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Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting the rights of women and children in her home country of Iran. Ebadi studied at Tehran University, graduating with a law degree in…Mohammed Zahir Shah Biography
Afghan KingDied: July 20, 2007 (Kabul, Afghanistan) Best Known as: former King of Afghanistan Former king of Afghanistan, who earned the title “father of…Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 1997 Deaths
Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanPakistani singer Khan, Pakistan's best-known, most talented qawwali singer brought Sufi devotional songs to the West through his collaboration with Eddie Vedder on the…Naguib Mahfouz 2006 Deaths
Naguib MahfouzAge: 94 Egyptian novelist and short-story writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature—the first Arab writer to do so. His works explored the social and political aspects…Oriana Fallachi 2006 Deaths
Oriana FallachiAge: 76 controversial Italian journalist who covered the Vietnam War and conflicts in the Middle East. She was known for her provocative interviews with world leaders, such as…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Alastor: or, The Spirit of Solitude Overview
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Daemon of the World The Revolt of Islam Alastor: or, The Spirit of Solitude Preface Alastor: or, The Spirit of Solitude Note on Alastor, By Mrs. Shelley…Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Mir-Hossein Mousavi is the former prime minister of Iran who ran against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the elections of 2009. Trained as an architectural engineer, Mousavi has been active in…Nuri Kamal al-Maliki
Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is the Iraqi politician who became his country's first elected prime minister after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Maliki was born in a tiny village in rural south-central…October 2005
WorldBombers Attack in Bali (Oct. 1): At least 22 people die when several bombs explode at tourist sites on the Indonesian island of Bali, which was also attacked in 2002. Suicide bombers are…September 2006
WorldIraqi Casualties Have Risen Sharply (Sept. 1): Pentagon report finds that since the new Iraqi government was established in May, civilian and security forces casualties have increased by…Trending
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