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Afghanistan—Who's Who

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,…

Other Notable Religious Leaders

Malcolm X See also Activists and Reformers Notable African-American Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Major Religions of the…

Notable Boxers

See also Muhammad Ali: Timeline, Biography, and Stats People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Boxing: Encyclopedia Boxing Summary Olympics: Boxing Biographies…

Black Muslims

(Encyclopedia) Black Muslims, African-American religious movement in the United States, split since the late 1970s into the American Society of Muslims and the Nation of Islam. The original group was…

Abbas

(Encyclopedia) AbbasAbbasäbäsˈ, ăbäsˈ, ăbˈəs [key], d. 653, uncle of Muhammad the Prophet and of Ali the caliph. A wealthy merchant of Mecca, he was at first opposed to the religious movement…

Hegira

(Encyclopedia) Hegira or HejiraHegiraboth: hĭjīˈrə, hĕjˈərə [key] [Ar.,=Hijra=breaking off of relations], the departure of the prophet Muhammad from Mecca in Sept., 622. Muhammad was a monotheist and…

Khalid

(Encyclopedia) KhalidKhalidkhäˈlēd [key] (Khalid ibn al-Walid), d. 642, Arab warrior. He assisted the Meccans in attacking (625) Muhammad and the inhabitants of Medina after the battle of Badr.…

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr

The month of fasting by Holly Hartman For more on Islamic history and culture, see the Islam Primer. For more than a billion Muslims, Ramadan is a time of prayer,…