Nigeria's Abdul Samad Rabiu has spent decades building one of Africa's most formidable business empires. The industrialist has rooted his career in manufacturing, infrastructure and long-term economic ...

The Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset Al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems. In death, he has become its saint. But he didn't do it alone. NPR's ...

Former Iowa legislator Ako Abdul-Samad narrowly escaped death when his car caught fire at a Windsor Heights Hy-Vee. Abdul-Samad escaped the vehicle moments before it became engulfed in flames. The ...