Encyclopedia of Islam

1996

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  Taliban, a guerrilla force of Islamist Afghan stu-

dents, seizes Kabul.

2000–

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  Second Palestinian intifada (known as “al-Aqsa 

Intifada”) against Israeli occupation (ongoing).

2001

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  Religious militants connected with al-Qaida fly 

hijacked airliners into the New York World Trade 

Center and Pentagon; U.S. and coalition forces 

invade Afghanistan and depose the Taliban.

2003

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  U.S. and coalition forces launch Gulf War II by 

invading Iraq and deposing Saddam Husayn and 

the Baath Party.

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  Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights advocate, 

wins Nobel Peace Prize.

2005

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  Iraqi national elections bring Shii political coali-

tion (United Iraqi Alliance) to power.

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  Muhammad al-Baradei, director of the Interna-

tional Atomic Energy Agency, wins Nobel Peace 

Prize.

2006

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  Orhan Pamuk, Turkish author, wins Nobel Prize 

in literature.

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  Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker and 

economist, wins Nobel Peace Prize.

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  Saddam Husayn executed.

2007

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  Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in 

Iraq changes name to Supreme Iraqi Islamic 

Council.

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  Benazir Ali Bhutto, Pakistan political leader, 

assassinated.

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