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  Shamil - Volume 4 - Audio & Video
Staring out of the window of his small narrow cell, Shamil reflected on his days of liberty in the past, In his current exile and helplessness, he bewailed his plight and yearned for his previous position of freedom and fortune.
Ali Shamil was born in Ghimri (Dagistan) as a son of Avarian family.
Shamil was imam (Islamic leader) and sheik of Nakshibends and commander of Muslim Khazak armies.
www.chabad.org /multimedia/media.asp?AID=140724   (875 words)

  
  Imam Shamil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Imam Shamil (1797 - March 1871) was an Avar political and religious leader of the Muslim tribes of the Northern Caucasus.
Imam Shamil was born in 1797 in the small village of Gimry which is in current-day Dagestan.
Shamil continues to be revered in the Caucasus for his resistance to the Russians, and is held up as a role-model by those leading the current fight against Russian control of the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Imam_Shamil   (447 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The son of a free landlord, Shamil studied grammar, logic, rhetoric, and Arabic, acquired prestige as a learned man and, in 1830, joined the Muridis, a Sufi (Islamic mystical) brotherhood in the region.
After Ghazi Muhammad is killed by the Russians (1832) and his successor, Gamzat Bek, is assassinated by his own followers (1834), Shamil is elected to serve as the third imam (political-religious leader) of Dagestan and the leader of the so-called Murid Wars.
From St. Petersburg, Shamil was exiled to Kaluga, south of Moscow.
www.iles.umn.edu /faculty/bashiri/CentAsia/Shamil.html   (414 words)

  
 Sobaka :: Dossier: Shamil Basayev   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
warrior-priest in the classic tradition of the Caucasus, Shamil crossed Islam with the sword and led his guerrilla army in a twenty year war against the Imperial Russian army in the mid-1800s.
To Russians, Shamil is primarily a literary character - a Cochise or a Sitting Bull in the epic of Russia's battle to tame the wild frontier.
Shamil eventually surrendered in his native Dagestan, but such was his reputation that the Czar commuted his execution and allowed him to survive as a popular curiosity, like Sitting Bull in Buffalo Bill's circus.
www.diacritica.com /sobaka/dossier/basayev.html   (3645 words)

  
 CONTEXT - This Week in Arts and Ideas from The Moscow Times
Born in 1797 in a mountain village in Dagestan, Shamil excelled in religious studies as a teenager.
Shamil continued his studies until the late 1820s, when he became involved in the armed struggle against tsarist troops.
Shamil was proclaimed the third imam of Dagestan in 1834, and in the same year he founded a state called the Imamate of Dagestan and Chechnya, which lasted until his capture by tsarist troops.
context.themoscowtimes.com /print.php?aid=142168   (768 words)

  
 MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Shamil income up to record $50.2m - Bahrain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Shamil Bank earned a record net income of $50.2 million for the nine months to September 30, an increase of 96 per cent over the $25.60 million earned in the same period last year.
Mohamed Hussain, Chief Executive of Shamil Bank, said: "This year is a milestone year for the bank and I am delighted with the successes achieved so far.
Shamil Bank continues to successfully discharge its economic and social responsibilities as a leading local Islamic financial institution.
www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093131650   (347 words)

  
 albawaba.com middle east news information::Shamil Bank posts record net income of U.S.$ 50.2 million during 3rd quarter ...
Shamil Bank announced a record net income of US$ 50.2 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2006, reflecting an increase of 96 per cent over US$ 25.60 million earned in the same period last year.
Shamil Bank is a leading Islamic commercial and investment bank incorporated in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Shamil Bank operates a network of local branches and maintains a presence in overseas markets through its subsidiary, associated and affiliated companies.
www.menareport.com /en/business,Financial_Markets/205021   (707 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | Shamil Basayev: Chechen warlord
Shamil Basayev obviously enjoys the terrifying image he has in Russia.
Basayev was born in January 1965 in the mountain village of Vedeno.
He bears the name of the famous mullah and warrior Imam Shamil who led the mountain tribes' resistance to the Tsarist armies in the last century.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/460594.stm   (755 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Obituary: Shamil Basayev   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Shamil Basayev, who has died at the age of 41, was wanted by Russian authorities in connection with bloody attacks in Russia.
Shamil Basayev had long threatened a series of "kamikaze" attacks inside Russia, arguing that Russian civilians were legitimate targets.
Shamil Salmanovich Basayev was born on 14 January 1965, in the mountain village of Vedeno in south-eastern Chechnya.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4727935.stm   (784 words)

  
 Foreign Military Studies Office Publications - A FACE OF FUTURE BATTLE: CHECHEN FIGHTER SHAMIL BASAYEV
As the 20th Century draws to a close, military theorists and planners, in and out of uniform, are considering the implications that changes in the global security environment have for future conflict and war.
Shamil Basayev and his men crossed the border from Chechnya into the Stavropol District on Wednesday, June 14th.
The intent of this study is not to romanticize the martial exploits of Shamil Basayev.
fmso.leavenworth.army.mil /documents/shamil/shamil.htm   (6527 words)

  
 Welcome to Shamil Bank
Shamil Bank nets a good profit from partial Sale of Meezan Bank stake more...
Shamil Bank Makes a Lucrative Exit in the US Development Opportunities Fund I. more...
Ithmaar Bank and Shamil Bank patronize the 6th Aaiofi Sharia’a Conference.
www.shamilbank.net   (170 words)

  
 simon, nabi, and shamil
in the afternoon it was shamil beno, the former chechen foreign minister under dudayev.
For example, Shamil characterized Basayev (the charismatic terrorist leader du jour in Chechnya) as a frustrated separatist whose relations with fundamentalist Islamists (Jihadis and Wahabbis, many from Saudi Arabia) were purely pragmatic.
Shamil invited us to a Caucasian dinner later in our stay (Mom and the kids will go too: very exciting).
homepage.mac.com /imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E554112282   (1061 words)

  
 Shamil Bank announces launch of first Islamic fund for investment in high-growth China real estate market | Shamil Bank ...
Having implemented the corporate structure and executed the relevant agreements in September 2005, Shamil Bank and CITIC International Assets Management ('CIAM'), CITIC Group's asset management arm, have since built a promising pipeline of investments and are in an advanced stage of evaluating a number of opportunities.
Shamil Bank is incorporated in the Kingdom of Bahrain and has grown steadily since 1982 to become a leading Islamic institution with a shareholding equity of US$ 294 million and assets under management of some US$ 2.1 billion.
Shamil Bank is a subsidiary of the Dar Al-Maal Al-Islami Trust, one of the world's leading Islamic financial organizations.
www.ameinfo.com /76409.html   (1652 words)

  
 - Middle East Business news related to travel, food, hotel, real estate, health, oil and more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Shamil Bank, along with its partner in China, has developed a strong pipeline of attractive investment opportunities in the Chinese market, the bank announced.
Shamil Bank is committed to bringing such opportunities to its clients and views China to be a key investment market, which it intends to fully explore.
Shamil Bank is incorporated in Bahrain and has grown steadily since 1982 to become a leading Islamic institution with a shareholding equity of $338 million and assets under management of some $1.52 billion.
www.tradearabia.com /tanews/newsdetails_snCM_article106082.html   (998 words)

  
 Shamil Basayev - January 14, 1965 - July 10, 2006
GLORYING in the name Shamil, which he shared with the legendary warrior priest of the Caucasus, against whose braves the novelist Tolstoy fought as a young artillery officer in the mid-19th century, Shamil Basayev regarded himself as carrying the torch of Chechen self-determination against Moscow in the modern era.
Shamil Salmanovich Basayev was born in 1965 in a village near the town of Vedeno in southeastern Chechnya.
Shamil Basayev, Chechen separatist leader, was born on January 14, 1965.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1663334/posts   (1501 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Shamil Basayev
Shamil Basayev, the Chechen warlord reported to have died in an explosion yesterday aged 41, was a one-time guerrilla commander who turned into a mastermind of spectacular and brutal terrorist actions.
His passage from national liberation hero to pitiless extremist with fundamentalist Islamic overtones reflected the collapse of values on both sides of Russia's struggle to contain Chechen demands for independence in the post-Soviet period.
Brought up on tales of the two-century-old Chechen struggle to preserve their culture from Russian rule, Shamil was also deeply imbued with Soviet history.
www.guardian.co.uk /chechnya/Story/0,,1817558,00.html   (912 words)

  
 MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: $20m Shamil FX Modaraba launched - Bahrain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Shamil Bank is launching a $20 million Shamil FX Modaraba, a Sharia'a-compliant, capital-protected product investing in currency-linked instruments in collaboration with Deutsche Bank AG, a leading global investment bank.
Shamil Bank, as Modareb, will raise minimum capital of $20 million from investors to place in transactions involving commodity trades in association with Deutsche Bank where the underlying returns will be based on euro-US dollar rate fluctuations.
Head of private banking at Shamil Bank, Abdulhakim Al Mutawa, said: "The fund provides an attractive investment opportunity that is 100 per cent capital protected, Shari'a-compliant and provides attractive returns if the euro-US dollar rate remains within a pre-defined range within a one-year period.
www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=115511   (250 words)

  
 Shamil Basayev, Russia's terrorist number one, killed: Topic. Pravda.Ru
As long as the USA airs interviews with Shamil Basayev, Russia is preparing an interview with Osama bin Laden.
The leader of Chechen terrorists, Shamil Basayev, stated Tuesday that no one would be able to guarantee security to athletes in the event the International Olympic Committee chooses Moscow as the hosting city of the Olympic Games 2012.
One of the last leaders of Chechen terrorists, Shamil Basayev, claimed responsibility for the recent flout in Moscow, which paralyzed a big part of the city and caused huge economic damage to Russia's capital.
english.pravda.ru /topic/Basayev-220   (849 words)

  
 Shamil Bank :: Products and Services > E-Banking
Shamil Bank leads the way with its new generation of e-services, giving you round-the-clock accessibility to a range of options at the click of a button, all aimed at providing you with more convenience.
Upon subscribing to Shamil SMS-Link you will be automatically notified on crediting of your salary to your account.
Send the Message "STP5019999999999" where STP is fixed and the numbers represent your account number with the bank.
www.shamilbank.net /net_link.htm   (229 words)

  
 Shamil Bank opens Isa Town branch | Shamil Bank Bahrain
The new branch, which is easily identifiable by having the corporate Shamil Bank look, is being provided to service the growing number of customers from Isa Town area and offers convenience and ample parking, being situated in an easily-accessible, open area.
Shamil Bank's network of six other branches are available in Muharraq, Al Qudaibiya, Bahrain Mall, Seef Tower, Riffa and Central Manama in the Chamber of Commerce building, all of which have onsite ATMs.
Shamil Bank is incorporated in the Kingdom of Bahrain and has grown steadily since 1982 to become a leading Islamic institution with a paid up capital of US$ 230 million and assets under management of some US$ 2.3 billion.
www.ameinfo.com /58530.html   (855 words)

  
 Chechnya - Shamil Basayev
Shamil Basayev was born in 1963 in Vedeno, Vedeno District, Chechen Republic.
Then, in late 1997, Maskhadov issued a decree appointing Shamil Basayev acting premier for the duration of Maskhadov's trip to Turkey.
Shamil Basayev had just resumed his post of first deputy premier.
www.comebackalive.com /df/dplaces/chechnya/player6.htm   (629 words)

  
 Shamil
A legendary warrior-priest in the classic tradition of the Caucasus, Shamil crossed Islam with the sword and led his guerrilla army in a twenty year war against the Imperial Russian army in the mid-1800s.
The Russian military has been battling Basayev's militia terrorist non-stop for almost 10 years, and the result in the total destruction of Chechnya and the surrounding areas.
When the Russians invaded in late 1999, Basayv has been the central role of resistance up to today, as the struggle in Chechnya continues.
home.comcast.net /~expertmd/HistoryProject/page39.html   (399 words)

  
 Shamil Bank Posts 96% Increase in Net Income   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
MANAMA, 29 October 2006 — Shamil Bank announced a record net income of $50.2 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2006, reflecting an increase of 96 percent over $25.60 million earned in the same period last year.
The bank’s consolidated total assets increased by $206 million representing 13.5 percent to $1.73 billion as at Sept. 30 from $1.52 billion as at Dec. 31, 2005.
The strong performance is reflective of the bank’s success in implementing its three-year strategic plan in all areas of our businesses, comprising retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking and private banking,” Hussain said.
arabnews.com /?page=4§ion=0&article=87418&d=30&m=9&y=2006&pix=world.jpg&category=World   (550 words)

  
 A FACE OF FUTURE BATTLE: CHECHEN FIGHTER SHAMIL BASAYEV [Long, Good Read. Background: Beslan Leader]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Among his countrymen, however, Basayev is a great hero; a composite mix of Robin Hood, George Washington and his 19th Century namesake, Shamil.(7) On more than one occasion, when Russian forces were on the threshold of destroying the remnants of Chechen resistance, Basayev managed to strengthen Chechen resolve and strike the Russians where it hurt.
In August of this year, Chechen forces, again led by Shamil Basayev, conducted a successful three-pronged attack and regained possession of the capitol, Grozny.(40) Russian forces retaliated by threatening to bombard the city again.
Shamil Basayev attracted the attention of the GRU through his active role in the defense of the so-called Russian White House in August 1991, when he, together with other Moscow-based Chechens, supported Boris Yeltsin's struggle against communist hard-liners.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1207097/posts   (12017 words)

  
 Shamil Bank to provide mortgage for Abraj Al Lulu:: Gowealthy.com
Customers availing this facility under the Islamic financing mechanism, 'Ijara' will not be required to start repayments during the construction period which will work out to be the benefit of a grace period on repayment as part of the product offering.
Mohamed Hussain, the Chief Executive of Shamil Bank, said: "The development of real estate sector is always an important economic activity in the growth of a country.
Tariq Bahar, Head of Retail Banking at Shamil Bank, said: "Shamil Tamweel Aqari is a Sharia'a-compliant alternative for those who want an Islamic option compared to conventional mortgage financing.
www.gowealthy.com /realestate/news/431/detail.asp   (500 words)

  
 Russian Gen. Says It Killed Warlord "Shamil Basayev"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Chechen rebel warlord Shamil Basayev speaks in Grozny on October 28, 1999, after his residence was destroyed in air bombardments by Russian jets.
He was born in 1965 in the small Chechen village of Vedeno, which is adjacent to the fortress where the great Chechen leader Shamil surrendered to Russian forces a century earlier.
For nearly a quarter-century, Shamil led the Chechens in a guerrilla struggle against the Russian military.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/675446/posts   (7315 words)

  
 Counterterrorism Blog: Chechen Terrorist Shamil Basayev Killed by Russian FSB (UPDATED with Basayev statement praising ...
Basayev was killed in an explosion during a raid in the Federal Republic of Ingushetia, which neighbors Chechnya.
Shamil Basayev, Russia's most wanted terrorist, has been killed by a truck bomb which exploded in his convoy: Federal Security Service head Nikolai Patrushev told President Vladimir Putin that Basayev had been killed overnight in a special operation co...
Good news via the Counterterrorism Blog, which reports that Russian security forces have killed Shamil Basayev, the fiend responsible for the Beslan school massacre in 2004, as well as other atrocities.Ingushetia was the scene of the horrific Beslan sc...
counterterrorismblog.org /2006/07/chechen_terrorist_shamil_basay.php   (1982 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Notorious Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev is killed
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev had claimed responsibility for hostage taking, bombings, a hijacking and other attacks that left hundreds dead.
Radical warlord Shamil Basayev's trail of destruction came to an end in a muddy field in a province bordering Chechnya.
While Maskhadov was regarded by some observers as comparatively moderate, Basayev became an adherent of the strict Wahhabi sect of Islam — the doctrine that inspires al-Qaida leader bin Laden.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003118905_basayev11.html   (1415 words)

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