In 2007, His Highness the Aga Khan celebrates his Golden Jubilee, the fiftieth anniversary of his accession to the Imamat of the world Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Today, roughly fifteen million Ismailis live in more than twenty-five countries, mainly in Asia,, Africa and the Middle East, as well as in Europe, Canada and the United States. The Imam is their spiritual guide, and in view of the importance that Islam places on maintaining a balance between the material and spiritual well-being of Muslims, the Imam guidance must deal with both aspects of the life of his community

В пособии дается характеристика географического положения территории СССР и ее государственных границ, приводятся данные по истории географического изучения. Основное внимание уделено общей характеристике компонентов природы СССР. Особый раздел посвящен преобразованию и охране природы

В настоящей книге ученый рассказывает о своем путешествии в 1877-1878 гг. по Испании, Алжиру и Тунису

Various political, cultural, economic and social aspects of creation of Pakistan

Dr. M. Tauqir Alam has produced an exceptional work on the Afghan struggle against their communist oppressors, in which he has analysed the conflict in Afghanistan from the Saur Revolution to the Soviet invasion, to the final withdrawal of the invaders and the final collapse of their indigenous communist government. He has been fair to all the participants, no one emerges as the "herj" or the "villain", he has measured and weighed the roles and performances of all the actors

Topic of this book may strike some as odd. In today world, leadership in itself has come to be seen as a human trait, not a masculine or feminine one. But it wasnt always as such. Not very long ago, it was unthinkable for a woman to be the leader of a nation or even a limited institution. In fact, they were not even given the right to vote until 1920 in America and 1918 in United Kingdom. In UK, the age for women eligible to vote was not lowered to 21 until 1928. Women emancipation was achieved after a long and hard battle and even today they continue to struggle to attain equal rights as men

This book has been in the making for half a century. It synthesizes five decades of painstaking reseach on the land, the rise and fall of kingdoms, the city centers, and finally the ideologies that led to the creation of Pakistan. Much of the evidence for this historical explanation of the rise of Pakistan has been derived from the numerous inscriptions carved painstakingly in stone or left in the form of archaeological finds and architectural testimony of our forefathers, which have been carefully investigated and documented in the twentieth century by Professor Dani and his fellow archaeologists

Various aspects of life of famous poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz

In early 2002 the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation was approached by Mayor Jason Hu of the City of Taichung with the idea of establishing a Guggenheim Museum in Taichung. Taichung is seeking to reform itself as a business and cultural world-class city through a plan that includes leveraging its existing assets of an excellent location and climate, solid educational institutions, a robust base of small and mis-sized businesses and regional tourist attractions

О героических защитниках "пятачка" рассказывает в своем очерке ленинградский журналист Виктор Аверин