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Husseini, Amin al-
(Encyclopedia)Husseini, Amin al- ämēnˈ äl ho͝osāˈnē [key], 1896?–1974, Arab political and religious leader. He was inveterately opposed to the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and, suspected of co...Faisal bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud
(Encyclopedia)Faisal bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud ĭˈbən abdäl äzēzˈ ĭˈbən säo͞odˈ fīˈsäl [key], 1905–75, king of Saudi Arabia (1964–75), son of Ibn Saud, brother of Saud. Faisal led several military ...Neuharth, Al
(Encyclopedia)Neuharth, Al (Allen Harold Neuharth), 1924–2013, American media executive, b. Eureka, S.Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota (1950). In 1954 he began working as a reporter for The Miami Herald, and by ...Iskandariyah, Al
(Encyclopedia)Iskandariyah, Al, Egypt: see Alexandria. ...Kharijah, Al
(Encyclopedia)Kharijah, Al, Egypt: see Kharga.Arbour, Al
(Encyclopedia)Arbour, Al (Alger Joseph Arbour), 1932–2015, Canadian ice hockey player and coach. A defenseman, he joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1953, then moved to the Chicago Black Hawks in 1958, Toronto Maple...Al Hudaydah
(Encyclopedia)Al Hudaydah: see Hodeida, Yemen.Al Hufuf
(Encyclopedia)Al Hufuf: see Hofuf.Davis, Al
(Encyclopedia)Davis, Al (Allen Davis), 1929–2011, American football executive, b. Brockton, Mass. After coaching mainly college teams in the 1950s, he was (1960–62) a coach with the Los Angeles, then San Diego,...Al Fatah
(Encyclopedia)Al Fatah: see Arafat, Yasir; Palestine Liberation Organization. ...Browse by Subject
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