Selected World Rulers by Country or Region

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Changing of the guard: the unexpected death of Dubai ruler and UAE prime minister Shaikh Maktoum has pushed his brother Shaikh Mohammed further into the limelight. The new ruler's robust approach is likely to shake things up in the federation.(SPECIAL REPORT: UAE) (MEED Middle East Economic Digest)

The ruler's back: the king of New York soccer returns in 2002 with the opportunity to become a national hero and an international star. (Clint Mathis).(Interview) (Soccer Digest)

A spectre of turmoil and conflict; Nigeria.(Nigeria in trouble) (The Economist (US))

Vanished!(ruined city of Great Zimbabwe) (Faces: People, Places, and Cultures)

Reform may be lagging behind but progress continues unhindered (Middle East)

Reform may be lagging behind but progress continues unhindered: a View from the Gulf by Mustapha Karkouti.(CURRENT AFFAIRS)(Essay) (The Middle East)

HARVARD MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS SPLENDOR OF IMPERIAL ISLAM (The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs)

Elizabeth I: gender, power & politics: Susan Doran looks at what it meant to be a female monarch in a male world and how the Queen responded to the challenges.(400th anniversary of the death of Elizabeth I) (History Today)

Historical Dictionary of Romania (Canadian Slavonic Papers)

Why Islamic States Would Be Bad for Muslims; Two scholars, despite their differences, say that defining 'sharia' is crucial to finding a healthy place for religion in Muslim nations.(Noah Feldman and Abdullah Ahmed An-Na'im) (U.S. News & World Report)