(Encyclopedia) Ajmer Ajmer ăjmērˈ, əj– [key], former state, NW India. Now part of Rajasthan state, it formerly consisted of two detached areas surrounded by Rajasthan and…
(Encyclopedia) QazvinQazvinkäzvēnˈ [key], city (1991 278,826), Tehran prov., NW Iran. A road and rail-transport center, the city has textile and flour mills, and wineries. Qazvin was probably founded…
(Encyclopedia) ShiitesShiitesshēˈītz [key] [Arab., shiat Ali,=the party of Ali], the second largest branch of Islam, Shiites currently account for 10%–15% of all Muslims. Shiite Islam originated as a…
(Encyclopedia) imamimamĭmämˈ [key] [Arab.,=leader], in Islam, a recognized leader or a religious teacher. Among the Sunni the term refers to the leader in the Friday prayer at the mosque; any pious…
(Encyclopedia) Tippoo Sahib or Tipu SahibTippoo Sahibboth: tĭpˈ&oomacr; säˈhĭb [key], 1749–99, Indian ruler, sultan of Mysore (1782–99); son and successor of Haidar Ali. He fought in his father's…
by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007• 2008• 2009 1920 Iraq comes under British mandate after the fall of the Ottoman empire in 1918…
(Encyclopedia) madrasa or madrassah, in Islamic countries, a school, historically usually one devoted to higher education in religious studies, but the term may refer to any school. Privately endowed…
Iraqi political leaderBorn: 4/28/1937Birthplace: Tikrit, Iraq Hussein was raised in the farming village of Tikrit by his widowed mother. He joined the Ba'ath Socialist party in 1957 and was soon…
