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Sadr, Moktada al-

(Encyclopedia) Sadr, Moktada or Moqtada al-Sadr, Moktada or Moqtada al-m&oobreve;khˈtädä ä-säˈdər [key], 1973?–, Iraqi Shiite cleric. The son of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, who was…

Muhammad Abduh

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad Abduh 1849–1905, Egyptian Muslim religious reformer. His encounter in 1872 with Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, in the Cairo mosque-university of al-Azhar, led to his transition from…

Nimeiri, Muhammed Jaafar al-

(Encyclopedia) Nimeiri or Nimeiry, Muhammed Jaafar al-Nimeiri or Nimeiry, Muhammed Jaafar al-m&oomacr;hämˈmäd jäfärˈ äl-nĭmārˈē [key], 1930–, Sudanese army officer and politician. Early active in…

Kuwait

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Kuwait or KowaitKowaitk&oobreve;wātˈ [key], officially State of Kuwait, constitutional emirate (2015 est. pop. 3,936,000), 6,177 sq mi (16,000 sq km), NE Arabian peninsula,…

Brewer's: al Adha

(the slit-eared). The swiftest of Mahomet's camels. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Adhab-al-CabrAdfiliate A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…

Al Hirt Biography

Al Hirt(Alois Maxwell Hirt)Age: 76 prolific musician known as “The King of the Trumpet.” Among his many achievements were a 1963 Grammy for his hit “Java” and the honor of playing at…

Al Qaeda Offshoots

The following table lists terrorist groups that have grown out of Al Qaeda, along with where the groups are active and their main tactics or targets…

Al Ciraldo Biography

Al CiraldoAge: 76 the voice of Georgia Tech football and basketball from 1954-93, whose "toe meets leather" line before kickoffs became a college football trademark; after doing play-by-…

Al Braverman Biography

Al BravermanAge: 78 fixture on the boxing scene, spending the last two decades as Don King's aide; unbeaten as a heavyweight from 1938–41; of complications from diabetesDied: Yonkers, N.Y.,…

Al Copeland Biography

founder of "Popeyes"Died: March 23, 2008 (Germany) Best Known as: founder of "Popeyes" fried chicken fast food chain “Popeyes.“ He started the business with…