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Islamic State

(Encyclopedia) Islamic State (IS), Sunni Islamic militant group committed to the establishment of an Islamic caliphate that would unite Muslims in a transnational, strict-fundamentalist Islamic state…

bin Laden, Osama

(Encyclopedia) bin Laden, Osama or Usamabin Laden, Osama or Usamaōsäˈmə bĭn lädˈən, ŭsäˈmə [key], 1957?–2011, Saudi-born leader of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization devoted to uniting all Muslims…

1995-96 Season: Bowl MVPs

Most Valuable Player, Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game, and Team MVP selections in all 18 bowl games following the 1995 season. PosAlamoOff-- Kyle Bryant, Texas A&MPK Def--…

Other 2002 Winners

TokyoFeb. 10MenEric Wainaina, ETH2:08:43 (No women's division)Los AngelesMar. 3MenStephen Ndungu, KEN2:10:27 WomenLyubov Denisova, RUS2:28:49ParisApr. 7MenBenoit Zwierzchlewski, FRA2:08:18…

Brewer's: Minims

(Latin, Fratres Minimi, least of the brethren). A term of self-abasement assumed by an order of monks founded by St. Francis of Paula, in 1453. The order of St. Francis of Assisi had…

Brewer's: Minories

(3 syl.) (London). The cloister of the Minims or, rather, Minoresses (nuns of St. Clare). The Minims were certain reformed Franciscans, founded by St. Francis de Paula in the fifteenth…

Notable Female Athletes

Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…