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The Koran/Sura LXXIV — The Enwrapped
Sura LXXIV — The Enwrapped[25]Mecca — 55 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O THOU, ENWRAPPED in thy mantle! Arise and warn! Thy Lord—magnify Him! Thy raiment—…Who Are the Taliban?
Their history and their resurgence Infoplease Atlas: Afghanistan Taliban ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef seated in front of Taliban militia members. Source/AP Photos If a man fears…June 2017 Current Events: World News
Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the 15 world…Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah
(Encyclopedia) Khomeini, Ayatollah RuhollahKhomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollahkhōmāˈnē [key], 1900–1989, Iranian Shiite religious leader. Educated in Islam at home and in theological schools, in the 1950s…Reza Shah Pahlevi
(Encyclopedia) Reza Shah PahleviReza Shah Pahlevirēˈzä shä päˈləvē [key], 1878–1944, shah of Iran (1925–41). He began his career as an army officer and gained a reputation for valor and leadership.…Sheba, region, Arabian Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Sheba, biblical name of a region, called in Arabic Saba, of S Arabia, including present-day Yemen and the Hadhramaut. Its inhabitants were called Sabaeans or Sabeans. According to some…Selected Worldwide Religious Sites
—By Kate Pritchard Amritsar, India: Site of the Golden Temple (Sikhism). Axum, Ethiopia: Church of St. Mary of Zion (Ethiopian Orthodox), where the Ark of the Covenant is believed to be kept.…Light Heavyweight
1903 Jack Root,George Gardner1903–05 Bob Fitzsimmons1905–12 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien11912–16 Jack Dillon1916–20 Battling Levinsky1920–22 Georges Carpentier1923 Battling Siki1923–25 Mike…2006 Nobel Prize Winners
Peace: Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh) and the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh for “their efforts to create economic and social development from below”Literature: Orhan Pamuk (Turkey) “who in the…The Koran/Sura LXXIII — The Enfolded
Sura LXXIII — The Enfolded[32]Mecca — 20 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O THOU ENFOLDED in thy mantle, Stand up all night, except a small portion of it, for…Trending
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