus (Laval) by the Rivière des Prairies.
Island of stability The island of stability is a term from nuclear physics that describes the possibility of elements with particularly stable "magic numbers" of protons and neutrons. This would allow certain isotopes of some transuranic elements to be far more stable than others, that is: decay much more slowly.
Island of the Lizard King Island of the Lizard King (ISBN 0-14-031743-0) is a role-playing gamebook, written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by Allan Langford and originally published in 1984. The book is part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series, numbered 7 in the original Puffin printing and 17 in the recent Wizard reissuing.
Island of Time The Island of Time is a fictional island in the video game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, which takes place almost entirely on the island. Although the location of the island is never stated, in the opening scene of Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones the Prince mentions that it takes four weeks to travel from Babylon to the island (using only a sail boat), placing the island no further then outside the Indian Ocean.
Island Oak The Island Oak (Quercus tomentella), also known as Island Live Oak or Channel Islands Oak, is an oak in the section Protobalanus. Island Oak is native to six islands off the coast of California, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Catalina, San Clemente, and Guadalupe islands.
Island Park Drive (Ottawa) Island Park Drive is a short, but important and scenic, north-south street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is one of several parkways in Ottawa administered by the National Capital Commission providing scenic routes throughout Canada's capital region.
Island Pond (Derry, New Hampshire) Island Pond is a 500-acre water body located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Derry, Hampstead and Atkinson. The pond is near the head of the Spicket River watershed, which feeds the Merrimack River in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Island restoration The ecological restoration of islands, or island restoration, is the application of the principles of ecological restoration to islands and island groups. Islands, due to their isolation, are home to many of the world's endemic species, as well as important breeding grounds for seabirds and some marine mammals.
Island Records Island Records is record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. It was based in England for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group of the United States and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group.
Island Scrub Jay The Island Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma insularis) is one of five species of Aphelocoma jay native to North America and is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. It is closely related to the Western Scrub Jay found on the adjacent mainland but differs in being larger, more brightly colored, and having a markedly stouter bill.
Island Shangri-La Island Shangri-La is one of the hotels under the Shangri-La Hotels (香格里拉酒店及度假酒店集團) group, the largest Asian-based hotel chain. It is located on top of Pacific Place and adjacent to JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong and Conrad Hotel in Admiralty, Central and Western District.
Island Sports Center The Island Sports Center Ice Arena is a 1,200-seat hockey rink on the western tip of Neville Island in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Robert Morris University Colonials ice hockey team, as well as many other collegiate and youth hockey programs, including Duquesne University and Chatham College's hockey programs, and the Pittsburgh Force Junior-A NAHL.
Island tameness Island tameness is the tendency of many populations and species of animals living on isolated islands to lose their wariness of potential predators, particularly of large animals. The term is partly synonymous with ecological naĂŻvete, which also has a wider meaning referring to the loss of defensive behaviors and adaptations needed to deal with these "new" predators.
Island Thrush The Island Thrush, (Turdus poliocephalus) is a common and highly variable forest bird from the thrush family. Almost 50 subspecies have been described from Taiwan to Samoa, and exhibiting a great deal of variation in plumage.
Island Trees High School The Island Trees High School is a coeducational 9-12 high school located at 59 Straight Lane, Levittown, New York, 11756 on Long Island. It is a part of the Island Trees Union Free School District, about 40 miles east of Manhattan.
Islandmagee Islandmagee (in Irish: Oileán Mhic Aodha, ie Magee’s island/peninsula) is a peninsula on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located between the towns of Larne and Carrickfergus. It is part of the Larne Borough Council area and is a sparsely populated rural community with a long history since the mesolithic period.
Islands (restaurant) Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks (also known simply as Islands) is a casual dining restaurant chain founded in Southern California and specializing in gourmet hamburgers and specialty drinks, with a tropical theme.
Islands in the Net Islands in the Net, a 1988 science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling, offers a view of an early 21st century world apparently peaceful with delocalised, networking corporations. The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in the places off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck part of Africa.

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