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• n  the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

• Rick sets himself up as a kind of chieftain or caliph in his isolated, autonomous, amoral fiefdom, where he rules absolutely.
• In the end, Abu Bakr was named the first caliph.
• Abd-Er-Rahman III (891-961), caliph of Crdoba: "I have now reigned above 50 years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies.

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News & Articles

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• Shine a light; Epic's downside; More press freedom
  Out of Prison, Into the Light,2/14/2014). Please thank Caliph Muab-el for sharing his story.
  March 8, 2014 - Isthmus
• Militant grip transforms, terrorizes Syrian city
  BEIRUT (AP) — Once a vibrant, religiously mixed community, Syria's eastern city of Raqqa is now a shell of its former self, terrorized by hard-line militants who have turned it into the nucleus of their vision for the Islamic caliphate they hope one day to establish in Syria and Iraq.
  March 7, 2014 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Al-Qaida breakaway group transforms Syrian city into nucleus of Islamic state it aspires to
  Once a vibrant, religiously mixed community, Syria's eastern city of Raqqa is now a shell of its former self, terrorized by hard-line militants who have turned it into the nucleus of their vision for the Islamic caliphate they hope one day to establish in Syria and Iraq.
  March 7, 2014 - Fox News