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December 2001 News and Events
World Terrorist Bombings Kill 25 in Israel (Dec. 2): Third Palestinian suicide attack in about 12 hours kills 16 on city bus in Haifa, Israel. Israelis tighten security after series of bombings…Society & Culture Quizzes
Recent Quizzes Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A B C D E F G H I…Harun al-Rashid Biography
Harun al-RashidCaliph of the Abbasid Empire Born: c.764 Harun al-Rashid became the fifth Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty in 786, and went on to become its most famous and celebrated leader. A…Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
RaptureMusic Club In world music as in other kinds, stunning voices win more new audiences than ace bandleaders or instrumentalists. And one of the most stunning vocalists ever is Pakistan's…Mohammed Zahir Shah Biography
Afghan KingDied: July 20, 2007 (Kabul, Afghanistan) Best Known as: former King of Afghanistan Former king of Afghanistan, who earned the title “father of…Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 1997 Deaths
Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanPakistani singer Khan, Pakistan's best-known, most talented qawwali singer brought Sufi devotional songs to the West through his collaboration with Eddie Vedder on the…Naguib Mahfouz 2006 Deaths
Naguib MahfouzAge: 94 Egyptian novelist and short-story writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature—the first Arab writer to do so. His works explored the social and political aspects…Oriana Fallachi 2006 Deaths
Oriana FallachiAge: 76 controversial Italian journalist who covered the Vietnam War and conflicts in the Middle East. She was known for her provocative interviews with world leaders, such as…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Alastor: or, The Spirit of Solitude Overview
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Daemon of the World The Revolt of Islam Alastor: or, The Spirit of Solitude Preface Alastor: or, The Spirit of Solitude Note on Alastor, By Mrs. Shelley…Copts
(Encyclopedia) CoptsCoptskŏpts [key], the native Christian minority of Egypt; estimates of the number of Copts in Egypt range from 5% to 17% of the population. Copts are not ethnically distinct from…Trending
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