| Mosque A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship, although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller, privately owned mosque and the larger, "collective" mosque (, masjid jāmiʕ), which has more community and social amenities. Mosque
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| Meaning of life The meaning of life is a philosophical question concerning the purpose and significance of human existence. It is often expressed in a variety of questions, such as What is the meaning of life? Meaning_of_life
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| Misogyny Talk:Misogyny
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| Molokan The Molokans () are a religious sect, among Russian peasants (serfs), who broke away from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1550s. Molokans denied the Czar's divine right to rule and rejected icons. Molokan
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| NTSC NTSC (National Television System Committee) is the analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and some other countries (see map). NTSC is also the name of the U. NTSC
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| Netwar Netwar is a term developed by RAND researchers John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt to describe an emergent form of low intensity conflict, crime, and activism waged by networked actors. Typical netwar actors might include transnational terrorists, criminal organizations, activist groups and social movements that employ decentralized, flexible network structures. Netwar
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| Phonetics Phonetics (from the Greek φωνή (phonê) "sound" or "voice") is the study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception. Phonetics
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| Psycho (1960 film) (US) Psycho_(1960_film)
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| List of Polish composers This is a list of notable and representative Polish composers. List_of_Polish_composers
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| Prophet In religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary with humanity.prophet - definition of prophet by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopediaprophet - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Prophet
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| Prohibition Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a sumptuary law which prohibits alcohol. Typically, the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. Prohibition
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| Promoter In biology, a promoter is a region of DNA that facilitates the transcription of a particular gene. Promoters are typically located near the genes they regulate, on the same strand and upstream (towards the 5' region of the sense strand). Promoter
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| Religion and homosexuality Though the relationship between homosexuality and religion can vary greatly across time and place, within and between different religions and sects, and regarding different forms of homosexuality and bisexuality, current authoritative bodies and doctrines of the world's largest religions generally view homosexuality negatively. This can range from quietly discouraging homosexual activity, to explicitly forbidding same-sex sexual practices among adherents and actively opposing social acceptance of homosexuality. Religion_and_homosexuality
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| Revelation Revelation is the act of revealing or disclosing (see etymology), or in the theological perception, making something obvious and clearly understood through active or passive communication with the divine, "which could not be known apart from the unveiling" (Goswiller 1987 p. 3). Revelation
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| Ramadan Ramadan or Ramazan (Arabic: رمضان, ) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month in which the Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It is the Islamic month of fasting (sawm), in which participating Muslims do not eat or drink anything from true dawn until sunset. Ramadan
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| Religious pluralism Religious pluralism (rel. comparative religion) is a loosely defined expression concerning acceptance of different religions, and is used in a number of related ways: Religious_pluralism
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| Second The second (SI symbol: s), sometimes abbreviated sec., is the name of a unit of time, and is the International System of Units (SI) base unit of time. Second
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| Steven Spielberg | birthplace = Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Steven_Spielberg
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| Shia Islam Shia Islam (Shī‘ah Arabic: شيعة), is the second largest denomination of Islam, after Sunni Islam. Shi'a Muslims, though a minority in the Muslim world, constitute the majority of the populations in Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain and Iraq, as well as a plurality in Lebanon. Shia_Islam
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| Satan Satan, (Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser), is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally applied to an angel in Judeo-Christian belief, and to a jinn in Islamic belief. Satan
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| Sin Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral rule, or the state of having committed such a violation. Commonly, the moral code of conduct is decreed by a divine entity (such as Yahweh or Allah in the Abrahamic religions). Sin
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| Sharia Sharia (Arabic: ) is the body of Islamic religious law. The term means "way" or "path to the water source"; it is the legal framework within which the public and private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Islamic principles of jurisprudence and for Muslims living outside the domain. Sharia
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| Sunnah Sunnah literally means “trodden path,” and therefore, the sunnah of the prophet means “the way and the manners of the prophet”. Terminologically, the word ‘Sunnah’ in Sunni Islam means those religious achievements that were instituted by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the 23 years of his ministry and which Muslims initially obtained through consensus of companions of Muhammad, and further through generation-to-generation transmission. Sunnah
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| Social dynamics Social dynamics is the study of the ability of a society to react to inner and outer changes and deal with its regulation mechanisms. Social dynamics is a mathematically inspired approach to analyse societies, building upon systems theory and sociology. Social_dynamics
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| Sunni Islam Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic: أهل السنة والجماعة) (people of the example (of Muhammad) and the community), or Ahl as-Sunnah (Arabic: أهل السنة ) for short. Sunni_Islam
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| Sacramento, California |population_total = 475743 Sacramento,_California
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| Torah The term "Torah" (Hebrew: תּוֹרָה, "teaching" or "instruction," sometimes translated as "Law,""The ancient Greek translation of the Tanak translated the word Torah as nomos, or law," Wylen, Stephen M. Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism. Torah
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| Transgender Transgender (, from (Latin) derivatives [trans <L, combination form meaning across, beyond, through] and [gender <ME <MF gendre, genre <L gener- meaning kind or sort]) is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the normative gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at birth, as well as the role traditionally held by society. Transgender
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| University of Southern California |staff = 14,300 University_of_Southern_California
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| Yerevan |established_title = Established Yerevan
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| Zakat Zakaat ( , zakaat or zakāh, has the implied meaning of 'grow', 'purify', or 'foster'). Zakat
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| Zionism Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine (Hebrew: Eretz Yisra'el, “the Land of Israel”), and continues primarily as support for the modern state of Israel."An international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel. Zionism
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| Zombie A zombie is a reanimated human corpse. Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou, which told of the people being controlled as workers by a powerful sorcerer. Zombie
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| Names of God in the Qur'an The 99 Names of Allah, also known as The 99 Most Beautiful Names of God ( ), are the names of God (specifically, attributes) by which Muslims regard God and which are traditionally maintained as described in the Qur'an, and Sunnah, amongst other places. There is, according to hadith, a special group of 99 names but no enumeration of them. Names_of_God_in_the_Qur'an
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| 1945 Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). It is most widely known for being the year in which World War II ended. 1945
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| 11th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century is the period from 1001 to 1100 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era. 11th_century
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| Cohabitation Cohabitation is when people live together in an emotionally- and/or physically-intimate relationship. The term is most frequently applied to couples who are not married. Cohabitation
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| Qur'an The Qur’anpronounced qurˈʔaːn ( , literally "the recitation"; also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran or Al-Qur’ān) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God. Qur'an
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| Etruscan civilization |conventional_long_name = Rasenna Etruscan_civilization
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| Hebron Hebron (}} or ; }}, Standard Hebrew: , Tiberian Hebrew: ) is a city at the center of the West Bank, along the eponymous Mount Hebron. It is home to some 166,000 Arabs and 700–800 Jewish settlers. Hebron
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| Stanislaw Ulam |birth_place = Lwów Stanislaw_Ulam
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| Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic also known as Old Bulgarian"On the relationship of old Church Slavonic to the written language of early Rus'" Horace G. Lunt; Russian Linguistics, Volume 11, Numbers 2-3 / January, 1987 in a national context or Old MacedonianR. Old_Church_Slavonic
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| Mosaic (web browser) Mosaic is the browser which popularized the World Wide Web. It was also a browser for earlier concepts such as Ftp, Usenet, and Gopher. Mosaic_(web_browser)
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| Mel Gibson | birthplace = Peekskill, New York, U.S. Mel_Gibson
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| Wojciech Kilar Wojciech Kilar pron. (b. Wojciech_Kilar
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| Wisdom Wisdom is a concept of personal gaining of knowledge, understanding, experience, discretion, and intuitive understanding, along with a capacity to apply these qualities well towards finding solutions to problems. It is the judicious and purposeful application of knowledge that is valued in society. Wisdom
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| Robotics Robotics is the science and technology of robots, and their design, manufacture, and application. Robotics Engineers also study electronics, mechanics and software. Robotics
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| Misandry Talk:Misandry
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| ArtCyclopedia Talk:ArtCyclopedia
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| Umayyad Caliphate The Umayyad Caliphate (, Banu Umayyah) was the second of the four Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad s.a. Umayyad_Caliphate
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