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Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand

(Encyclopedia) Gandhi, Mohandas KaramchandGandhi, Mohandas Karamchandmōhänˈdəs kŭˌrəmchŭndˈ [key]Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand gänˈdē [key], 1869–1948, Indian political and spiritual leader, b.…

Eastern Question

(Encyclopedia) Eastern Question, term designating the problem of European territory controlled by the decaying Ottoman Empire in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th cent. The Turkish threat to Europe was…

Knights Hospitalers

(Encyclopedia) Knights Hospitalers, members of the military and religious Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, sometimes called the Knights of St. John and the Knights of Jerusalem. The…

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Pakistan

(Encyclopedia) CE5 PakistanPakistanpăkˈĭstănˌ, päkĭstänˈ [key], officially Islamic Republic of Pakistan, republic (2015 est. pop. 189,381,000), 310,403 sq mi (803,944 sq km), S Asia. Pakistan is…

Arabic literature

(Encyclopedia) Arabic literature, literary works written in the Arabic language. The great body of Arabic literature includes works by Arabic speaking Turks, Persians, Syrians, Egyptians, Indians,…

Timeline: Key Moments in Black History

A chronology of Black history from the early slave trade through Affirmative Action by Borgna Brunner 1600s • 1700s • 1800–1850 • 1850–1900 • 1900–1950 • 1950–present 1619 Photograph of…

State Department Notes on Morocco

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Moroccan Relations PEOPLEMoroccans are predominantly Sunni…

Egypt

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 Egypt Egypt ēˈjĭpt [key], Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim,…

Bangladesh

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bangladesh Bangladesh bäng-lädĕshˈ, băng– [key] [Bengali,=Bengal nation], officially People's…