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Sistani, Ali Husaini

(Encyclopedia) Sistani, Ali Husaini or HusayniSistani, Ali Husaini or Husayniäˈlē h&oomacr;sānˈ sĭs-stänˈē [key] or Ali Hussein al-SistaniSistani, Ali Husaini or Husaynih&oomacr;sānˈē äl– […

Eunice, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Eunice Eunice y&oomacr;ˈnĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 9,422), St. Landry parish, S central La.; inc…

Majid, Ali Hassan al-

(Encyclopedia) Majid, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Ali Hassan al-äˈlē hāˈsän äl-mäjēdˈ [key], 1941–2010, Iraqi general and Ba'athist, cousin of Saddam Hussein. After Hussein took power (1979), Majid played a…

Charles Edmund NASH, Congress, LA (1844-1913)

NASH, Charles Edmund, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., May 23, 1844; attended the common schools; was a bricklayer by trade; during the Civil War…

Opelousas

(Encyclopedia) OpelousasOpelousasŏpəl&oomacr;ˈsəs [key], city (1990 pop. 18,151), seat of St. Landry parish, S central La.; inc. 1821. Its industries are based chiefly on the agricultural…

Muhammad Ali, pasha of Egypt

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad Ali, 1769?–1849, pasha of Egypt after 1805. He was a common soldier who rose to leadership by his military skill and political acumen. In 1799 he commanded a Turkish army in…

Muhammad Ali, shah of Persia

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad Ali, 1872–1925, shah of Persia (1906–9), son of Muzaffar ad-Din Shah, of the Qajar dynasty. Muhammad Ali, who was an opponent of constitutional government, began to rule at a…