Unlike earlier anti-colonial movements, Islamic Jihad directed its attacks against what it believed were " apostate " leaders of Muslim states, leaders who held secular leanings or who had introduced or promoted Western / foreign ideas and practices into Islamic societies.

Unlike Muslim countries that observe a three-day festival, Eid al-Adha is only observed on one day in Burma.

Unlike Toulouse, where Odo had won by achieving complete surprise over the Muslim forces when he relieved the city in 721, this time his forces were forced to face the Muslim cavalry in open battle and were utterly destroyed.

Unlike other Muslim reformers, the Mahdi did not advocate the application of ijtihad but " claimed to receive direct inspiration from God ", so that his own proclamations superseded traditional jurisprudence.

Unlike the older, ethnic churches, these evangelical Protestants began to engage with the ethnic Persian Muslim community.

Unlike the original PML which ended in 1958 when General Ayub Khan banned all political parties, each subsequent Muslim League was in some way propped by the military dictators of the time: Ayub Khan, General Zia-ul-Haq and General Pervez Musharraf.

Unlike the other deported Muslim groups, the Meskhetians have not been rehabilitated nor permitted to return to their homeland.

Unlike the original PML which ended in 1958 when General Ayub Khan banned all political parties, each subsequent Muslim League was in some way propped by the military dictators of the time: Ayub Khan, General Zia-ul-Haq and General Pervez Musharraf.

Unlike Ali however, he was a devout Muslim.

Unlike other Muslim League stalwarts of India, he did not leave his hometown immediately for the newly established Pakistan.

Unlike Khomeini in Iran, bin Laden has six focuses foreign policy goals: ( 1 ) end U. S. aid to Israel ; ( 2 ) U. S. withdrawal from Arabian peninsula ; ( 3 ) end of U. S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan ; ( 4 ) end of U. S. support for Muslim oppression by China, Russia, India, etc.

Granada Cathedral Unlike most cathedrals in Spain, construction of this cathedral had to await the acquisition of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada from its Muslim rulers in 1492 ; while its very early plans had Gothic designs, such as are evident in the Royal Chapel of Granada by Enrique Egas, the construction of the church in the main occurred at a time when Renaissance designs were supplanting the Gothic regnant in Spanish architecture of prior centuries.

Unlike neighbouring Kalyan, Muslim population of Dombivli is negligible.

Unlike the Muslim Bulgarians in the Central and Eastern Rhodopes, who usually have a Bulgarian identity and are mostly secular Muslims, non-religious or have even adopted Christianity, the ones living on the western fringes of the Rhodopes ( in the provinces of Pazardzhik and Blagoevgrad ) are strongly religious and have preserved the Muslim name system, customs and clothing.

Unlike the opposition led by renowned Muslim leader Abul Kalam Azad to oppose the division of India, Cornelius felt that that the re-creation of the Muslim homeland in India was one of key solution to ill-treatment of Muslims by the British government and the among the leaders of the Congress Party of India, while at same time he revived the nationalism spirit.

* Unlike most of the other Muslim countries, the greeting as-salamu alaykum is not used as the common greeting word in Tunisia.

Unlike Ghana, Mali was a Muslim kingdom, and under it, the gold-salt trade continued.

Unlike the great savannah empires, of which Oyo may not be called a successor since it was a successor of Ife, there was little if any Muslim influence in the empire.

Unlike other Muslim authorities, the Fatimids accepted in their administration, not on criteria of tribal, ethnic or even religious, but primarily on merit and competence.

Unlike other parts of the world, mobility is sometimes possible within sub-castes, but not across caste lines.

Unlike other ancient Near Eastern gods, the Hebrew God is portrayed as unitary and solitary ; consequently, the Hebrew God's principal relationships are not with other gods, but with the world, and more specifically, with the people He created.

Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a certain relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of the Earth.

Unlike its predecessors, in which competitors navigated the Caledonian Canal, the 2012 race will entail a complete circumnavigation of Britain making it, without doubt, the toughest endurance powerboat race in the world.

Unlike Aquinas's preponderant view on the salvation of the soul from original sin, Locke believes man's mind comes into this world as tabula rasa.

Unlike Aquinas ' preponderant view on the salvation of the soul from original sin, Locke believed man comes into this world with a mind that is basically a tabula rasa.

Unlike in a purely cyberpunk game, in the Shadowrun world, magic exists and has " worked " since 2011.

“ Unlike the present Sangha, the original Sangha viewed itself as following the mission laid down by the Master, viz, to go forth ‘… on tour for the blessing of the manyfolk, for the happiness of the manyfolk out of compassion for the world, for the welfare, the blessing, the happiness of deva and men "

Unlike myth, which is a means of explaining the natural world through means other than logical criticism, scientific tradition was inherited from Socrates, who proposed critical discussion, according to Popper.

Unlike the eternal and unchanging cycles of time, he believed the world was bounded by the celestial spheres, and thus magnitude was only finitely multiplicative.

Unlike many of the major world religions, Sikhism does not have missionaries, instead it believes men have the freedom to find their own path to salvation.

Unlike most other places in Western Europe, and the world, Venice has become widely known for its element of elegant decay.

Unlike rice, wheat production is more widespread globally though China's share is almost one-sixth of the world.

Unlike the diffusion of paper, however, printing techniques never spread to the Islamic world.

Unlike the darker feel of From the Ashes, where the Flanaess was overrun by evil, Moore returned to Gygax's world of adventure.

Unlike most other places in the world, the rickshaw is used to travel short distances.

) Unlike the throat singers in other regions of the world, particularly Tibet, Mongolia and Tuva, the Inuit performers are usually women who sing only duets in a kind of entertaining contest to see who can outlast the other.

Unlike many of the characters in the novel, he does not have an " Other World " counterpart, saying that unlike other creatures in the world, cats can " keep themselves together ".

Unlike dibias, spiritual students do not see the spiritual world and are not even in need to do so.

Unlike in the UNIX world, where different file extensions are used, when linking against file in Windows one must first know if it is a regular static library or an import library.

Unlike most first-person shooters, in which a dozen or more separate, self-contained ' maps ' typically make up the game world, the game world in Operation Flashpoint consists of large fictitious islands.

Unlike others, this group was able to find fans in other parts of the world through their eroge and anime themes.