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  Ahmad Rashid
Rashid shows how religion, ethnic factionalism and outside meddling combined in Afghanistan to produce a brutal sequel to the anti-Soviet war of the 1980's, bringing to power in the process the backward-looking, anti-female,drug-trading,terrorism-supporting, massacre-prone Taliban.  The broader story here is powerful.
Rashid calls "the rootless and the restless, the jobless and the economically deprived with little self-knowledge."  Eight of the Taliban's cabinet-level officials are from a single such madrassa, Haqqania, a "sprawling collection of buildings on the main Islamabad-Peshawar highway." Its leader, Samiul Haq, Mr.
Rashid says, is close to the Taliban's reclusive top official, known as Mullah Omar.  In 1997, after the Taliban was defeated in a campaign to seize the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Mr.
www.ariaye.com /english/ahmadrashid.html   (1028 words)

  
 John Seabrook | Stories | Plastic Man: Karim Rashid
Rashid is six feet four inches tall, and he was dressed in the white suit that he often wears on public occasions.
Nonetheless, Rashid has designed more than eight hundred things since 1993, and he has fifty projects going at the moment, everything from cosmetics to an "absolutely fantastic" project he was working on for a Swiss company called Golay--a line of jewelry with cultured pearls, which would rescue the pearl from the neck of the dÈbutante.
Rashid's recent experience with Ronson, a once proud British manufacturer of premium lighters, is a good example of the kind of treatment product designers receive from their clients.
www.booknoise.net /johnseabrook/stories/design/rashid   (4291 words)

  
 Dr. Rashid
Rashid furthered her accomplishments by receiving the Doctorate of Philosophy in Policy Studies, Evaluation and Research in 2002, also from the University of Illinois, College of Education.
Rashid is active in the advocacy of public health and serves as both a liaison and a voice on in the public health field/arena.
Rashid is the recipient of the Delta Omega Honor Society for Professional Accomplishment awarded in 1997, she received the secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service in 1997, 1999, and 2001.
www.cdc.gov /OMH/AboutUs/Rashid.htm   (328 words)

  
 Bahrainguide · Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Shaikh Rashid's office is like a mini-museum of art with a dozen paintings of different styles and of different artists, ceramic sculptures and other objects, all tastefully displayed.
Shaikh Rashid believes that art in general - even the performing arts - is a source of inspiration for a society.
Shaikh Rashid said individuals, companies and institutions in Bahrain were increasingly acquiring art to enhance their homes or offices, which was a mark of a fully cultured society.
www.bahrainguide.org /BG3/shrashid.html   (1250 words)

  
 rashid
Rashid was born on the 17th of april 1988 and grew into a happy toddler, who wanted to try to do things all by himself.
Rashid was tired very quickly and especially in the beginning he lost control of his balance and fine touch.
Slowly Rashid started playing in the schoolyard again and could be very angry when he saw that his best friend was better at playing soccer than he himself, because he did not have the energy to play soccer and run for a long time.
www.sketchesbybethany.net /rashid.htm   (1657 words)

  
 About Rashid Music Sales
Rashid was one of the pioneers of the Mail Order industry.
Rashid Sales Company was the first importer of Arabic publications, periodicals and books.
Rashid hopes to start up his fathers record company Orient records and begin to make for the first time on CD the famous albums that were released in the Early seventies.
www.rashid.com /about.htm   (778 words)

  
 Bangladeshinovels.com
Rashid Karim (b 1925) has been recognised as a major novelist of Bangla literature for the last four decades.
In the novel Rashid Karim has delineated the subconscious mind of the humans more acutely than the picture of the society and the compactness of the story.
The shifting of Rashid Karim’s family to Dhaka from Kolkata is another significant autobiographical element that has taken a large space in his novels.
www.bangladeshinovels.com /Rashid_Karim.html   (1660 words)

  
 Rick Rashid
Rashid was promoted to vice president of Microsoft Research in 1994, and then to senior vice president in 2000.
Rashid was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2003 for his work in operating systems and for innovation in industrial research.
Rashid received his Master of Science (1977) and doctoral (1980) degrees in computer science from the University of Rochester.
icampus.mit.edu /Symposium/Rashid.aspx   (440 words)

  
 Rashid Bakr
Rashid Bakr was born in Chicago, and his family moved to the Bronx when he was four.
As a child, Rashid remembers that Art Blakey and Max Roach visited the family, and the former gave him his first set of sticks; one of his early playing memories is sitting in with his uncle in a Dixieland band at the World’s Fair.
Rashid went to Queens College to study chemistry and psychology, and to graduate school for clinical psychology at Brooklyn College.
www.aumfidelity.com /bakr.html   (559 words)

  
 A stubborn man is trying to govern in violent Iraq - Africa & Middle East - International Herald Tribune
Rashid stands as the measure of both the tenacity and the weakness of the U.S.-backed government in Anbar Province, west of Baghdad.
Rashid, 49, survives largely with - and only with - the protection of U.S. Marines.
In reality, Rashid is a civil engineer, a father of seven and husband to two wives.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/07/11/news/rashid.php   (1005 words)

  
 Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed
Sheikh Rashid, ruler of Dubai from 1958 - 1990, was the eighth ruler from the
Well loved and greatly respected by the residents of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid ruled the emirate with compassion and with a clear vision of what was required in order to transform Dubai into a modern city.
Providing Sheikh Rashid with a brief, welcome respite from the responsibilities of his position, he was free to be just a normal man. Houbara, gazelle, rabbit, and grouse were the game of choice.
www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae /english/dubai/dubai_rashid.asp   (821 words)

  
 CD Baby: STEVE RASHID: Choo-Choo at the Zoo - from evor
The Woodside Avenue label, which currently includes Rashid's own solo recordings ("As In A Mirror," "i will hold your tiny hand" and "Fidgety Feet") as well as those of four other artists, is focused on creating audio products for families to share.
Rashid's work in the field of family entertainment has received over 20 national awards, including the Parents' Choice Gold Award, the American Library Notable Children's Recording, the AFIM Indie Award, the National Parenting Publications Gold Award and the Children's Music Web Award.
Rashid holds a B.A. in Music and Philosophy from Ripon College and a Masters Degree in Music Composition from Northwestern University.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/rashid5/from/evor   (319 words)

  
 IM Rashid Ziyatdinov Born
Though Rashid left the employee of Scott, I went to work for him the first of the January teaching chess to children and have been there for five years now.
Rashid became the Uzbek Junior Champion and soon after left the team due to a conflict with his coach.
Rashid played much chess while in the US placing in the top 3 in the US Grand Prix three years running 1997 : 3rd place, 1998 : 3rd place, and 1999 : 2nd place.
amchesscoaching.com /Articles/im_rashid_ziyatdinov.htm   (798 words)

  
 Rick Rashid: The Steady Hand Behind Microsoft Research: Over the past eight years, Rashid has transformed Microsoft ...
Despite his newfound interest in computers, Rashid decided to study graduate-level mathematics and was accepted at the University of California at Berkeley.
Rashid's diverse interests continued after he joined CMU as a faculty member in 1979.
Rashid's first challenge at Microsoft was recruiting other top researchers to join the company.
www.microsoft.com /presspass/features/1999/06-21rashid.mspx   (2844 words)

  
 Rashid
And when his father died in 1951, Rashid was a source of strength to his mother.
Rashid was back at the family home in Fort Madison, Iowa, when he found her collapsed on her bedroom floor.
Rashid is also including it in his autobiography, which centers on his bout with cancer and an upbringing in one of Iowa's richest families.
www.mattpeiken.com /Journalism/Fairfield/rashid.htm   (896 words)

  
 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2005
In that role he was responsible for managing work on key technologies leading to the development of Microsoft Corp’s interactive TV system and authored a number of patents in areas such as data compression, networking and operating systems.
In addition to running Microsoft Research, Rashid also was instrumental in creating the team that eventually became Microsoft’s Digital Media Division and directing Microsoft’s first e-commerce group.
Rashid is a member of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer Directorate Advisory Committee.
conferences.oreillynet.com /cs/et2005/view/e_spkr/1177   (417 words)

  
 Rosseta (Rashid) in Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
In the Coptic age, the town was known as Rashit, later converted to Rashid.
Rashid was referred to in history books as famous for making salted fish and sea snails.
In 1249, king Louis IX of France occupied the town, in the course of his crusade against the Orient.
www.touregypt.net /rashid.htm   (1434 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia: Books: Ahmed Rashid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
As Rashid discloses, the decade since then has seen a region grown increasingly despotic and impoverished, even though the countries are rich in oil.
Rashid's writing is characterized by a rare quality, which pairs unbiased analysis with empathy.
The author is equally critical of the repression of the will of the people by current Central Asian leaders, the blind fanaticism of radical Muslims, and the one-sidedness of Western policy towards the region, which he blames on a lack of knowledge and appreciation of the complexities of Central Asian politics.
www.amazon.com /Jihad-Rise-Militant-Islam-Central/dp/0142002607   (3216 words)

  
 The Rashid Machine | Metropolis Magazine | February 2001
Interviewing the high-flying brothers Rashid is a study in contrasts: Hani might be characterized as the hands-off theoretician, the experimentalist overseeing a lablike operation; Karim as the hands-on craftsman, the people's designer with the big, slick showroom.
Joyce (née England) Rashid, a retired English schoolteacher, and Mahmoud Rashid, a retired Egyptian art professor and set designer, met in Paris in the 1950s, where Joyce was vacationing and Mahmoud was living on an art scholarship from the Egyptian government.
The parental characterization of the Rashid boys' differences, though varying somewhat from Karim's self-portrait as the artistic loner, is borne out in their career choices.
www.metropolismag.com /html/content_0201/ras.htm   (2713 words)

  
 Karim Rashid Design
Karim Rashid was born in Cairo, Egypt, raised in England and Canada, studied and worked in Italy and the U.S. Karim Rashid Design 's are on permanent display at major museums in New York, San Francisco, Montreal, London, Chicago and Tokyo.
Karim Rashid Design 's are self described as "sensual minimalism" and it is quite obvious in his designs like the Karim Rashid sofa and others that have smooth curves and supple shapes that portray pure elegance.
Karim Rashid has designed many products for companies all over the world and is recognized at the design forefront of his generation.
www.plushpod.com /page_7.php   (237 words)

  
 m a m u n   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Movielens, a live movie recommender system, which has well over 100,000 users and more than 12 million ratings, enable me and my colleagues to research on an amazingly wide range of areas: from Social Science and CSCW research to algorithm design and Data Mining research.
Al Mamunur Rashid, Kimberly Ling, Regina D Tassone, Paul Resnick, Robert Kraut, and John Riedl.
Rashid, A. M., Ali, M. On-Line Handwritten Character Recognition Using 1-Dim, 1-Dim DP Approach.
www-users.cs.umn.edu /~arashid   (487 words)

  
 Ahmed Rashid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rashid's 2000 book, Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, was a New York Times bestseller for 5 weeks.
In 2003 Rashid's Jihad - the Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia was published.
Rashid lives in Lahore, Pakistan with his wife and two children.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ahmed_Rashid   (320 words)

  
 Rashid Bio
Rashid began his study of Middle Eastern Dance in 1974 with Jamila Salimpour.
Rashid quickly became a principal dancer with Bal Anat, performing company choreographies which have become the inspirations for tribal dance troops throughout the western world.
Rashid is currently a teacher, choreographer, artistic consultant and performer with the Salimpour School of Dance.
www.suhailaschool.com /RashidBio.htm   (528 words)

  
 Rick Rashid: Microsoft's Right Brain
Microsoft hired Rashid, 54, from Carnegie Mellon in 1991, and he now runs one of the most ambitious basic-research units in the business.
Rashid's work makes up a tiny piece of Microsoft's overall $6.2 billion research and development operation, but it's one of the most important parts.
Instead, he pushes his staff to go after the big challenges: imbuing machines with the ability to understand language exactly as it is spoken, ironing the inefficiencies out of computer networks, generating sharp computer graphics a viewer might mistake for reality -- and yes, tackling the next, industry-altering leap in operating systems.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/06_04/b3968029.htm   (794 words)

  
 Rashid Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
In his third book, Horses Never Lie, Mark Rashid breaks new ground with the idea that you don't have to be dominant to be a leader to your horse.
Karim Rashid is the bestknown and most prolific young designer practicing in America today.
Professor Rashid first introduces students to the general characteristics of circuits (ICs) to prepare them for the use of circuit design and analysis techniques.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Rashid   (1028 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse: Books: Mark Rashid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
A famous horse trainer, known for listening to horses and working with them in a non-confrontational manner, Mark is faced with odd behavior from this horse, and he must reevaluate everything he understands about horses and about himself, as a trainer and as a person.
Mark Rashid is an internationally-acclaimed horse trainer known for his ability to assess situations from a horse’s point of view.
Rashid gives dozens of clinics each year, as well as private lessons.
www.amazon.com /Life-Lessons-Ranch-Horse-Rashid/dp/1555662838   (2037 words)

  
 Flickr: Bu Rashid
""Bu Rashid is a multi-talented guy who will drive you around in his hot F 16, tell you stories about his past and tell you dreams of the future.
He is sharp in ways that are a credit to all men who aspire to be a success and he's beautiful in ways that most men can't even aspire to be.
Bu Rashid has wonderful taste in food, clothing, technology and he's a really an excellent writer.
www.flickr.com /people/bu_rashid   (453 words)

  
 Nambé - Design Your Life - Karim Rashid - designer of Motus Stemware and much more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Rashid's fresh, beautiful and highly collectible Nambé illustrate our dedication to great design.
He is also a sculptor, painter and ceramist with a number of prestigious one-man shows and exhibits to his credit.
Rashid was born in Cairo, Egypt and grew up in England and Canada.
www.nambe.com /About/Rashid.aspx   (242 words)

  
 Rashid's Homepage
I buy little statues and figurines on my holiday trips and put them on Rashid's grave and in the winter the grave is often covered with snow.
The bear became our symbol for Rashid, who as a toddler was my little bear, who was as strong as a bear during his illness and who had been as cuddly as a teddy bear all of his life.
Because another new year had started without Rashid I lit some small sparkling fireworks on his grave, four, one for every year that he was no longer with us.
www.rashid.nl /grave2.htm   (259 words)

  
 Rashid Khan - Biography - AOL Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Rashid Khan is one of best male vocalists to rise through the ranks during the '90s.
Born in 1966, he has a mature touch and, when his voice is soaring, it is in genuinely inspiring style.
Get Rashid Khan biography information, download, listen and watch Rashid Khan music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and use the music search function to find information on other new and established recording artists.
music.aol.com /artist/rashid-khan/182086/biography   (98 words)

  
 Rashid Delivers MobiSys 2005 Keynote
Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, delivered the keynote address for MobiSys 2005, the third annual international conference on mobile systems, applications and services, held June 6-8 in Seattle.
Rashid spoke June 6 on Bridging the Quality of Life Gap Through Ubiquitous Connectivity and Services.
Rashid presented a set of research challenges and promising directions for enabling ubiquitous connectivity and services.
research.microsoft.com /displayArticle.aspx?id=1268   (200 words)

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