Word: khans
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...water, guests are left peacefully, blessedly, alone and thus free to appreciate some of Asia's most stunning scenery. Built in 1980, the resort expertly re-creates the architectural splendor of the timber-wrought palaces of the region's 17th century sultans. The result?which won the prestigious Aga Khan Award for design?is a series of lovingly crafted wooden chalets and buildings wrapped around the most spectacular stretch of beach on Malaysia's east coast. Yet poor management allowed the site to deteriorate until 1997, when it was bought by the YTL Group. Three years later, the Tanjong Jara...
...warlords who are weakening President Hamid Karzai's government. In December, after an American vehicle was fired upon near the Iranian border, the U.S. sent in warplanes to quiet two sparring militias. More recently, on March 22 in Paktia province, the U.S. called in air strikes against warlord Pacha Khan Zadran, whose men had set up roadblocks and were shaking down travelers. Several militiamen were killed in the air raid, including Zadran's eldest son. Zadran had been considered an ally, but after his son's death, he's joined what appears to be a growing list of America...
...despite finishing the season as the intercollegiate No. 4, Hall suffered through a frustrating, up-and-down year. She won the Harvard Club of New York Invitational in January, defeating sisters Latasha and Shabana Khan, the top two players in the country, in the process. Hall also placed third at this weekend’s U.S. Nationals...
Gulru Necipoglu, the Aga Khan professor of Islamic art, says there is an advantage to the reclaiming of area studies by departments—“it does not dilute or water down the seriousness of specialist study,” she says...
...million men could be descendants of Genghis Khan. An Oxford University study suggests that 8% of men living within the once vast Mongol empire carry the Y-chromosome DNA characteristic of Khan's ruling house...