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Hajj Umar, al-
(Encyclopedia) Hajj Umar, al-Hajj Umar, al-äl-häj &oomacr;märˈ [key] or Hajj OmarHajj Umar, al-ōˈmär [key], 1797–1864, Muslim religious and military leader in W Africa. A chieftain of the large…Fuad I
(Encyclopedia) Fuad I (Ahmed Fuad Pasha)Fuad If&oomacr;ädˈ [key], 1868–1936, first king of modern Egypt, son of the khedive Ismail Pasha. Educated in Europe, Fuad returned to Egypt in 1880. He…Uthman
(Encyclopedia) UthmanUthman&oomacr;thˈmän [key] or OthmanUthmanōthˈ [key], c.574–656, 3d caliph (644–56), also known as Uthman ibn al-Affan; son-in-law of Muhammad. He belonged to the great…Wace, Alan John Bayard
(Encyclopedia) Wace, Alan John Bayard, 1879–1957, English archaeologist. From 1914 to 1923 he was director of the British School at Athens. He served as professor of classical archaeology at…Hajj Omar
(Encyclopedia) Hajj Omar: see Hajj Umar, al-.Ségou
(Encyclopedia) Ségou or SeguSégouboth: sāg&oomacr;ˈ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 85,000), SW Mali, a port on the Niger River. It is the administrative and commercial center for an area where…Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. Or Against Americans
Source: iStockAccording to the Department of Homeland Security, the National Terrorism Advisory System is key to providing up-to-date warnings and information for both the population of the nation…Wafd
(Encyclopedia) WafdWafdwŏft [key], in modern Egyptian history, a political party. It arose out of the delegation [Arabic wafd=delegation] headed by Zaghlul Pasha that was to have visited Great…Farouk al-Shara, 1999 News
57, Israeli politician, was elected prime minister of Israel in a landslide victory in May over incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. Barak immediately restarted talks with Palestinian leader Yasir…Al Kufah
(Encyclopedia) Al KufahAl Kufahäl k&oomacr;ˈfä [key], town, S central Iraq. Founded (638) by Caliph Umar I, it was one of the two Muslim centers (the other was Basra) of the early Ummayad caliphs.Trending
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