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Pacino, Al
(Encyclopedia) Pacino, Al (Alberto Pacino)Pacino, Alpəchēˈnō [key], 1940–, American actor, b. New York City, studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Actors Studio, New York City. Known for his…Al-taschith
(Encyclopedia) Al-taschith: see Aijeleth Shahar.Al-Jadida
(Encyclopedia) Al-Jadida: see El Jadida, Morocco.Fayyum, Al
(Encyclopedia) Fayyum, Al: see Faiyum, El, Egypt.Falluja, Al
(Encyclopedia) Falluja, Al Falluja, Al äl fäl&oomacr;ˈjə [key], town, Anbar prov., central Iraq, on the Euphrates…Capone, Al
(Encyclopedia) Capone, Al (Alfonso or Alphonse Capone)Capone, Alkəpōnˈ [key], 1899–1947, American gangster, b. Naples, Italy. Brought up in New York City, he became connected with organized crime and…Young, Al
(Encyclopedia) Young, Al (Albert James), 1939-2021, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley (BA, 1969), African-American poet, b. Ocean Springs, Ms. The son of…Al-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohen
(Encyclopedia) Al-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-KohenAl-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohenäl-fäˈsē [key], 1013–1103, prominent Jewish Talmudic scholar of the very late Gaonic period, b. near Fès, N Africa. He…Hallaj, Hussein ibn Mansur al-
(Encyclopedia) Hallaj, Hussein ibn Mansur al-Hallaj, Hussein ibn Mansur al-h&oomacr;sānˈ ĭbn mäns&oobreve;rˈ [key], 857–922, Arabic-speaking Persian Muslim mystic and poet popularly known…Bakr, Ahmad Hasan al-
(Encyclopedia) Bakr, Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr, Ahmad Hasan al-äkhmädˈ häsänˈ äl-bäkˈər [key], 1914–82, president of Iraq (1968–79). He served as an officer in the Iraqi army but was forced to retire (1958…