(Encyclopedia) Abu Said ibn Abi al-KhairAbu Said ibn Abi al-Khairäˈb&oomacr; säˈĭd ĭˈbən äbēˈ äl-khīrˈ [key], 967–1049, Persian poet, a Sufi and a dervish. He was the first to write rubaiyat (…
(Encyclopedia) Dulac, EdmundDulac, Edmunddy&oomacr;lăkˈ [key], 1882–1953, French illustrator of English books. He is known for his imaginative, colorful illustrations of the Arabian Nights (1907…
A look at some of the key players by David Johnson Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan. Source: AP Photo/Allauddin Khan. Afghanistan's location between India, Persia, China, and…
(Encyclopedia) Royo Sánchez, Arístides, 1940–, president of Panama (1978–82). A former minister of education, he was named president by Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera, the actual ruler of the country.…
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(Encyclopedia) Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, Sir Hassanal, 1946–, sultan of Brunei (1967–). He succeeded to the throne after the abdication of his father, Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin. Known as a…
(Encyclopedia) Dole, Nathan Haskell, 1852–1935, American author, b. Chelsea, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1874. After teaching in New York and in New England, he worked as a newspaperman in Boston, San…
(Encyclopedia) Torrijos Espino, Martín Erasto, 1963–, Panamanian political leader, president of Panama (2004–), b. Panama City. The son of Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera, he studied economics and…
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