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Bassiouni, M. Cherif
(Encyclopedia) Bassiouni, M. Cherif (Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni), 1937–2017, Egyptian-American international criminal law jurist and human-rights advocate, b. Cairo. Bassiouni fought for Egypt in the…Secession, War of
(Encyclopedia) Secession, War of: see Civil War.The Pivot of Civilization: Introduction
by Margaret Sanger DedicationA New Truth EmergesIntroduction Birth control, Mrs. Sanger claims, and claims rightly, to be a question of fundamental importance at the present time. I do…Kigali
(Encyclopedia) KigaliKigalikēgäˈlē [key], city (1997 pop. 330,000), central Rwanda, capital of Rwanda. It is the country's main administrative and economic center. The city has an international…April 2016: Syria Holds Parliamentary Elections in the Midst of Civil War
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of April 2016. 1. Panama…Preserving Civil Liberties
by Eleanor Roosevelt Address To The members of the American Civil Liberties Union Ladies and Gentlemen: I am glad you gave an award to the press tonight, because that gave them the…civil disobedience
(Encyclopedia) civil disobedience, refusal to obey a law or follow a policy believed to be unjust. Practitioners of civil disobedience usual base their actions on moral right and employ the…Strike Against War
by Helen Keller To begin with, I have a word to say to my good friends, the editors, and others who are moved to pity me. Some people are grieved because they imagine I am in the hands…war
(Encyclopedia) war, armed conflict between states or nations (international war) or between factions within a state (civil war), prosecuted by force and having the purpose of compelling the defeated…Civil Rights Centenaries
2013 marks the (semi)centenaries of several major Civil Rights milestones March on Washington, Aug 28, 1963 Malcolm X Related Links Black History Month African American History…