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Abiy Ahmed Ali
(Encyclopedia) Abiy Ahmed Ali, 1976–, Ethiopian political leader. Joining the Ethiopian army in 1993, he served in the intelligence service, the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda,…Zardari, Asif Ali
(Encyclopedia) Zardari, Asif AliZardari, Asif Aliäˈsĭf äˈlē zärdäˈrē [key], 1955–, Pakistani politician, president of Pakistan (2008–13), b. Nawabshah. From a wealthy, prominent family, he studied at…Ralph Waldo Emerson: From Ali Ben Abu Taleb
From Ali Ben Abu TalebHe who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere. On two days it steads not to run from thy grave, The…Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani
(Encyclopedia) Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, 1932–2016, emir of Qatar (1972–95). Khalifa was the son of Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani, the second emir's heir apparent, but Hamad died (1948) before the…Abd ar-Rahman Khan
(Encyclopedia) Abd ar-Rahman KhanAbd ar-Rahman Khanäbˌdär-rämänˈ [key]Abd ar-Rahman Khankän, khän [key], 1844?–1901, emir of Afghanistan (1880–1901); grandson of Dost Muhammad. He opposed his uncle…Gottheil, Richard James Horatio
(Encyclopedia) Gottheil, Richard James Horatio, 1862–1936, American Orientalist and Semitic scholar, b. Manchester, England; son of Gustav Gottheil. He taught Semitic languages at Columbia from 1886…Medina, city, Saudi Arabia
(Encyclopedia) MedinaMedinamĭdēˈnə [key], Arabic Medinat an-Nabi [city of the Prophet] or Madinat Rasul Allah [city of the apostle of Allah], city (1993 pop. 608,226), Hejaz, W Saudi Arabia. It is…Ioánnina
(Encyclopedia) Ioánnina Ioánnina yôäˈnēnä [key], city, capital of Ioánnina prefecture, NW Greece, in Epirus…Larkana
(Encyclopedia) LarkanaLarkanalärkäˈnə [key], city (1998 pop. 270,366), S central Pakistan, on the Ghar canal. Famous for the quality of its rice, it is an important grain market and a trading center…Coimbatore
(Encyclopedia) Coimbatore Coimbatore kwĭmbətôrˈ [key], city, Tamil Nadu state, SE India. Commanding the eastern…Trending
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