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Jolson, Al

(Encyclopedia)Jolson, Al jōlˈsən [key], 1888–1950, American entertainer, whose original name was Asa Yoelson, b. Russia. He emigrated to the United States c.1895. The son of a rabbi, Jolson first planned to be...

Araish, Al

(Encyclopedia)Araish, Al: see Larache.

Jazirah, Al

(Encyclopedia)Jazirah, Al, Sudan: see Gezira, Al. ...

Al Qaeda

(Encyclopedia)Al Qaeda or Al Qaida äl kīˈĕdə, käˈĭdä [key] [Arab.,=the base], Sunni Islamic terrorist organization with the stated goals of uniting all Muslims and establishing a transnational, strict-fund...

Al Qaida

(Encyclopedia)Al Qaida: see Al Qaeda.

Al Shabab

(Encyclopedia)Al Shabab or Al Shabaab [key], [Arab.,=the youth], Islamic fundamentalist militia based in Somalia. One of several hardline Somali Islamist militias, Al Shabab has operated primarily in southern and ...

Al Hillah

(Encyclopedia)Al Hillah äl hĭlˈlä [key], city (1987 pop. 268,834), provincial capital, central Iraq, on a branch of the Euphrates River. It was built (c.1100) largely of material taken from the nearby ruins of ...

Al Hudaydah

(Encyclopedia)Al Hudaydah: see Hodeida, Yemen.

Al Hufuf

(Encyclopedia)Al Hufuf: see Hofuf.

Al-Jadida

(Encyclopedia)Al-Jadida: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...