Tuesday, August 22, 2017

A00096 - Fadwa Suleiman, Syrian Actress and Activist

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Suleiman, Fadwa Fadwa Suleiman  or Fadwa Soliman  (b. May 17, 1970, Aleppo, Syria  – d. August 17, 2017, Paris, France) was a Syrian actre...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

A00095 - Rula Quawas, Champion of Feminism in Jordan

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Quawas, Rula Rula Butros Quawas (b. February 25, 1960, Amman, Jordan - d. July 25, 2017, Amman, Jordan) was born in Amman, into a patri...
Monday, July 17, 2017

A00094 - Maryam Mirzakhani, First Woman to Win a Fields Medal

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Mirzakhani, Maryam Maryam Mirzakhani  (Persian:  مریم میرزاخانی ‎; b. May 3, 1977, Tehran, Iran - d. July 14, 2017, Palo Alto, California)...
Monday, June 12, 2017

A00093 - Amina Cachalia, South African Anti-Apartheid Activist and Friend of Mandela

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Cachalia, Amina Amina Cachalia   (b. Amina Asvat; June 28, 1930 Vereeniging, South Africa – d. January 31, 2013, Johannesburg, South A...
Friday, June 9, 2017

A00092 - Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi Arms Dealer

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Khashoggi, Adnan Adnan Khashoggi  (Arabic:  عدنان خاشقجي ‎‎, Turkish:  Adnan Kaşıkçı ; b. July 25, 1935, Mecca, Saudi Arabia – d. June ...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

A00091 - Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano

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Bayero, Ado Ado Abdullahi Bayero   (b. July 25, 1930, Kano, Northern Nigeria – d. June 6, 2014, Kano, Nigeria)  was seen as one of Nige...
Monday, April 24, 2017

A00090 - Joe Tex, Soul Singer

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Joseph Arrington, Jr. (b. August 8, 1933, Rogers, Texas  – d. August 13, 1982, Navasota, Texas), better known as  Joe Tex , was a musician ...