Tuesday, October 25, 2016

A00082 - Hamad ibn Khalifah al-Thani, Emir Qatar

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Ḥamad ibn Khalīfa al-Thānī  took power from his father, Sheikh Khalifa ibn Hamad al-Thani,  who had become Qatar’s leader just months after ...

A00081 - Khalifa ibn Hamad al-Thani, Emir of Qatar

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Khalīfa ibn Hạmad al-Thāni ,  (b.  1932 , Al-Rayyān, Qatar — d.  October 23, 2016 ) was the  amīr  of Qatar from 1972 to 95.  He came to po...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

A00080 - Cecil Campbell, As "Prince Buster" Became a Trailblazer of Ska and Rocksteady Music

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Campbell, Cecil  Cecil Bustamente Campbell  (b. May 24, 1938, Kingston, Jamaica – d. September 8, 2016, Miami, Florida), known profess...
Friday, July 29, 2016

A00079 - Malick Sidibe, First African Photographer to Receive Hasselblad Award

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*Malick Sidibe, a Malian photographer who was the first African photographer to receive the Hasselblad Award, was born in Soloba, French Su...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

A00078 - Abbas Kiarostami, Iran's Greatest Filmmaker

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Kiarostami, Abbas Abbas Kiarostami   (b.  June 22, 1940 , Tehrān, Iran — d.  July 4, 2016 , Paris, France) was an Iranian director-writer...

A00077 - Mohamed Khan, Egyptian Filmmaker

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Mohamed Hamed Hassan Khan  (Egyptian Arabic :  محمد حامد حسن خان ‎‎  ; b. October 26, 1942, Cairo, Egypt – d. July 26, 2016, Cairo, Egypt)...
Sunday, June 5, 2016

A00076 - Muhammad Ali, The Greatest

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Muhammad Ali (b.  Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.,  January 17, 1942 , Louisville, Kentucky — d.  June 3, 2016 , Phoenix, Arizona) was a profes...