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Nubia

(Encyclopedia) NubiaNubian&oomacr;ˈbēə [key], ancient state of NE Africa. At the height of its political power Nubia extended, from north to south, from the First Cataract of the Nile (near Aswan…

The Koran/Sura LIX — The Emigration

Sura LIX — The EmigrationMedina — 24 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ALL that is in the Heavens and all that is on the Earth praiseth God! He, the Mighty, the Wise…

Abu Issa al-Hindi, 2004 News

senior member of al-Qaeda, was arrested in August by British authorities who think he had surveyed potential targets in New York in 2000 and 2001. He was detained after officials in Pakistan…

Ahmad Abu Laban Biography

imamBorn: 1946Birthplace: HaifaDied: Feb. 1, 2007 (Copenhagen) Denmark's most promiment Muslim leader. He was at the center of the controversy in 2006…

Mohammad Zahir Shah, 2002 News

former king of Afghanistan, returned to his homeland in April, after spending 29 years in exile following his overthrow by his cousin, Muhammad Daoud Khan, in 1973. He led June's loya jirga…

The Koran/Sura XXX — The Greeks

Sura XXX — The GreeksMecca — 60 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM.[565] THE GREEKS have been defeated[566] In a land hard by: But after their defeat…

The Koran/Sura XVII — The Night Journey

Sura XVII — The Night Journey MECCA.[446] —111 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful GLORY be to Him who carried his servant by night[447] from the sacred temple of…

Biographies: Deaths of 2016

// Cite Deaths of 2016 See also 2015 Deaths 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2016 Current Events Biographies by Category Arts and…

2012 World News: Libya

Libya Holds First Post-Qaddafi Election; Embassy Attack Becomes Political Issue in the U.S. by Beth Rowen Christopher StevensRelated Links Libya Country…

Sonny Liston

Sonny ListonBorn: May 8, 1932Boxer heavyweight champion (1962-64), who knocked out Floyd Patterson twice in the first round, then lost title to Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) in 1964; pro…