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The Koran/Preface
Preface It is necessary that some brief explanation should be given with reference to the arrangement of the Suras, or chapters, adopted in this translation of the Koran. It should be…Constantine XI, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine XI (Constantine Palaeologus), d. 1453, last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), brother and successor of John VIII. To secure Western aid against the Turkish assault on what…Ghor
(Encyclopedia) Ghor,&sp;GhowrGhor,gôr [key], or GhurGhor,g&oobreve;r [key], mountainous region and province (1979 est. pop. 341,000), 14,085 sq mi (36,479 sq km), W central Afghanistan,…Hariri
(Encyclopedia) Hariri (Abu Muhammad al-Kasim al-Hariri)Haririhärēˈrē [key], 1054–1122, Arab writer of Basra. His principal work is one of the most popular of Arabic books. It is called Makamat […Leo Africanus
(Encyclopedia) Leo AfricanusLeo Africanusăfrĭkāˈnəs [key], c.1465–1550, Moorish traveler in Africa and the Middle East. His Arabic name was Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad. Captured by pirates, he was sent as…Black Civil Rights Leaders
Notable Civil Rights Leaders The civil rights movement in the United States is a bit hard to pin down in terms of time. The struggle for Black Americans' human rights stretches back to the…Gjirokastër
(Encyclopedia) GjirokastërGjirokastërgyĭrôkäsˈtər [key] or GjinokastërGjirokastërgyēnô– [key], Gr. Argyrokastron, It. Argirocastro, town (1989 pop. 24,207), capital of Gjirokastër dist., S Albania. A…Larissa, Greece
(Encyclopedia) LarissaLarissalərĭsˈə [key] or LárisaLárisaläˈrēsä [key], city (1991 pop. 113,090), capital of Larissa prefecture, E Greece, in Thessaly on the Piniós River. It is an agricultural…Ford, John, English dramatist
(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1586–c.1640, English dramatist, b. Devonshire. He went to London to study law but was never called to the bar. The early part of his playwriting career was taken up with…Yusuf ibn Tashfin
(Encyclopedia) Yusuf ibn TashfinYusuf ibn Tashfiny&oomacr;s&oobreve;fˈ ĭˈbən täshfēnˈ [key], d. 1106, ruler in the dynasty of the Almoravids (c.1059–1106). A Muslim, he led the Berbers in N…Trending
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