Religion-Islam
Who are the Siddis? A Brief Introduction to the 800-Year African Experience in India
In the following article, University of Louisville historian John McLeod surveys illustrative episodes in the long history of the Siddis,...
Bibi Titi Mohammed (1926-2000)
Bibi Titi Mohammed was a Tanzanian politician and activist. She was born in June 1926 in Dar es Salaam, then...
Ibtihaj Muhammad (1985- )
Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American saber and fencing team member who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics...
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
(1947- )
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, the President of Djibouti, was born on November 27, 1947, in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia to Omar Guelleh...
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (1955- )
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the current President of Somalia, Union for Peace and Development Party leader, and member of the Abgaal...
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
(1956- )
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, was born Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani on...
El-Ouali Mustafa Sayed (1948-1976)
El-Ouali Mustafa Sayed was the first president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (formerly known as Spanish Sahara or Western...
Moktar Ould Daddah (1924-2003)
Moktar Ould Daddah was the first president of independent Mauritania. He was born on December 25, 1924, at Boutilimit, Mauritania,...
Mohammed V (1909-1961)
Mohammed ben Youssef, the third son of Sultan Moulay Youssef, was born on August 10, 1909, in Fez, Morocco. He...
