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Kuwait Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Kuwait Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Kuwaiti Relations PEOPLEOver 90% of the…

Baha Ullah

(Encyclopedia) Baha Ullah or Baha AllahBaha Allahbähäˈ &oobreve;lˈä [key] [Arab.,=glory of God], 1817–92, Persian religious leader originally named Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri. One of the first…

Jaafari, Ibrahim al-

(Encyclopedia) Jaafari, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Ibrahim al-ēbrähēmˈ äl-jäˈfärē [key], 1947–, Iraqi political leader, b. Karbala as Ibrahim al-Eshaiker. A Shiite, a physician, and the leader of the Dawa…

Allawi, Ayad

(Encyclopedia) Allawi, AyadAllawi, Ayadĕyädˈ äläˈwē [key], 1946–, Iraqi political leader. A doctor and prominent secular Shiite, he was a Ba'ath party member but went into exile in 1971. After a 1978…

Babism

(Encyclopedia) BabismBabismbäˈbĭzəm [key], system of doctrines proclaimed in Persia in 1844 by Ali Muhammad of Shiraz. Influenced by the Shaykhi Shiite theology that viewed the Twelve Imams as…

Baha'i

(Encyclopedia) Baha'iBaha'ibähäˈē, –hīˈ, bə– [key], religion founded by Baha Ullah (born Mirza Huseyn Ali Nuri) and promulgated by his eldest son, Abdul Baha (1844–1921). It is a doctrinal outgrowth…

Hama

(Encyclopedia) Hama or HamahHamaboth: häˈmä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 280,000), capital of Hama governorate, W central Syria, on the Orontes River. It is the market center for an irrigated farm…