| Abdelaziz Belkhadem Abdelaziz Belkhadem () (born November 8 1945) is an Algerian politician who served as Prime Minister of Algeria from 2006 to 2008. He is the Secretary-General of the National Liberation Front (FLN).Belkhadem was born in Aflou, Laghouat Province, Algeria. Abdelaziz_Belkhadem
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| Waterboarding Waterboarding is a form of torture that consists of immobilizing the victim on his or her back with the head inclined downwards, and then pouring water over the face and into the breathing passages. By forced suffocation and inhalation of water, the subject experiences drowning and is caused to believe they are about to die. Waterboarding
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| Islam in Malaysia Islam is the official religion of Malaysia, and the Government actively promotes the spread of Islam in the country and its friendship with other Muslim countries. The Census in 2000 show approximately 60.4 percent of the total population are Muslims in Malaysia. Islam_in_Malaysia
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| The Pet Goat "The Pet Goat" (sometimes erroneously referred to as "My Pet Goat") is a children's story contained in the book Reading Mastery II by Siegfried Engelmann and Elaine C. Bruner. The book is part of the thirty-one volume Reading Mastery series published by the SRA Macmillan early-childhood education division of McGraw-Hill. The_Pet_Goat
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| Alien Tort Statute Alien Tort Statute (; ATS, also called the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA)) is a United States federal law which readsdistrict courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States." This statute is notable for allowing United States courts to hear human rights cases brought by foreign citizens for conduct committed outside the United States. Alien_Tort_Statute
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| Chiquita Brands International Chiquita Brands International Inc. () is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based producer and distributor of bananas and other produce, under a variety of subsidiary brand names, collectively known as Chiquita. Chiquita is the successor to the United Fruit Company and is the leading distributor of bananas in the United States. Chiquita_Brands_International
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| Girija Prasad Koirala Girija Prasad Koirala, commonly known as G. P. Koirala (, born 1925), is a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He has been Prime Minister of Nepal four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July 2008. Girija_Prasad_Koirala
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| Srebrenica massacre Srebrenica Massacre, also known as the Srebrenica Genocide, was the July 1995 killing of an estimated 8,000 Bosniak men and boys, as well as the ethnic cleansing of 25,000-30,000 refugees in the area of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by units of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) under the command of General Ratko Mladić during the Bosnian War. Srebrenica_massacre
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| Ethnic minorities in Iran Talk:Ethnic_minorities_in_Iran
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| Saïd Aouita Saïd Aouita () (born November 2, 1959) is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics. After years of disappearance from the Moroccan athletics scene he returned as the technical director of the Moroccan national team. He is also an analyst for Al Jazeera Sports. Saïd_Aouita
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| Iraqi insurgency The Iraqi insurgency is composed of a diverse mix of militias, foreign fighters, all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the United States-led Coalition in Iraq and the post-2003 Iraqi government, or by propaganda or money supportive thereof. Iraqi_insurgency
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| Sri Lankan Civil War Talk:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
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| Union State The Union State (, ), semi-officially known as Union State of Russia and Belarus (, ), is a supranational entity consisting of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. Union_State
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| Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Talk:Jama'at_al-Tawhid_wal-Jihad
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| Mukataa See muqata'ah for the Ottoman instrument for financing state expenses. Mukataa (also spelled Muqataa, Arabic المقاطعةl offices and local administrative headquarters. The term Mukataa literally means "something separated" in Arabic, and in English is most commonly used to describe Palestinian government bureau and centers. Mukataa
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| Waad A Waad is the reported name of a missile used by Hezbollah during the 2006 Lebanon War. It succeeded in shooting down an Israeli helicopter that was trying to land on Yater hill. Waad
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| List of doping cases in sport The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found, or have admitted to, having taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs, prohibited recreational drugs or have been suspended by a sporting body for failure to submit to mandatory drug testing. For a list of all sportspeople disqualified for drug use from the Olympic Games, see doping at the Olympic Games. List_of_doping_cases_in_sport
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| Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (born 27 October 1977 at Matale) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the national team. He is a left-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy.He is also a law student in Sri Lanka Law College. Kumar_Sangakkara
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| Liberlogos/Le Grand Fourre-Tout User:Liberlogos/Le_Grand_Fourre-Tout
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| Mithal al Hasnawi Sheikh Mithal al Hasnawi (last name also transliterated as Hafnawy) was a representative of radical cleric Moqtada al Sadr in Karbala, Iraq, before being captured by US and Iraqi National Guard troops in a joint operation on July 31, 2004. His brother was also captured in the raid. Mithal_al_Hasnawi
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| Elections in Algeria Algeria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. People's National Assembly (al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani/Assemblé Populaire Nationale) has 380 members, elected for a five year term in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation. Elections_in_Algeria
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| Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh (, born May 12, 1978 in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian former weightlifter and the current world record holder in the sport. Hossein_Rezazadeh
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| October 2004 October 2004 January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December October 2004 in sports October_2004
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| Novaya Gazeta Novaya Gazeta () is a Russian newspaper well-known in the country for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs. Moscow, regions within Russia and in some foreign countries. As of 2009, the newspaper is published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Four Novaya Gazeta journalists were murdered between 2001 and 2009 . Novaya_Gazeta
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| The Return (guerrilla organization) The Return, known in Arabic as al-Awda (Arabicguerrilla organization in Iraq. Al-Awda's name first began appearing in Iraq in June 2003 in anti-occupation graffiti and leaflets in Baghdad and to the north and west of the capital. The_Return_(guerrilla_organization)
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| Salafi Talk:Salafi
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| Asif Ali Zardari Asif_Ali_Zardari
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| Ayman al-Zawahiri Talk:Ayman_al-Zawahiri
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| Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash () (born Baghdad 1953) is an American-educated Iraqi scientist, dubbed Mrs. Anthrax and Chemical Sally. Ammash was number 53 on the Pentagon's list of the 55 most wanted, the five of hearts in the deck of Most wanted Iraqi playing cards, and the only woman to be featured.U.S. Huda_Salih_Mahdi_Ammash
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| Extraordinary rendition by the United States Extraordinary rendition and irregular rendition are terms used to describe the apprehension and extrajudicial transfer of a person from one state to another. Extraordinary_rendition_by_the_United_States
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| HIV trial in Libya The HIV trial in Libya (or Bulgarian nurses affair) concerns the trials, appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect over 400 children with HIV in 1998, causing an epidemic at El-Fatih Children's Hospital in Benghazi. HIV_trial_in_Libya
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| Operation Days of Penitence Operation Days of Penitence (In Hebrew, מבצע ימי תשובה) was the name used by Israel to describe an Israel Defense Forces operation in the northern Gaza Strip, conducted between September 30, 2004 and October 16, 2004. The operation, focused on the town of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia and Jabalia refugee camp, which were used as launching sites of Qassam rockets on the Israeli town of Sderot and Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, and in particular in response to the death of two children in Sderot. Operation_Days_of_Penitence
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| Nationalization Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being state operated or owned by the state. Nationalization
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| Bad Arolsen Bad Arolsen (until 1997 Arolsen, Bad being the German name for Spa) is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State. The International Tracing Service has its headquarters in Bad Arolsen. Bad_Arolsen
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| 9/11 conspiracy theories 9/11 conspiracy theories are conspiracy theories that question the mainstream account of the September 11 attacks in the United States. These theories assert that the official report on the events is not sufficiently forthright, thorough or truthful. Many critics allege that individuals in the government of the United States knew of the impending attacks and intentionally failed to act on that knowledge. 9/11_conspiracy_theories
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| Iman Darweesh Al Hams Iman Darweesh Al Hams (Arabic , also 'Iyman'), (1991 - 5 October 2004) was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fire near a military observation post in a "no-man's" zone near the Philadelphi Route on 5 October 2004, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Iman_Darweesh_Al_Hams
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| Hassan al-Turabi Hassan 'Abd Allah al-Turabi (الدكتور حسن عبد الله الترابي in Arabic), commonly called Hassan al-Turabi (sometimes transliterated Hassan al-Tourabi) (حسن الترابي) (born c.1932), is a religious and Islamist political leader in Sudan, who may have been instrumental in institutionalizing sharia in the northern part of the country. He has been called a "longtime hard-line ideological leader." Hassan_al-Turabi
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| Islamic Army in Iraq The Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI) (Arabic:,al jaysh al islāmi fī'l-`irāq) is one of a number of underground Baathist and Islamist militant (or mujahideen) organizations formed in Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by United States and coalition military forces, and the subsequent collapse of the Baathist government headed by Saddam Hussein.Although it carries an Islamic title, the group combines Islamism with Iraqi nationalism, and is thought to be the largest militant group that consists of former Baathists and has been labelled as "resistance" by Iraq's Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi despite regular attacks against Iraqi soldiers and policemen, as well as Shi'ite militias such as the Mahdi Army and the Badr Organization. Islamic_Army_in_Iraq
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| Cyril Ramaphosa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African lawyer, trade union leader, activist, politician and businessman. He was born in Soweto, near Johannesburg, in what is now Gauteng province. While Ramaphosa was previously a major figure in South African national politics, he has in recent years become a prominent figure in the business community.Widely respected as a skilful and formidable negotiator and strategist, Ramaphosa is best known for building up the biggest and most powerful trade union in South Africa — the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) — as well as for the crucial role he played, with Roelf Meyer of the National Party, during the negotiations to bring about a peaceful end to apartheid and steer the country towards its first democratic elections in April 1994. Cyril_Ramaphosa
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| Association of Muslim Scholars The Association of Muslim Scholars (Arabic:Hayat Al-Ulama Al-Muslimin) is a group of religious leaders in Iraq. It was formed on the 14th of April 2003, four days after the U.S.-led invasion, by a group of scholars who aimed to represent Sunnis in Iraq. Though not a political party, the association is considered to be politically influential. It also administers a charitable fund set up for the upkeep of religious buildings. Association_of_Muslim_Scholars
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| Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse/Archive 1 Talk:Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse/Archive_1
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| Mohamed Bacar Colonel Mohamed Bacar (born May 5, 1962 in Barakani, Anjouan, then a French colony) was President of Anjouan, one of the three autonomous islands that make up the Union of the Comoros, from 2001 to 2008. He is a former chief of police on Anjouan and has studied extensively in France and the United States. Mohamed_Bacar
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| Black September in Jordan September 1970 is known as the Black September () in Arab history and sometimes is referred to as the "era of regrettable events." It was a month when Hashemite King Hussein of Jordan moved to quash the autonomy of Palestinian organizations and restore his monarchy's rule over the country. The violence resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, the vast majority Palestinian. Black_September_in_Jordan
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| 2004 Osama bin Laden video On October 29, 2004, at 21UTC, the Arab television network, Al Jazeera, broadcast excerpts from a videotape of Osama bin Laden addressing the people of the United States, in which he accepted responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks, condemns the Bush government's response to those attacks and presents those attacks as part of a campaign of revenge and deterrence motivated by his witnessing of the destruction in the Lebanese Civil War in 1982. 2004_Osama_bin_Laden_video
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| 2004 Osama bin Laden video Talk:2004_Osama_bin_Laden_video
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