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Wahhabi

(Encyclopedia) Wahhabi or WahabiWahhabiwähäˈbē [key], reform movement in Islam, originating in Arabia; adherents of the movement usually refer to themselves as Muwahhidun [unitarians]. It was founded…

Hyder Ali

(Encyclopedia) Hyder Ali: see Haidar Ali.

Shere Ali

(Encyclopedia) Shere Ali: see Sher Ali.

Ali, Irfaan

(Encyclopedia) Ali, Irfaan (Mohammed Irfaan Ali), 1980–, Guyanese political leader. He worked for the Caribbean Development Bank before he was first elected to Guyana's national assembly in 2006. A…

Chemical Ali

(Encyclopedia) Chemical Ali: see Majid, Ali Hassan al-.

Ali MacGraw Biography

Ali MacGraw(Alice MacGraw)actressBorn: 4/1/1938Birthplace: Pound Ridge, New York This ex-fashion model rose to movie stardom with Goodbye Columbus (1969) and the internationally successful Love Story…

Ali Javan Biography

Ali Javan Born: 1926 Birthplace: Tehran, Iran Helium-neon laser—The helium-neon laser is the most useful, practical…

Ben Ali, Zine el-Abidine

(Encyclopedia) Ben Ali, Zine el-AbidineBen Ali, Zine el-Abidinezēˈnĕl abĭdēn bĕn älēˈ [key], 1936–2019, president of Tunisia (1987–2011). Educated in France and the United States, he entered the army…