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Majid, Ali Hassan al-
(Encyclopedia) Majid, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Ali Hassan al-äˈlē hāˈsän äl-mäjēdˈ [key], 1941–2010, Iraqi general and Ba'athist, cousin of Saddam Hussein. After Hussein took power (1979), Majid played a…Ba'ath party
(Encyclopedia) Ba'ath partyBa'ath partybäˈäth [key], Arab political party, in Syria and in Iraq. Founded in Damascus in 1941 with an ideology of secularism, socialism, and pan-Arab unionism, it was…Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
(Encyclopedia) Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, 1980–, emir of Qatar (2013–). The fourth son of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, he became heir apparent when his older brother Jasmin renounced his claim to…Abdül Aziz
(Encyclopedia) Abdül Aziz. For Ottoman sultans thus named, use Abd al-Aziz.Abdül Hamid
(Encyclopedia) Abdül Hamid. For Ottoman sultans thus named, use Abd al-Hamid.Abd al-Rahman
(Encyclopedia) Abd al-Rahman. For Muslim rulers thus named, use Abd ar-Rahman.Hariri
(Encyclopedia) Hariri (Abu Muhammad al-Kasim al-Hariri)Haririhärēˈrē [key], 1054–1122, Arab writer of Basra. His principal work is one of the most popular of Arabic books. It is called Makamat […Abd al-Hamid I
(Encyclopedia) Abd al-Hamid IAbd al-Hamid Iäbˌdäl-hämēdˈ [key] or AbdülhamitAbdülhamitTurk. äbdülˈhämēdˈ [key], 1725–89, Ottoman sultan (1774–89), brother and successor of Mustafa III. His reign, one…Chamberlain, John
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain, John, 1927–2011, American sculptor, b. Rochester, Ind. In the late 1950s, Chamberlain became known for his welded abstract assemblages of smashed automobile parts and…Orontes
(Encyclopedia) OrontesOrontesōrŏnˈtēs [key], Arab. Nahr al-Asi, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in the northern part of the Al Biqa valley, Lebanon, and flowing generally N through Syria, then…Trending
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