Khalili

Al-Khalili is a Baghdad-born British physicist: his command of Arabic and mathematical physics invests his story with sympathy as well as authority.

Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili – review Tim Radford 2010

Professor Jim Al-Khalili is delivering the Michael Faraday Prize Lecture on The House of Wisdom and the Legacy of Arabic Science at the Royal Society on Wednesday 30 January.

Archive 2008-01-01 Not a sheep 2008

There's a place called Khan el-Khalili, which is a sort of a famous sort of old Cairo marketplace, and there's a shop called Atlas, which was the Atlasi family that traded in silk - el Atlas family silk - from the Middle Ages.

Natacha Atlas: Her Music Is 'Mish Maoul' 2006

On a cool March night in 2004, Ed had dinner with Masood Khalili at his western Kabul home, which had been built by his father, a noted Afghan poet.

Nick Mills: Killing the Cranes Nick Mills 2011

Khalili sadly shook his head and asked, "Have we even killed all the cranes?"

Nick Mills: Killing the Cranes Nick Mills 2011

It was unclear if Khalili, who was born in Wardak, was the intended target of the attack, but the mortar shell seemed to have been aimed at the building where he had just finished delivering an address.

Afghan vice president dodges mortar round 2011

The mortar strike in central Wardak province, near the capital of Kabul, did not cause casualties, but it crashed down just next to a building where Afghanistan's second vice president, Mohammed Karim Khalili, and Interior Minister Bismullah Khan Mohammadi where attending a police ceremony along with NATO officials.

Afghan vice president dodges mortar round 2011

After dinner, Khalili and Ed were walking in the garden under a starlit sky.

Nick Mills: Killing the Cranes Nick Mills 2011

Another protester, Essam Khalili, said: "Thugs attacked us and a military vehicle jumped over a sidewalk and ran over at least 10 people," he said.

Cairo riots leave at least 24 dead 2011

It's the Egyptian holiday known as Police Day, and I'm being told we have to leave the Khan al-Khalili market before protesters arrive.

Days Of Rage: An American Student's Harrowing Story As Egypt Erupts In Protests Erin Biel 2011