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1999 People in the News

King Abdullah II,Nathaniel Abraham,Andre Agassi,Martti Ahtisaari,Lamar Alexander,Louise Arbour,Lance Armstrong,Capt. Richard J. Ashby,Ehud Barak,Mark O. Barton,Gamil al-Batouti,Gary L. Bauer,…

Islam in Africa

(Encyclopedia) Islam in Africa, the development of the Muslim religion on the African continent. During Muhammad's lifetime a group of Muslims escaped Meccan persecution (615) by fleeing to Ethiopia…

Egypt Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Egypt Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Egyptian Relations PEOPLE AND…

International Terrorist Organizations

From al-Qaeda to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia by Ben Snowden and Laura Hayes Pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the secretary of state formally…

Sudan Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Sudan Index: People History Economy Defense Foreign Relations PEOPLE Sudan's population is one of the most diverse on the African continent. There…

Syria Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note SyriaThe Ommayad Mosque, Damascus, Syria, October 20, 2005. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Syrian Arab RepublicGeographyArea: 185,170 sq. km. (71,504…

Egypt

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 Egypt Egypt ēˈjĭpt [key], Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim,…

Crusades

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Crusader States (c.1140) CrusadesCrusadeskr&oomacr;ˈsādz [key], series of wars undertaken by European Christians between the 11th and 14th cent. to recover the Holy Land…

Senegal, country, Africa

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SenegalSenegalsĕnĭgôlˈ, sĕnˈĭgôl [key], officially Republic of Senegal, republic (2015 est. pop. 13,975,000), 76,124 sq mi (197,161 sq km), W Africa. It is bordered by the…

Mali

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MaliMalimäˈlē [key], officially Republic of Mali, independent republic (2015 est. pop. 17,468,000), 478,764 sq mi (1,240,000 sq km), the largest country in W Africa. Mali is…