| Ark of the Covenant Ark of the Covenant ( Ārōn Hāb’rīt Aron Habrit]Tābūt Al-ʿahd) is the sacred container, wherein rested the Tablets of stone containing the Ten Commandments as well as Aaron's rod and manna. The Ark was built at the command of God, in accord with Moses' prophetic vision on Mount Sinai (). Ark_of_the_Covenant
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| History of Lebanon The history of Lebanon is almost as old as the earliest evidence of humankind. Its geographic position as a crossroads linking the Mediterranean Basin with the great Asian hinterland has conferred on it a cosmopolitan character and a multicultural legacy. History_of_Lebanon
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| Gladys Aylward Gladys Aylward (Chinese name 艾偉德, pinyin:February 24, 1902–January 3, 1970) was the Protestant missionary to China whose story was told in the book The Small Woman by Alan Burgess, published in 1957. In 1958, the story was made into the Hollywood film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman.Aylward was born of a working-class family in Edmonton, London in 1902. Gladys_Aylward
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| Astrolabe An astrolabe is a historical astronomical instrument used by classical astronomers, navigators, and astrologers. Its many uses include locating and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars; determining local time given local latitude and vice-versa; surveying; and triangulation. Astrolabe
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| 1994 Group The 1994 Group is a coalition of "smaller research-intensive universities" in the United Kingdom founded in 1994 to defend their interests following the creation of the Russell Group by larger research-intensive universities earlier that year. The 1994 Group members describe themselves as "internationally recognised universities in Britain, who share common aims, standards and values". The group aims to provide "a framework for collaboration between research-intensive universities in the UK". 1994_Group
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| Lhoba Lhoba (Chinese:Tibetan) origin which has come to apply to a diverse amalgamation of Tibeto-Burman tribespeople living in and around "Pemako" (a region in Southeastern Tibet), including Mainling, Medog, Zayü counties of Nyingchi Prefecture and Lhünzê county of Shannan Prefecture. Lhoba
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| Va people The Va nationality (; ; ) lives mainly in compact communities in the Ximeng (in VaMēng Ka or Si Moung), Cangyuan, Menglian (Gaeng Līam), Gengma (Gaeng Mīex or Gaeng Māx), Lincang (Mēng Lām), Shuangjiang (Si Nblāeng or Mēng Mēng), Zhenkang and Yongde counties in southwestern Yunnan Province of China. Their population in China is around 400,000. The Va language belongs to Mon-Khmer group of the Austroasiatic family. A written language was created for the Va people in 1957. Va_people
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| Muslim Brotherhood Talk:Muslim_Brotherhood
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| William Radice William Radice is a Poet, Writer and Translator. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.Bengali language and literature.Bengali works, and works by Rabindranath Tagore and Michael Madhusudan Dutt.He rewrote the text Debotar Grash by Rabindranath Tagore as an opera-libretto, which was put to music by Param Vir Singh. He wrote the libretto for a new children's opera Chincha-Chancha Cooroo or The Weaver’s Wedding with music by Bernard Hughes. William_Radice
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| Music of Iraq The music of Iraq or Iraqi Music, (Arabic,موسيقى عراقية, also known as the music of Mesopotamia) belongs to the music of the Arab World but, for reasons of geographically proximity, it is also influenced by the Iranian musical tradition.Iraq is recognized mainly for two instrument named oud and rebab. The most renowned oudists are Ahmed Mukhtar, Naseer Shamma, Rahim Alhaj, and Munir Bashir. Music_of_Iraq
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| Simplified Chinese characters Talk:Simplified_Chinese_characters
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| History of Burma The History of Burma, now officially Myanmar, is long and complicated. Several ethnic groups have lived in the region, the oldest of which are probably the Mon or the Pyu. In the 9th century the Bamar (Burman) people migrated from the then China-Tibet border region into the valley of the Ayeyarwady, and now form the governing majority.The history of the region comprises complexities not only within the country but also with its neighbouring countries, China, India, Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand. History_of_Burma
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| Rent seeking economics, rent seeking occurs when an individual, organization or firm seeks to earn income by capturing economic rent through manipulation or exploitation of the economic environment, rather than by earning profits through economic transactions and the production of added wealth. Rent_seeking
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| Burmese language The Burmese language (; ; MLCTS:myanma bhasa) is the official language of Burma. Although the government officially recognizes the language as Myanmar in English, most continue to refer to the language as Burmese. It is the native language of the Bamar and other related sub-ethnic groups of the Bamar. It is spoken by 32 million as a first language, and as a second language by ethnic minorities in Burma. Burmese_language
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| Burmese Days Burmese Days is a novel by British writer George Orwell. It was first published in the USA in 1934. It is a tale about the waning days of British imperialism after World War I. It has been favourably compared with similar works by other British novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham. Burmese_Days
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