(Encyclopedia) Malik, AdamMalik, Adammälˈēk [key], 1917–84, Indonesian government official. A militant nationalist as a youth, he helped to found a news bureau that eventually became the official…
(Encyclopedia) Malik, Charles Habib, 1906–87, Lebanese statesman and educator, grad. American Univ. of Beirut, 1927, Ph.D. Harvard, 1937. After teaching philosophy at the American Univ. of Beirut (…
(Encyclopedia) Abd al-MalikAbd al-Malikäbˌd&oobreve;l-mälĭkˈ [key], c.646–705, 5th Umayyad caliph (685–705); son of Marwan I. At his accession, Islam was torn by dissension and threatened by the…
Al-Qaeda leaderBorn: 1973Birthplace: Saudi Arabia Zayn al-Abidin Muhammed Husayn Abu Zubaydah is a Palestinian long believed to be one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants. Experts think Abu…
(Encyclopedia) Ksar el KebirKsar el Kebirksär ĕl kĕbĭrˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 107,065), N Morocco. The name also appears as Alcazarquivir and Al Qasr al Kabir. Near the city on Aug. 4, 1578, the…
Prime Ministers Liaquat Ali Khan (1947–1951) Khwaja Nazimuddin (1951–1953) Mohammad Ali Bogra (1953–1955) Chaudhri Mohammad Ali (1955–1956) Husayn Sahid Suhrawardi (…
Lincoln, Abraham (president of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC, by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.Seward, William H. (secretary of state): Escaped assassination (though injured)…
