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Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah

(Encyclopedia) Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 1937–, emir of Kuwait (2020–). He was governor of the Hawalli region (1962–78), then served as interior minister (1978–88), defense minister (1988–91),…

Mansur, al-, d. 775, 2d Abbasid caliph

(Encyclopedia) Mansur, al-Mansur, al-äl-mäns&oobreve;rˈ [key] [Arab.,=the victorious], d. 775, 2d Abbasid caliph (754–75) and founder of the city of Baghdad. His name was in full Abu Jafar abd-…

Arish, Al

(Encyclopedia) Arish, AlArish, Aläl ärēshˈ [key], town (1986 pop. 67,337), NE Egypt, in the Sinai peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fishing port and a military and administrative center;…

El Jadida

(Encyclopedia) El Jadida El Jadida ĕl jädēˈdə [key] or Al-Jadida Al-Jadida…

Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah

(Encyclopedia) Jaber al-Ahmad al-SabahJaber al-Ahmad al-Sabahjāˈbĕr är-äkhˈmäd ä-säbäˈ [key], 1926–2006, emir of Kuwait (1977–2006). A member of Kuwait's ruling Sabah family, he was the third son of…

Jaafari, Ibrahim al-

(Encyclopedia) Jaafari, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Ibrahim al-ēbrähēmˈ äl-jäˈfärē [key], 1947–, Iraqi political leader, b. Karbala as Ibrahim al-Eshaiker. A Shiite, a physician, and the leader of the Dawa…

July 2004

WorldPowell Visits Sudan (July 1): U.S. secretary of state and Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the UN, urge government to rein in the Arab militias in Darfur.Hussein Appears in Court (July 1…

Electoral College v. The People

Who elects the president? by David Johnson Related Links The Electoral College The Conventions Campaign 2016 The presidential…

Baladhuri, al-

(Encyclopedia) Baladhuri, al-Baladhuri, al-äl-bäläˈᵺ&oobreve;rē [key], d. c.892, Arab historian. One of the most important Arab historians, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and enjoyed great…

Shafi'i, al-

(Encyclopedia) Shafi'i, al- (Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i), 767–820, Islamic jurist. Raised and educated in Mecca and Medina, he taught in Egypt and Baghdad. His teachings laid the…