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Nur ad-Din

(Encyclopedia) Nur ad-DinNur ad-Dinn&oomacr;r äd-dēn [key], 1118–74, ruler of Syria. He was the son of the conqueror Zangi, and he succeeded to power in 1145. He defeated the Seljuk Turks in Asia…

Artaxerxes III

(Encyclopedia) Artaxerxes III, d. 338 b.c., king of ancient Persia (358–338 b.c.), son and successor of Artaxerxes II. He was originally named Ochus and is sometimes called Artaxerxes Ochus. He…

Sesostris III

(Encyclopedia) Sesostris IIISesostris IIIsĭsŏsˈtrĭs [key], d. 1840 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XII dynasty. He succeeded (1878 b.c.) his father Sesostris II. He fixed the southern boundary of…

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

(Jonathan Weiss)actorBorn: 9/08/1981Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Before winning a role on the television series Home Improvement (1991–1998), Thomas worked as a model and appeared in The…

Least Gay-Friendly Countries

Here's a list of the top ten least gay-friendly countries according to a report from Pew Research Center. The study asked people in 39 countries the question, "Should…

Board Games

  The Evolution of Board Games   A look at some classic games and their ancient roots   by Amanda Kudler     You've played these classic…

Selected International Organizations

Arab League (AL) Members: (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi…

Edfu

(Encyclopedia) Edfu: see Idfu, Egypt.

Damietta

(Encyclopedia) Damietta: see Dumyat, Egypt.

Esna

(Encyclopedia) Esna: see Isna, Egypt.