Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Futuwwa (Arabic: فتوة, \"young-manliness\" or \"chivalry\") is a Sufi term that has some similarities to chivalry and virtue. It was also a name of ethical urban organizations or \"guilds\" in medieval Muslim realms that emphasised honesty, peacefulness, gentleness, generosity, avoidance of complaint and hospitality in life. According to Ibn Battuta, a member was called fata (youth, pl. fityan) and group leaders were called akhi.In modern day Egypt, the term is used for youths who try to do quasi-chivalrous acts such as helping others resist intimidation by rival group."@en }
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- Futuwwa abstract "Futuwwa (Arabic: فتوة, \"young-manliness\" or \"chivalry\") is a Sufi term that has some similarities to chivalry and virtue. It was also a name of ethical urban organizations or \"guilds\" in medieval Muslim realms that emphasised honesty, peacefulness, gentleness, generosity, avoidance of complaint and hospitality in life. According to Ibn Battuta, a member was called fata (youth, pl. fityan) and group leaders were called akhi.In modern day Egypt, the term is used for youths who try to do quasi-chivalrous acts such as helping others resist intimidation by rival group.".