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Brewer's: Giaffir

(Djaf-fir). Pacha of Abydos, and father of Zuleika. He tells her he intends to marry her to Kara Osman Ogloo, governor of Magnesia; but Zuleika has betrothed herself to her cousin Selim.…

Brewer's: Naraka

The hell of the Hindus. It has twenty-eight divisions, in some of which the victims are mangled by ravens and owls; in others they will be doomed to swallow cakes boiling hot, or walk over…

Project Runway: Season One

Notable challenges included designing a dress from items in a supermarket and imagining fashion from the year 2050 by Mark Hughes Heidi Klum Project Runway Quizzes Project…

Turkmenistan

(Encyclopedia) CE5 TurkmenistanTurkmenistant&oomacr;rkmyĕˌnyĭstänˈ [key], republic (2015 est. pop. 5,565,000), 188,455 sq mi (488,100 sq km), central Asia. It borders on Afghanistan and Iran…

Euphrates

(Encyclopedia) EuphratesEuphratesy&oomacr;frāˈtēz [key], Turkish Frat, Arabic Al Furat, river of SW Asia, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Kara and the Murad rivers, E…

Kyrgyzstan Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Kyrgyzstan Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Kyrgyz Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYAccording to…

Turkistan

(Encyclopedia) Turkistan or TurkestanTurkistanboth: tûrkˌĭstănˈ, –stänˈ [key], historic region of central Asia. Western, or Russian, Turkistan extended from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Chinese…

Timeline of Kennedy Tragedies

by Beth Rowen Read about the many tragedies that have struck the Kennedy family, including John Kennedy's assassination and the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in a…