| Mahmoud Darwish Mahmoud Darwish (13 March 1941 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. In his work, Palestine became a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile. Mahmoud_Darwish
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| Journalism ethics and standards Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and of good practice as applicable to the specific challenges faced by professional journalists. Historically and currently, this subset of media ethics is widely known to journalists as their professional "code of ethics" or the "canons of journalism". The basic codes and canons commonly appear in statements drafted by both professional journalism associations and individual print, broadcast, and online news organizations. Journalism_ethics_and_standards
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| Georgian–Ossetian conflict The Georgian refers to the ethno-political conflict in Georgia's autonomous region of South Ossetia, which evolved in 1989 and developed into a 1991–1992 South Ossetia War. Despite a declared ceasefire and numerous peace efforts, the conflict remains unresolved, and minor armed incidents persist. In August 2008, diplomatic tensions and clashes between Georgia and South Ossetia erupted into the 2008 South Ossetia war. Georgian–Ossetian_conflict
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| Don Mueang International Airport Talk:Don_Mueang_International_Airport
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| TeleSUR Not to be confused with Canal Sur.La Nueva Televisora del Sur (teleSUR, ) is a pan-Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela. teleSUR is intended to be an instrument toward the "concretizing of the Bolivarian idea" through the integration of Latin America, and as a counterweight to what the governments that funds it consider a "distorted view of Latin American reality by privately run networks that broadcast to the region" such as CNN and Univisión, and public ones such as the BBC, TVE and Deutsche Welle. TeleSUR
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| Madrid Accords The Madrid Accords, also called Madrid Agreement or Madrid Pact, was a treaty between Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania to end the Spanish presence in the territory of Spanish Sahara, which was until the Madrid Accords' inception a Spanish province and former colony. It was signed in Madrid on November 14, 1975, and ratified by the Spanish Parliament (Cortes) on November 18. Per the agreement, the territory would then be divided between Morocco and Mauritania. Madrid_Accords
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| Ridouane Khalid Ridouane Khalid () (born 16 August 1967) is a French citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. Internee Security Number is 173.Department of Defense says his birthdate is August 16 1967.He along with Khaled Ben Mustapha and Mustaq Ali Patel was the last French citizen held at the base. Ridouane_Khalid
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| Mustaq Ali Patel Mustaq Ali Patel is a citizen of France, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. Patel, Khaled Ben Mustapha, and Ridouane Khalid were the last French citizens held at the base. They were released in March 2005 and placed under formal investigation by a judge in Paris. Mustaq_Ali_Patel
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| National dish A national dish is a dish, food or a drink that represents a particular country, nation or region. It is usually something that is naturally made or popular in that country. National_dish
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| Jijiga Jijiga () is a city in eastern Ethiopia and the capital of the Somali Region (or kilil) of that country. Located in the Jijiga Zone approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of Harar and 60 km (37 mi) west of the border with the Republic of Somaliland (northern Somalia), this city has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1609 meters above sea level. Jijiga
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| Mahmoud al-Zahar Mahmoud al-Zahar () (born 1945) is a co-founder of Hamas and a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip. Since the formation of the Hamas/"Change and Reform" government in the Palestinian National Authority in March 2006, al-Zahar has served as foreign minister in the government of prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. Mahmoud_al-Zahar
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| Melanie Phillips Talk:Melanie_Phillips
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| Jaish-e-Mohammed Jaish-e-Mohammed (, literally The Army of Mohammad, transliterated as Jaish-e-Muhammed, Jaish-e-Mohammad or Jaish-e-Muhammad, often abbreviated as JeM) is a major Islamic mujahedeen organization in South Asia. Jaish-e-Mohammed was formed in 2000 and is based in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Jaish-e-Mohammed
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| Dorje Shugden controversy Dorje_Shugden_controversy
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| Zionist political violence/Archive 1 Talk:Zionist_political_violence/Archive_1
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| St George's Cross Talk:St_George's_Cross
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| Islam/Archive 4 Talk:Islam/Archive_4
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| Kurmanbek Bakiyev Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev (Kyrgyz:Russian:1 August, 1949) is the President of Kyrgyzstan. The Legislative Assembly of Kyrgyzstan of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan appointed him acting President on 24 March, 2005 following the ousting, during the Tulip Revolution, of President Askar Akayev.Bakiyev was the leader of the People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan before his ascendance to the presidency. Kurmanbek_Bakiyev
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| Lucía Pinochet Inés Lucía Pinochet Hiriart (born December 14 1943) is the eldest daughter of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet.Under indictment for tax fraud, Pinochet traveled to the United States in January 2006 where she appealed for political asylum, but was promptly deported back to Argentina, the nation where she had last resided. Lucía_Pinochet
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| List of largest peaceful gatherings in history partial or incomplete list of the largest historic peaceful gatherings of people in one place for a single event. For brevity, gatherings in excess of 1 million are recorded. List_of_largest_peaceful_gatherings_in_history
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| Avigdor Lieberman Avigdor Lieberman ( Evet Lieberman) is an Israeli politician and Member of the Knesset as well as the current Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel. He is the founder and leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, whose electoral base are the immigrants from the former Soviet Union.A polarizing figure within Israeli politics, Lieberman is quoted as saying, "I've always been controversial because I offer new ideas. Avigdor_Lieberman
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| Batna, Algeria Batna,_Algeria
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| Economy of Israel Talk:Economy_of_Israel
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| Women for Israel's Tomorrow Talk:Women_for_Israel's_Tomorrow
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| Saad Eddin Ibrahim Saad Eddin Ibrahim () (born December 3, 1938 in Bedeen, Mansoura, Egypt) is an Egyptian American sociologist and author. He is one of Egypt's leading human rights and democracy activists, and a strong critic of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Saad_Eddin_Ibrahim
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| Dick Durbin Talk:Dick_Durbin
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| Journalism ethics and standards/Archive 1 Talk:Journalism_ethics_and_standards/Archive_1
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| John Atta Mills John Evans Atta Mills (born 21 July 1944) is the current President of Ghana. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the ruling party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in an upset by a 50.23%–49.77% vote in the 2008 election. He was Vice-President of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 under President Jerry John Rawlings; subsequently he stood unsuccessfully in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). John_Atta_Mills
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| Abed Hamed Mowhoush Abed Hamed Mowhoush (Arabic "عبد حامد موحوش") was a major general / air vice-marshal believed to be in command of the Iraqi Air Force or Iraqi air defence during the regime of Saddam Hussein immediately prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, until his surrender to United States forces on 10 November, 2003. Abed_Hamed_Mowhoush
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| Shebaa farms Talk:Shebaa_farms
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| April 2005 Cairo terrorist attacks April 2005 attacks were three related incidents that took place in the city of Cairo, Egypt, on 7 April and 30 April 2005. April_2005_Cairo_terrorist_attacks
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| Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann Rev. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, M.M., born in Los Angeles on February 5, 1933, is a Nicaraguan diplomat, politician and Catholic priest. He is the current President of the United Nations General Assembly; taking up his one year term in September 2008 and presiding over the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Miguel_d'Escoto_Brockmann
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| Doge120 User_talk:Doge120
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| Pakistani American A Pakistani American is a United States citizen who traces their roots to Pakistan. A number of Pakistani Americans came to the United States via Pakistani communities in other countries such as United Kingdom (see Pakistani British). Most Pakistani Americans are Muslims by religion, but there are also Christians, Zoroastrians, Bahá'ís, Buddhist, Hindus and Sikhs. Pakistani_American
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| Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005 The Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005 began when Newsweek's April 30 issue contained a report asserting that U.S. prison guards or interrogators had deliberately damaged a copy of Islam's holiest book, the Qur'an. The New Yorker, reporting the words of Pakistani politician Imran Khan,The Newsweek article, part of which was subsequently retracted, stated that allegations that U.S. Qur'an_desecration_controversy_of_2005
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| Nightstallion/notes User:Nightstallion/notes
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| Edward Pietrzyk Edward_Pietrzyk
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| Stephen Cole Stephen Cole (b. 29 March 1956 in Hereford) is a presenter for Al Jazeera English. Previously, he worked for the BBC. Stephen_Cole
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| Gaza Strip/yalop Talk:Gaza_Strip/yalop
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| Majed Abdullah Majed_Abdullah
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| Midom/sandbox User:Midom/sandbox
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| Tarim mummies Tarim mummies are a series of mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin in present-day Xinjiang, China, which date from 1800 BCE to 200 CE. Some of the mummies are frequently associated with the presence of the Indo-European Tocharian languages in the Tarim Basin although the evidence is not totally conclusive. Tarim_mummies
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| Tarim mummies Talk:Tarim_mummies
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| Land Day Land Day (, Yom al-Ard; , Yom Ha'adama), March 30, is an annual day of commemoration for Palestinians, of the events of that date in 1976. A general strike and marches were organized in Arab towns from the Galilee to the Negev in 1976 in response to the government's announcement of a plan that would confiscate thousands of dunams of land in Arab areas. Land_Day
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| Mahmoud Taha Mahmoud Taha Jordanian artist, potter and ceramicist who is credited for improving the writing and calligraphy skills of many students in Jordanian schools. He studied at Baghdad Academy of Fine Arts then went on to learn calligraphy at the hands of the renowned calligrapher Mohammad Al-Hafez. He later continued his training in ceramics at Cardiff College of Arts in Wales (1976). Mahmoud_Taha
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| Sétif massacre Sétif massacre refers to widespread disturbances in and around the Algerian market town of Setif located to the west of Constantine in 1945. The initial outbreak occurred on the morning of May 8 1945, the same day that Nazi Germany surrendered in World War II. Sétif_massacre
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| Division of Kalgoorlie The Division of Kalgoorlie is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. It is named after the town of Kalgoorlie. The Division covers most of rural Western Australia, and extends from the South Australian and Northern Territory borders in the east, to the Indian Ocean in the west and the Southern Ocean in the south to the Timor Sea in the north. Division_of_Kalgoorlie
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| 2005 in Algeria 2005_in_Algeria
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| Maiduguri Maiduguri or Yerwa is the capital of Borno State in Nigeria and sits along the Ngadda River. It was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British. Maiduguri
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| Lionel Messi Lionel_Messi
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