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Ali
Ali (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?-661, 4th caliph (656-61). The debate over his right to the caliphate caused a major split in Islam into Sunni and Shiite branches, and he is regarded by the Shiites as the first Imam, or leader: Shiite derives from the phrase shi-at Ali [Ar.=the party of Ali]. ... Read more
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali , 1942-, American boxer, b. Louisville, Ky. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, he was a 1960 Olympic gold medalist. Shortly after upsetting Sonny Liston in 1964 to become world heavyweight champion, he formalized his association with the Nation of Islam (see Black Muslims ) and adopted the M... Read more
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali 1769?-1849, pasha of Egypt after 1805. He was a common soldier who rose to leadership by his military skill and political acumen. In 1799 he commanded a Turkish army in an unsuccessful attempt to drive Napoleon from Egypt. As pasha he was virtually independent of his nominal overlord, ... Read more
Ali Khamenei
Ali Khamenei (Mohammad Ali Hoseyn Khamenei) , 1939-, Iranian religious and political leader, b. Mashhad. A Shiite Islamic cleric who was the son of an ayatollah, Khamenei began his religious studies at a young age, and was briefly at Najaf, Iraq (1957), before he settled in Qom (1958). As an activ... Read more
Aliákmon
Aliákmon , longest river of Greece, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the mountains near Lake Préspa, N Greece, and flowing SE then NE into the Thermaic Gulf. The river waters an agricultural region; Kastoría and Véroia are along its course. The Aliákmon forms the ... Read more
Fath Ali Shah
Fath Ali Shah , also spelled Feth Ali Shah, 1762-1834, shah of Persia (1797-1834), nephew and successor of Aga Muhammad Khan , founder of the Qajar dynasty. Most of his reign was spent in internal and external warfare. He managed to maintain himself against other claimants to the throne but was not... Read more
Liaquat Ali Khan
Liaquat Ali Khan , 1895-1951, first prime minister of Pakistan. He was educated at Aligarh Muslim Univ. and at Oxford and was admitted to the English bar in 1922. A year later he joined the Muslim League. He served (1926-40) in the United Provs. legislative council, and while there he became (1936) ... Read more
Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali , 1856-1931, Arab political and religious leader. In 1908 he succeeded as grand sherif of Mecca and thus became ruler of the Hejaz under the Ottoman Empire. In World War I, after receiving British assurances that all Arab lands not under French control would be liberated, he began (... Read more
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto , 1928-79, Pakistani political leader. Member of a wealthy landowning family, he entered politics as the protégé of General Ayub Khan . Bhutto joined the cabinet in 1958, becoming foreign minister in 1963. Critical of the Indo-Pakistan agreement ending the 1965 war... Read more
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah , 1876-1948, founder of Pakistan , b. Karachi. After his admission to the bar in England, he returned to India to practice law. Early in his career he was a fervent supporter of the Indian National Congress and an advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity. Jinnah was a member of the legi... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Ali"

Sunni Ali
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sunni Ali Sunni Ali (died 1492) founded the Songhay empire of West Africa. Best known as a great military leader, he was called Ali Ber, or "Ali the Great." There is much controversy about his attitudes...
Muhammad Ali
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay, 1942) was the only professional boxer to win the...Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942, at Louisville, Kentucky, Muhammad Ali began boxing at the age of 12. A white policeman named Joe Martin featured...
Ali, Muhammad
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Muhammad Ali Born: January 17, 1942 Louisville, Kentucky African American boxer Muhammad Ali was the only professional boxer to win the heavy...political and religious views. Early life Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January...
Ali
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Ali Ali (ca. 600-661), the fourth caliph of the Arab and Islamic Empire, was...of his descendants as inspired rulers and the only true heirs of Mohammed. Ali was the son of Abu Talib, Mohammed's uncle and for a time his guardian...
Mohammed Ali
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Mohammed Ali An Ottoman pasha of Egypt, Mohammed Ali (1769-1849) was often known as the father of modern Egypt...motion during his almost half century of personal rule. Mohammed Ali, the son of humble Turkish parents, was born in the Aegean...
Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Zine el Abidine Ben Ali A member of the struggle for Tunisian independence, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali (born 1936) held many posts in the new government...On November 7, 1987, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, prime minister of Tunisia, announced on state...
Ahmed Ali
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Ahmed Ali Scholar, poet, teacher, and diplomat Ahmed Ali (1908-1998) holds an honored place as novelist and chronicler...the ghazals of Ghalib, and critic of poet T. S. Eliot, Ali lived a double life in business and politics. He worked as...
Pasha, Muhammad Ali
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Muhammad Ali Pasha Often referred to as the founder of modern Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha (c. 1769–1849) was an Ottoman...Sultan himself. The reforms undertaken by Muhammad Ali as he centralized his power brought the foundations...
Ali, Muhammad (Memet)
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Ali, Muhammad (Memet) 1769-1849 The history of modern Egypt opens in 1798...of the French fleet at Abu Qir, leaving a political vacuum. Muhammad Ali (or Mehmet Ali), born in the Macedonian town of Kavalla in the Ottoman Empire, was...
Ali, Muhammad (USA)
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Ali, Muhammad (USA) 1942- Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions. He also...United States during the second half of the twentieth century. Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky...

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Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN Born: Lyllapur (now Faisalabad...1990: Mustt Mustt (1991) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, son of the revered qawwali (a professional...singer of mystical Sufi poetry) Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, took over his father's Party (male...
Sonni Ali
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Sonni Ali (or Ali Ber , Ali the Great ) (died 1492) Ruler of SONGHAY from 1464 or 1465, and the real founder of the Songhay empire. He made Songhay independent and then enlarged its boundaries. In 1469 he took Timbuktu, and in 1473 Jenn...
Ali Baba
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Ali Baba the hero of a story supposed to be from the Arabian Nights...recover what they had lost, the thieves concealed themselves in Ali Baba's courtyard in forty tall oil jars, but Ali Baba's slave Morgiana, discovering their presence, poured...
Shere Ali
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Shere Ali (1825–79) Amir (ruler) of...when he was given British assistance. Shere Ali introduced a number of reforms in Afghanistan...resulting in the Second ANGLO-AFGHAN WAR . Shere Ali fled to northern Afghanistan seeking Russian...
Touré, Ali "Farka"
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ALI "FARKA" TOUR É Born: Ali Ibrahim Tour é ; Gourmararusse, Mali, 1939 Genre: World Best-selling album since 1990: Talking Timbuktu (1994) Ali Farka Tour é is a virtuoso guitarist and vocalist from the...
Rashid Ali al-Ghailani
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Rashid Ali al-Ghailani (1892–1965) Iraqi statesman. Member of a well-known religious...Faisal II. Believing the new government to be pro-Axis, Britain intervened to expel Rashid Ali in May 1941 and restored the regent.
Hussein, ibn Ali
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Hussein, ibn Ali (1856–1931) Arab political leader. A member of the Hashemite...1919 with Ibn SAUD , the Emir of Najd. He abdicated in favour of his son Ali in October 1924. His son Abdullah became ruler of TransJordan, and another...
Bourguiba, Hubib ibn Ali
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Bourguiba, Hubib ibn Ali (b. 3 Aug. 1903, d. 6 Apr 2000). President of Tunisia 1957–87 Born in Tunis, he studied...support. After failing a series of medical tests, he was declared unfit for office and replaced by Ben Ali .
Ben Ali, Zine el-Abidine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Ben Ali, Zine el-Abidine (b. 3 Sept. 1936). President of Tunisia 1987–...Minister, Bourguiba was found incapable of continuing office, whereupon Ben Ali assumed the presidency according to paragraph 57 of the Constitution. Despite...
Abd al-Ilah ibn Ali ibn Hussein
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Abd al-Ilah ibn Ali ibn Hussein (b. 1912, d. 14 July 1958). Regent of Iraq Born in Hejaz as the grandson of Hussein ibn Ali , he became regent of Iraq for his 4–year-old cousin Faisal II , after the death of his brother-in...

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jodhpur
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...source of the word—e.g.: “His name is Ali Akbar Khan, above, whose family traces its musical roots to...when an ancestor was court musician to the Emperor Akbar, as Ali Akbar Khan was to the Maharajah of Jodphur [read Jodhpur] in...

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ALI RELIVES RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE FIGHT SHOW CHAMP'S WORLD-WIDE APPEAL.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 3/19/2007; 700+ words ; ...flickered onto the screen, an echo from a day long past, the sounds of a moment that help define a man. Ali bomaye! Ali bomaye! Muhammad Ali, shaking slightly as the chant -- which means Ali! Kill him! -- washed over him, looked up from his...
Ali Still 'The Champ' a Generation Later
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/19/2007; 700+ words ; ...The chant began before the eighth round flickered onto the screen, an echo from a day long past. "Ali bomaye! Ali bomaye!" Muhammad Ali shook slightly as the chant - which means "Ali! Kill him!" - washed over him. He looked up from his...
ALI MOVIE SKIPS THE UNHAPPY ENDING.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 11/28/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...unwelcomed arrives a video preview of the upcoming movie Ali, oddly inappropriate when, unlike in Ali's time, united we stand. I wonder if anyone...or make it righter than it was, more likely. Ali, a bad actor, already has starred in a movie...
ALI: So, is your little boy starting to put whole sentences together? VIC: Bits, yeah ALI: And what about Brooklyn?; POSH, BECKS AND ALI: DA COMIC RELIEF INTERVIEW.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/10/2001; 700+ words ; ...the showbiz interview they dreamed of - Ali G meets Posh and Becks. Victoria Beckham...screened by BBC1 on March 16, merciless Ali pokes fun at Posh's fashion sense, Beckham...has the transcript. This is how it went: ALI: (To Beckham) "Now, just because it...
Ali sues Hirschfield over rights to movie life story.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/19/1999; ; 700+ words ; NORFOLK, Va. _ Muhammad Ali is fighting for his life _ the movie version of his life...charges, claims he and an associate hold creative control over Ali's life story. But Ali says that Hirschfeld and the associate duped him into signing...
`Ali' as alluring as real thing.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/28/2001; ; 700+ words ; Don't go see the movie "Ali", expecting a boxed-set documentary of Muhammad Ali's greatest hits. To be honest, the widely hailed...weakest part of the film. We've all seen the real Ali fight _ on "Wide World of Sports", if not in the...
ALI FIGHTS FOR LIFE STORY MUHAMMAD ALI IS SUING FORMER BEACH LAWYER RICHARD HIRSCHFELD, CLAIMING HE WAS DUPED INTO SIGNING OVER CREATIVE CONTROL OF HIS LIFE STORY.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 8/19/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Byline: MARC DAVIS, STAFF WRITER NORFOLK -- Muhammad Ali is fighting for his life - the movie version of his...claims he and an associate hold creative control over Ali's life story. But Ali says that Hirschfeld and the associate duped him into...
Ali Honored at Opening of Hometown Center
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/20/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...LOUISVILLE, Ky. Boxing great Muhammad Ali waves to the crowd as he his joined by his...celebration of the opening of the Muhammad Ali Center Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, in Louisville...Ky. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) Muhammad Ali is still a top draw. The boxing great took...
Ali fading, but doesn't want pity
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 11/27/2005; ; 700+ words ; Muhammad Ali was in his room at Caesars Palace, trying...as the crowd rose in a standing ovation for Ali. Then he went upstairs to tell him what had happened. "Isn't that nice," Ali said. "As long as they don't pity you...
How Ali is a knockout Irishman as long he doesn't move in next door
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 9/17/2009; 700+ words ; ...extravagance of the welcome heaped upon Muhammed Ali a fortnight ago by the mayor of Ennis...Meylon. We know there's an Irish link in Ali's lineage three or four generations back...1973 as we discussed the imminent Norton-Ali encounter: "It's a long while since...