(Encyclopedia) Ras al-KhaimahRas al-Khaimahräs äl-khīˈmä [key], sheikhdom (1995 pop. 144,430), c.650 sq mi (1,680 sq km), United Arab Emirates, SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf; the northernmost of the…
(Encyclopedia) Shatt al ArabShatt al Arabshät äl äˈräb [key], tidal river, 120 mi (193 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, flowing SE to the Persian Gulf, forming…
(Encyclopedia) Banna, Hasan al-Banna, Hasan al-häsˈsän äl-bänˈnə [key], 1906–49, Egyptian religious and political leader; founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was involved with traditional Islamic…
(Encyclopedia) Rub al KhaliRub al Khalir&oomacr;b äl khäˈlē [key] [Arab.,=empty quarter], great desert of the Arabian peninsula, c.225,000 sq mi (582,750 sq km); one of the largest sand deserts…
Who are the world's leading public intellectuals? Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect magazine selected their top 100, and invited readers to vote for their top twenty. Here was…
(Encyclopedia) Faisal bin Abd al-Aziz al-SaudFaisal bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saudĭˈbən abdäl äzēzˈ ĭˈbən sä&oomacr;dˈ fīˈsäl [key], 1905–75, king of Saudi Arabia (1964–75), son of Ibn Saud, brother of…
(Encyclopedia) Khalid bin Abd al-Aziz al-SaudKhalid bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saudkhälēdˈ ĭbˌən äbd ăl-äzēzˈ ăl-sä&oomacr;dˈ [key], 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia (1975–82). He became king after the…
Al-Qaeda's theological leaderBorn: 6/9/1951Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt Born into an affluent family, al-Zawahiri became active in militant Islam at an early age. At 15 he was arrested for membership…
CROWELL, John, a Delegate from Alabama Territory and a Representative from Alabama; born in Halifax County, N.C., September 18, 1780; attended the public schools; moved to Alabama in 1815,…
