The Arab conquests that began in the 7th century CE represent one of the most expansive and enduring imperial projects ever undertaken. Emerging from the Arabian Peninsula under the banner of Islam, Arab armies rapidly overran vast territories stretching from the Indus River in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west.

Chance (rising and walking to the front of the stage): I'm not asking for your pity. You don’t even need this, just understanding... Just recognize our common enemy - Time - in all of us. "Sweet Bird of Youth" Tennessee Williams PREFACE It’s not entirely clear why you would even write a preface to a text that chews itself up and spits it back into your hands, but, as you know, the absence of a comment is also a comment, and silence requires context.

A Vietnam veteran, having endured countless horrors in that green hell, finally receives his long-awaited discharge and returns to his hometown of New York City. Driven by an insatiable thirst for sex and violence, he begins brutally dispatching every woman who crosses his path, acting out his most hidden and savage fantasies.