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	Ali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The capital of the province of Syria, Damascus, was held by Mu'awiyah, the governor of Syria and a kinsman of Uthman, Ali's slain predecessor.
		Ali suffered a mortal head wound on the 19th of Ramadan while he was performing morning prayers in mosque in the city of Kufa.
		Ali was born in Mecca, in the Hijaz region of central western Arabia, sometime around 599 CE (the year is only an approximation).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ali (3224 words)

	Muhammad Ali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Patterson had been a childhood hero of Ali's, and as such Ali was terribly hurt by the fact that Patterson refused to acknowledge the new name he had taken, his conversion to Islam, and Patterson's insistence that Ali was a bad role model for children.
		He was soon given the name Muhammad Ali by the leader of the Nation, Elijah Muhammad, who revealed the name to Ali as "his true name," although only a few journalists (most notably Howard Cosell) accepted it at that time.
		Ali would reconfirm his abilities when he knocked out Liston in the first round of their rematch in Lewiston, Maine on May 25, 1965, albeit controversially, as few observers saw the "phantom punch" that floored Liston.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Muhammad_Ali (3439 words)

	IBHOF / Muhammad Ali
		After the fight Clay announced that he accepted the teachings of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
		Ali was both arrogant and charismatic and generated a wide range of emotions from those who loved him and hated him.
		Ali regained the heavyweight crown in 1974 much the way he initially captured the title, by slaying a giant.
	www.ibhof.com /ali.htm (531 words)

	Ali
		Ali had several wives, and among them was Fatima, with whom he had several children, but it is Hassan and Husayn that had importance for the development of Islam.
		Ali was the last Caliph coming from the group of Muslims that had converted before the Hijra (622), and he was also the last elected Caliph.
		Ali accepted this choice, but with the death of Abu Bakr and Umar in 634 and 644, he tried again to become Caliph, but there were strong forces working against him, so he didn't succeed.
	i-cias.com /e.o/ali.htm (565 words)

	Ali
		Cassius X, soon to be given the name Muhammad Ali, by NOI founder, "The Messenger," the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, chose to disassociate himself from his friend and mentor Malcolm X after the Messenger suspended Malcolm.
		Ali is married to the former Lonnie Williams of Louisville.
		Ali has known Lonnie since her family moved across the street from the Clay family when she was 6 years old.
	www.famousmuslims.com /muhammadali.htm (1363 words)

	NPR - Morning Edition - Muhammad Ali
		It was an emotional scene, Ali's arm shaking as it raised the flame in the darkened stadium.
		At six-foot-two, Ali is still an imposing figure despite his trembling arms and slurred speech due to Parkinson's.
		Today when people tell Ali that he was a draft dodger he tells them they are wrong.
	www.npr.org /programs/morning/features/2001/dec/ali/011219.ali.html (438 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Black History - Biographies - Muhammad Ali
		Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on January 17, 1942, and was raised in a clapboard house at 3302 Grand Avenue in middle-class Louisville, Kentucky.
		Ali was shortly restored to his previous level of energy and awareness; as long as he took his medication regularly, he was able to keep the disease in check.
		Ali won an Olympic gold medal and later tossed it into a river because he was disgusted by racism in America.
	www.gale.com /free_resources/bhm/bio/ali_m.htm (2570 words)

	Daughter of the Enlightenment (Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
		Hirsi Ali, who was born in Somalia and has been a member of the Dutch Parliament since January 2003, had endorsed the view that Islam is a backward religion, condemned the way women live under it and said that by today's standards, the prophet Muhammad would be considered a perverse tyrant.
		Hirsi Ali claims a direct line of intellectual inheritance from the Dutch Enlightenment, and says she is merely laying claim as a Dutch person to freedoms won for her fellow citizens starting in the 17th century.
		Kinneging, who knows Hirsi Ali from her time at the university, shares some of her worries: that the Dutch model of cozy consensus-building among the ''pillars'' of society is dangerously out of date, for instance.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1376939/posts (5551 words)

	Rhymesayers Entertainment
		Ali joined producer Ant (of Atmosphere fame) and went to work creating an intensely powerful album that was one of the foremost efforts of 2003.
		Ali's tempos and samples are reminiscent of the street-funk swagger of Gangstarr and the menace of thug rappers Mobb Deep." -St. Paul Pioneer Press
		Brother Ali is currently putting the finishing touches on his new album "The Undisputed Truth" with production by Ant, coming in 2006.
	www.rhymesayers.com /aDetail.php?aId=8&cT=Bio (447 words)

	Ali
		Ali could have avoided a lot of the problems that resulted in his losing the most important years in his professional life but he instead choose to follow his beliefs.
		The film ‘Ali’ takes on the life of the champ during the decade between his wining the title in 1964 to his regaining it in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ against George Foreman in 1974.
		Ali states in his straightforward manner that not only did he never stop being the champ he never ceased being a Muslim.
	www.hometheaterinfo.com /ali.htm (1059 words)

	AliThinks
		Ali is one of my favorites, as she well knows, and the thought of replacing her, if only for one day, is a bit overwhelming.
		Ali was the English teacher at my school, and one of the only Americans I knew, and this was all it took to start a friendship.
		After brainstorming awhile, it occurred to me that since this IS Ali’s blog, I should talk about something she can relate to, something that neither of us has ever discussed with each other, and something that I would like to share with her, as well as all of you, here on AliThinks.
	alithinks.typepad.com (5072 words)

	Ali on Encyclopedia.com
		Ali and his second son Husein (626-80) are the great martyrs of the Shiites.
		ALI [Ali] (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?-661, 4th caliph (656-61).
		Ali: The Untouchable; He's a hero to most, a superman to many, a saint to some.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/Ali.asp (428 words)

	Shi'a: 'Ali
		The "Partisans of 'Ali," Shi'a 'Ali in the struggle to get 'Ali in the Caliphate and in the civil war that broke out when 'Ali was finally named Caliph gave the name to the religious schism that divided the Islamic world from the very beginning.
		However, 'Ali, Muhammed's son-in-law and cousin, was not part of this committee nor were other members of Muhammed's immediate family, and many believed that Muhammed had designated 'Ali as a successor, for the Traditions had Muhammed naming him as both his brother and his successor.
		'Ali would eventually have to contend with dissension in his own army while fighting the Umayyads—these dissenters called themselves the Kharjites; after defeating the Kharjites in battle, he would be assassinated a few years later by one of them in revenge for this defeat.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/SHIA/ALI.HTM (705 words)

	Ali (2001)
		Ali both ignited and mirrored the conflicts of his time and ours to become one of the most admired fighters in the world.
		Ali is another film based on a true story, with a role that one performer makes his own.
		Fighting all comers, Ali took on the law, conventions, the status quo and the war - as well as the fists in front of him.
	www.imdb.com /Title?0248667 (1064 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Ahmed Ali
		Ahmed Ali was born in Delhi in 1908 into a cultured, traditional, urban Muslim family, which had lived in Delhi for generations.
		Ahmed Ali's father had entrusted Ahmed Ali to him on his deathbed because he wanted to ensure his son would have a good education but Ali hated living with his puritanical uncle and his tyrannical, tight-fisted wife.
		There were constant visits to the family home in Delhi and when Ahmed Ali was four, he was sent to live there, until he had finished the Quran, because his grandmother wanted him to be taught by the same teacher as his father.
	www.literaryencyclopedia.com /php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4984 (768 words)

	Ali
		Ali without him would be akin to a mediocre documentary on television.
		He shows what everybody else knows from watching television and reading the papers, but gives no insight as to why Ali is who he is. The scenes with Ali and his close confidants are brief and lacking in meaningful, insightful conversation.
		Michael Mann's Ali is not able to overcome these shortcomings, and merely plays like a recap of a decade of Ali's life.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/ali.html (447 words)

	Association of Lifecasters International
		ALI members are encouraged to enter the 2006 achievement awards.
		The Association of Lifecasters International (ALI) is an organization of professional and amateur life casting artists and sculptors, life casting enthusiasts and life casting material suppliers.
		This year ALI celebrates its 5th year of promoting the fine art of life casting.
	www.lifecasting.org (210 words)

	Ali
		Ali (A.S.) refused with apology and said, "After writing the words `Apostle of Allah' after thy name how can I erase them." The Prophet (S.A.W) himself erased the words, "The Apostle of Allah" from the agreement with Ali (A.S.)’s aid and ordered Mohammad (S.A.W) Ibne Abdullah to be written in its place.
		Continuing the agreement Ali (A.S.) wrote, "...This agreement is between Mohammad (S.A.W) the Apostle of Allah and..." Suhail stopped Ali (A.S.) and told the Prophet (S.A.W) to cancel the words Apostle of Allah after his name, as they (Quraish) do not accept him as the Apostle of Allah.
		Ali (A.S.) was given the banner of Islam and was asked to lead the caravan.
	members.tripod.com /~mdhasan/Ali/chap19.htm (1098 words)

	Automotive Lift Institute Home Page
		Ongoing programs of benefit to ALI members include the monitoring of state and local regulations which may impact the industry, the collection of industry statistical information; improving the availability of automobile lifting point data; and development of news releases and public relations activity as needed.
		The ALI in cooperation with the National Bureau of Standards sponsored the first standard governing vehicle lifts (CS142) in 1947.
		The Automotive Lift Institute, Inc, (ALI) was founded in 1945 as the trade association of U.S. manufacturers of in-ground lifts.
	www.autolift.org (232 words)

	Ali
		Ali does the unthinkable: making its complex and dynamic subject smaller than life, reducing Muhammad Ali to nothing more than a talking sports action figure posed and moved on a very small and uninteresting stage.
		Ali, the product of their intersection, stands as a bland and surprisingly uninvolving film that packs very little punch outside of its fight scenes.
		It was a tumultuous time for both Ali and America, but at the end of two and one-half hours (that seems even longer) little in the way of illumination has been provided.
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies3/Ali.htm (596 words)

	Ali Baba
		Once that is settled the player who has moved Ali rolls the black die and places it on the matching number next to a 36 square grid in the centre of the board, corresponding to the grids on the cards.
		For these reasons, Ali Baba as it stands is only a qualified recommendation that marks the welcome return of Abacus to 'big' game production but which, with some tweaking and balancing, could easily rank with the better games of the last year or so.
		So what do I think of Ali Baba?
	www.gamecabinet.com /sumo/Issue12/AliBaba.html (1532 words)

	Ali G. MetaFilter
		Ali G asking "Boutros Boutros Boutros Ghali" which of the languages spoken at the UN was the funniest one and getting a surprisingly engaged answer from the former Secretary General.
		Ali G. March 3, 2003 11:14 AM Da Ali G. Show I hadn't heard anything about this show before I came across it by accident, but I think it would floor most of you.
		Ali G has his moments (especially when appearing as Borat Sagdiyev, master of the faux pas), but watching him just makes me nostalgic for Norman Gunston.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/24009 (2045 words)

	glamour girl :: ali landry
		Ali's been a favorite of mine for a few years now ever since I saw her as yes, the 'Doritos' Girl.
		Ali Landry is showing her support for Hurricane Katrina victims by sporting a Louisiana Lagniappe 22 Bracelet.
		The HQs of Ali from Photoshoots can be found in the "Photoshoots" category for the time being.
	ali.bijou-bleu.org (415 words)

	BBC NEWS UK Child war victim inspires appeal
		Ali is currently being treated in North Baghdad's al-Kindi Hospital which has access only to basic medicines.
		She said Ali would need to be bought many new pairs of arms.
		The Ministry of Defence has been approached about flying Ali to the UK but it is not clear this is the best option, Mrs Spelman said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2936357.stm (503 words)

	10k Truth Quotes by Muhammad Ali
		I am Muhammad Ali, a free name - it means beloved of God- and I insist people use it when speaking to me and of me.''
		Muhammad Ali speaking on September 21, 2001 at a fundraiser for victims of the WTC and Pentagon attacks.
		Muhammad Ali shouting at reporters who had dismissed him as a loudmouth and a fake before his fight with Sonny Liston.
	www.10ktruth.com /the_quotes/ali.htm (948 words)

	Home
		ALI aims to be a world class quality assessment business, raising standards of education and training for young people and adults through inspecting and reporting on the learning provision they receive
		One of the other two is the ALI inspections in general."
		In the past ten years of development in work-based learning this has got to be in the top three of the best things that have happened.
	www.ali.gov.uk (207 words)

	ali
		Ali Ashkouder was born In 1968 in Bayanon, Aleppo the old Syrian town.
		This duo of Ud and Nay player Ali Ashkouder and percussinist Kariem Darwiesh plays compositions of Ali.
		The Taqsim is ended with a rhythmical prelude.
	home.tiscali.nl /~t192350/ali (333 words)

	Belly Dance with Aisha Ali
		"Ali could control every inch of her belly with astounding accuracy.
	www.aisha-ali.com (86 words)

	TIME 100: Muhammad Ali
		Though Ali won the gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960, at the time the experts didn't think much of his boxing skills.
		Boxing in the early '60s, largely controlled by the Mob, was in a moribund state until Muhammad Ali — Cassius Clay, in those days — appeared on the scene.
		Muhammad Ali at a news conference that he conducts from inside the ring in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 24, 1970
	www.time.com /time/time100/heroes/profile/ali01.html (378 words)

	Ali
		Michael Mann's ALI manages to be an informative look at the career of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali and an entertaining and moving portrait of the man. more...
		"Ali is no disgrace, but it's not much of a performer, especially considering that it is one of the few hyped year-end releases that coulda been a contender."
		"ALI is an impressive documentation of a man and an era."
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/ali (1170 words)

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