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Michael VIII, Byzantine emperor

(Encyclopedia) Michael VIII (Michael Palaeologus), c.1225–1282, Byzantine emperor (1261–82), first of the Palaeologus dynasty. Following the murder of the regent for Emperor John IV of Nicaea, he was…

Michaelmas

(Encyclopedia) Michaelmas: see Michael, archangel.

Michael

Director: Nora Ephron Writers: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, Pete Dexter and Jim Quinlan Director of Photography: John Lindley Editor: Geraldine Peroni Music: Randy Newman…

Michael, archangel

(Encyclopedia) MichaelMichaelmīˈkəl [key] [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the…

Douala

(Encyclopedia) Douala Douala d&oomacr;-äˈlə [key], city, Cameroon, on the Wuori River estuary. Cameroon's largest…

Boko Haram

(Encyclopedia) Boko Haram [Western education is sinful], Nigerian Islamic fundamentalist militia, officially Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal-Jihad [people committed to the propagation of the…