| Black Stone The Black Stone (called الحجر الأسود al-Hajar-ul-Aswad in Arabic) is a Muslim object of reverence, which according to Islamic tradition dates back to the time of Adam and Eve. It is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba, the ancient sacred stone building towards which Muslims pray, in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Black_Stone
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| Gregg Araki | birth_place = Los Angeles, California Gregg_Araki
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| List of common misconceptions This list of common misconceptions details various ideas described as widely held by the general populace, but which are fallacious or flawed. List_of_common_misconceptions
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| Andrew Viterbi Andrew James Viterbi, Ph.D. Andrew_Viterbi
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| Compassion Compassion is a profound human emotion prompted by the pain of others. More vigorous than empathy, the feeling commonly gives rise to an active desire to alleviate another's suffering. Compassion
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| COFF The Common Object File Format (COFF) is a specification of a format for executable, object code, and shared library computer files used on Unix systems. It was introduced in Unix System V, and formed the basis for extended specifications such as XCOFF and ECOFF, before being largely replaced by ELF, introduced with SVR4. COFF
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| Santa Catalina Island, California | map_custom = yes Santa_Catalina_Island,_California
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| Parotid gland Parotid_gland
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| Neuroanatomy Neuroanatomy is the science for localizing function in the human brain. Imaging and experimental research provide the neuroscientist and clinician with the means to elucidate regions that act to produce different neurological and cognitive effects. Neuroanatomy
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| Drew Pinsky | birthplace = Pasadena, California, United States Drew_Pinsky
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| History of copyright law Talk:History_of_copyright_law
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| Watts Riots The term Watts Riots refers to a large-scale race riot which lasted six days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in August 1965. By the time the riot subsided, 34 people had been killed, 1,032 injured, and 3,952 arrested. Watts_Riots
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| Jesus in Islam Talk:Jesus_in_Islam
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| Imam Al-Suyuti Imam Jalaluddin Al-Suyuti (c. 1445-1505 AD) (Arabic: جلال الدين السيوطي) also known as Ibn al-Kutb (son of books) was an Egyptian writer, religious scholar, juristic expert and teacher whose works deal with a wide variety of subjects in Islamic theology. Imam_Al-Suyuti
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| Stefan Kisielewski Stefan Kisielewski (March 7, 1911 Warsaw - September 27, 1991 Warsaw, Poland), nicknames Kisiel, Julia Hołyńska, Teodor Klon, Tomasz Staliński, was a Polish writer, publicist, composer and politician, one of the members of Znak. Stefan_Kisielewski
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| Lot (Bible) According to the Bible and the Quran, Lot (; Arabic: لوط, ; "Hidden, covered"Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary - SpeedBible by johnhurt.com) was the nephew of the patriarch, Abraham or Abram. Lot_(Bible)
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| Miniseries A miniseries (also mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes. Miniseries
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| Shahada The Shahada (Arabic: , from the verb "to testify") is the Islamic creed. The Shahada is the Muslim declaration of belief in the oneness of God and acceptance of Muhammad as his prophet. Shahada
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| Jay Roach Jay Roach (born 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an Emmy Award winning American Jewish film director and producer, best known for directing the Austin Powers films and Meet the Parents. Jay_Roach
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| Anton Mussert | birth_place = Werkendam, Netherlands Anton_Mussert
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| Bruno Frank Bruno Frank (Stuttgart, June 13, 1878 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist. Bruno_Frank
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| Barry Boehm Barry W. Boehm is known for his many contributions to software engineering. Barry_Boehm
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| Taqiyya Within Shi'ite Islamic tradition,Kohlberg (1977) p. 395 the concept of Taqiyya (تقية - 'fear, guard against')The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Taqiyya
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| Salafi Salafi ( "predecessors" or "early generations"), is a Sunni Islamic school of thought that takes the pious ancestors (Salaf) of the patristic period of early Islam as exemplary models.Ghazali And The Poetics Of Imagination, by Ebrahim Moosa ISBN 0807856126 - Page 21 Salafi
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| Ping Pong Diplomacy Ping Pong Diplomacy () refers to the exchange of ping pong players of the United States and People's Republic of China (PRC) in the 1970s. The event marked a thaw in U. Ping_Pong_Diplomacy
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| Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īd ul-’Aḍḥā, Urdu: بقرعید) or the Festival of Sacrifice is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims and Druze worldwide as a commemoration of God's forgiveness of Ibrahim (Abraham) from his vow to sacrifice his son, as commanded by Allah. (Muslim tradition names Ishmael as the son who was to be sacrificed, whereas the Judeo-Christian tradition names Isaac. Eid_al-Adha
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| Salah Ṣalāt (Arabic: صلاة, pl. ṣalawāt, Qur'anic Arabic: صلوة ṣalawah) (also munz in Pashto and namāz نماز in Persian, Bengali, Urdu and Turkish) is one of the five pillars of Islam practiced by Muslims in supplication to Allah, God. Salah
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| COCOMO The COnstructive COst MOdel (COCOMO) is an algorithmic Software Cost Estimation Model developed by Barry Boehm. The model uses a basic regression formula, with parameters that are derived from historical project data and current project characteristics. COCOMO
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| Historically informed performance The historically informed performance, period performance, or authentic performance movement is an approach by musicians and scholars to research and perform works of classical music in ways similar to how they may have been performed when they were originally written. The movement had its beginnings in the performance of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music, but subsequently came to incorporate the Classical and even Romantic eras as well. Historically_informed_performance
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| 23 (number) 23 (twenty-three) is the natural number following 22 and preceding 24. 23_(number)
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| Problem-based learning Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered instructional strategy in which students collaboratively solve problems and reflect on their experiences. It was pioneered and used extensively at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Problem-based_learning
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| Shangri-La Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La
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| John Negroponte | birth_place = London, United Kingdom John_Negroponte
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| Societal attitudes toward homosexuality Societal attitudes towards homosexuality vary greatly in different cultures and different historical periods, as do attitudes toward sexual desire, activity and relationships in general. All cultures have their own values regarding appropriate and inappropriate sexuality; some sanction same-sex love and sexuality, while others disapprove of such activities. Societal_attitudes_toward_homosexuality
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| List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances sorted by origin This is a list of ethnic, folk, traditional, regional, or otherwise traditionally assiciated with a particular ethnicity, dances , grouped by ethnicity, country or region. These dances should also be listed on the general, noncategorized index list of specific dances. List_of_ethnic,_regional,_and_folk_dances_sorted_by_origin
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| Anton Burg |birth_place = Dallas City USA Anton_Burg
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| Stanisław Skrowaczewski The classical music conductor Stanisław Skrowaczewski (born October 3, 1923) was born in Lwów, Poland (now L'viv, Ukraine), and became best known for his work with the Minnesota Orchestra. Stanisław_Skrowaczewski
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| Hollywood blacklist The Hollywood blacklist—more precisely the entertainment industry blacklist, into which it expanded—was the mid-twentieth-century list of screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. Hollywood_blacklist
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| Nakhchivan |established_event2 = NakhchivanAutonomous Republic Nakhchivan
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| History of computing The history of computing is longer than the history of computing hardware and modern computing technology and includes the history of methods intended for pen and paper or for chalk and slate, with or without the aid of tables. The timeline of computing presents a summary list of major developments in computing by date. History_of_computing
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| Armenians |pop1 = 3,229,900 Armenians
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| Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California Boyle Heights is a district east of Downtown Los Angeles on the East Side of Los Angeles, California, USA. The Heights are on the East side of the Los Angeles River. Boyle_Heights,_Los_Angeles,_California
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| Husayn ibn Ali {{infobox Imams Husayn_ibn_Ali
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| Liberal international economic order In international relations, the liberal international economic order (LIEO) is the global free trade establishment. Critics sometimes refer to LIEO as the Washington Consensus, which implies that this system works mostly in the favor of the United States at the expense of smaller countries. Liberal_international_economic_order
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| Prophets of Islam Muslims regard as Prophets of Islam (Arabic: نبي) those non-divine humans chosen by Allah as prophets. Each prophet brought the same basic ideas of Islam, including belief in one God and avoidance of idolatry and sin. Prophets_of_Islam
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| Islamic view of Enoch Idris (), is a prophet of Islam. He is known in the Bible as Enoch. Islamic_view_of_Enoch
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| Islamic view of Noah Nuh is a prophet in the Qur'an. References to نوح , the Arabic form of Noah, are scattered throughout the Qur'an, and there is also an entire sura narrating the story of Noah, [Holy Qur'an/Nooh|Nooh]. Islamic_view_of_Noah
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| Hud (prophet) Hũd, (circa 2500 BC – 200 AD?)The Truth of Life :: www. Hud_(prophet)
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| Ali | othertitles = Father of Hasan (Arabic: Abu Al-Hasan) Father of Dust/Soil (Arabic: Abu Turab) Murtada (“One Who Is Chosen and Contented”) Lion of God (Arabic: Asad-ullah) Lion (Arabic: Haydar)First ʿAlī (Turkish: Birinci Ali) Ali
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| Masjid al-Haram Mecca, Saudi Arabia Masjid_al-Haram
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