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(Encyclopedia) Fuad I (Ahmed Fuad Pasha) fo͞oädˈ [key], 1868–1936, first king of modern Egypt, son of the khedive Ismail Pasha. Educated in Europe, Fuad returned to Egypt in 1880. He was particularly concerned ...

(Encyclopedia) Mahomet: see Muhammad.

(Encyclopedia) Grameen Bank: see Yunus, Muhammad. ...

(Encyclopedia) Aishah īˈshə, äˈĭshäˌ [key], c.614–678, third and favorite of the nine wives of Muhammad the Prophet. Her father was Abu Bakr, who became first caliph after the Prophet's death. She was marr...

(Encyclopedia) Sialkot syälˈkōt [key], city (1998 pop. 417,597), near the Indian border, Pakistan. It is a rail junction and a major trade and processing center. Manufactures include sporting goods, processed foo...

(Encyclopedia) Boabdil: see Muhammad XI.

(Encyclopedia) Chavis, Benjamin Franklin, Jr.: see Muhammad, Benjamin Franklin. ...

(Encyclopedia) Clay, Cassius Marcellus, Jr.: see Ali, Muhammad. ...

(Encyclopedia) Dunash ben Tamim täˈmēm [key] or Dunash ibn Tamim, c.900–c.960, Hebrew scholar, an astronomer and physician of North Africa. A pioneer in the field of scientific comparative philology, he tried t...

(Encyclopedia) Spinks, Leon, Jr. 1953-2021, American boxer, b. St. Louis, Mo. Spinks began boxing at age 13, dropping out of high school in his junior year to join the...