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Entertainment News from February 2000

6Richard Gere and girlfriend Cary Lowell, former star of Law & Order, welcome their first child, a son, Homer James Jigme Gere, who weighed in at 8 pounds, 12 ounces. It's the first child…

Entertainment News from November 1999

1The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Will Smith and Barry Sonnenfeld have agreed to put the kibosh on plans for a Muhammad Ali film. Sony plans to keep the project in development, with…

1996 Olympics

AtlantaTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryBadmintonBeach VolleyballCanoeingCanoe SlalomCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoModern…

Ottoman Empire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Ottoman Empire (c.1683) Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empireŏtˈəmən [key], vast state founded in the late 13th cent. by Turkish tribes in Anatolia and ruled by the descendants of Osman…

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr

  The month of fasting For more on Islamic history and culture, see the Islam Primer. For more than a billion Muslims, Ramadan is a time of prayer, fasting, and charity. Related Links Major Islamic…

Most Wanted Terrorists

The FBI's newest tactic (Images Source/FBI) Related Links Al-QaedaOsama bin Laden is SEALed and DeliveredHezbollahTerrorism Around the WorldTerrorist Trouble SpotsInt'l Terrorist…

Buyid

(Encyclopedia) BuyidBuyidb&oomacr;ˈyĭd [key], Shiite Islamic dynasty of N Persian descent that controlled Iraq and Persia from c.945 to 1060; founded by the sons of Buyeh. In the 930s, Buyeh's…

Thousand and One Nights

(Encyclopedia) Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights, series of anonymous stories in Arabic, considered as an entity to be among the classics of world literature. The cohesive plot device…

Adonis, Syrian poet

(Encyclopedia) Adonis or Adunis, pen name of Ali Ahmad Said Esber, 1930–, Syrian poet and essayist, generally considered the Arab world's greatest living poet. He began writing poetry in the 1950s.…

The World’s Most-Wanted Fugitives

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for these infamous figures by Beth Rowen Joseph Kony, photo by Joram JojoRelated Links Top Ten Human Rights…