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Brewer's: Leilah
[Li-lah]. A beautiful young slave, the concubine of Hassan, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire. She falls in love with the Giaour, flees from the seraglio, is overtaken by an emir, and cast into…Brewer's: Emperor of Believers
Omar I., father-in-law of Mahomet, and second caliph of the Mussulmans (581-644). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Emperor of the MountainsEmperor A B C D…Brewer's: Ermienes
(4 syl.). A renegade Christian, whose name was Clement. He was entrusted with the command of the caliph's “regal host,” and was slain by Godfrey. (Tasso: Jerusalem Delivered.) Source:…Brewer's: Sly
(Christopher). A keeper of bears and a tinker, son of a pedlar, and a sad, drunken sot. In the Induction of Shakespeare's comedy called Taming of the Shrew, he is found dead drunk by a…Brewer's: Hassan
Caliph of the Ottoman empire; noted for his hospitality and splendour. His palace was daily thronged with guests, and in his seraglio was a beautiful young slave named Leila (2 syl.), who…Balkh
(Encyclopedia) BalkhBalkhbälkh [key], town, N Afghanistan, on a dried-up tributary of the Amu Darya River. One of the world's oldest cities, it is the legendary birthplace of the prophet Zoroaster.…Qutb, Sayyid
(Encyclopedia) Qutb, SayyidQutb, Sayyidsīˈyĭd kŭˈtəb [key], 1906–66, Egyptian Islamist whose critique of modern civilization and Islam provides the theoretical underpinnings for many contemporary…Ismailis
(Encyclopedia) IsmailisIsmailisĭsmäēlˈēz [key], Muslim Shiite sect that holds Ismail, the son of Jafar as-Sadiq, as its imam. On the death of the sixth imam of the Shiites, Jafar as-Sadiq (d. 765),…Bahrain Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Bahrain Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEBahrain is one of the most densely populated countries…October 2016: Liberation of Mosul Begins
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of October 2016. 1. Columbian Peace Deal Defeated 2. Turkey Fires 5% of Police…Trending
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