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| Allah Allah (, 'Arabic word for God. Allah | |
| Antisemitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also known as Judeophobia) is a term used to describe prejudice against or hostility towards Jews, often rooted in hatred of their religion, culture, or ethnic background.While the term's etymology might suggest that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic peoples, it has been used exclusively to refer to hostility toward Jews since its initial usage. Antisemitism | |
| Abraham Abraham ( Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom ; , Ibrahim ; Ge'ez:'Book of Genesis as the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Midianites and Edomite peoples. He is widely regarded as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims and the founder of monotheism. According to , his name was changed by God from Abram (probably meaning "the father is exalted") to Abraham, a name which Genesis explains as meaning "father of many". Abraham | |
| Alhazen Alhazen | |
| Abu Bakr Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa) (, c. 573 CE – 23 August 634/13 AH) was an early person to convert to Islam and a senior companion (Sahaba) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Throughout his life, according to Sunni Muslims Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad. Abu_Bakr | |
| Antarctic circumpolar current The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is an ocean current that flows from west to east around Antarctica. An alternate name for the ACC is the West Wind Drift. The ACC is the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean and, at approximately 125 Sverdrups, the largest ocean current . It keeps warm ocean waters away from Antarctica, enabling that continent to maintain its huge ice sheet. Antarctic_circumpolar_current | |
| 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 | |
| Ant Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae (), and along with the related wasps and bees, they belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130diversified after the rise of flowering plants. Today, more than 12,000 species are classified with upper estimates of about 14,000 species. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist. Ant | |
| Bertolt Brecht ''German poet, playwright, and theatre director. An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble—the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife and long-time collaborator, the actress Helene Weigel—with its internationally acclaimed productions. Bertolt_Brecht | |
| Black people The term black people usually refers to a racial group of humans with a dark brown skin color, but it has also been used to categorise a number of diverse populations into one common group. Some definitions of the term include only people of relatively recent Sub Saharan African descent (see African diaspora). Black_people | |
| Bengal Bengal | |
| Creationism "Creationism" can also refer to creation myths, or to a concept about the origin of the soul. For the movement in Spanish literature, see creacionismo.Creationism is the belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity (often the Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam) or deities. creation-evolution controversy the term creationism is commonly used to refer to religiously motivated rejection of evolution as an explanation of origins. Creationism | |
| People's Republic of China People's_Republic_of_China | |
| Cyanide cyanide is any chemical compound that contains the cyano group (C≡N), which consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom. These compounds are usually poisonous. Inorganic cyanides are hydrogen cyanide salts in which cyanide is generally the anion CN-. Cyanide | |
| Computer vision Computer vision is the science and technology of machines that see. As a scientific discipline, computer vision is concerned with the theory for building artificial systems that obtain information from images. The image data can take many forms, such as a video sequence, views from multiple cameras, or multi-dimensional data from a medical scanner. Computer_vision | |
| Creation myth creation myth or cosmogonic myth is a supernatural mytho-religious story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe (cosmogony), often as a deliberate act by one or more deities.Many creation myths share broadly similar themes. Common motifs include the fractionation of the things of the world from a primordial chaos; the separation of the mother and father gods; land emerging from an infinite and timeless ocean; or creation ex nihilo (). Creation_myth | |
| Foreign policy of the United States The foreign policy of the United States is the policy by which the United States interacts with foreign nations. United States foreign policy is highly influential on the world stage, as it is the only remaining superpower. The global reach of the United States is backed by a 13 trillion dollar economy, the largest in the world of all countries formally recognized by the United States for which data is available is here; the military expenditures for said countries is available here; and the political details are available on the main United States page here here. Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States | |
| Alcohol intoxication Drunkenness, or inebriation, is the condition of being intoxicated by consumption of alcoholic beverages to such a degree that mental or physical faculties are altered or impaired.Severe drunkenness may lead to acute alcohol intoxication. Common symptoms may include slurred speech, impaired balance, poor coordination, flushed face, reddened eyes, reduced inhibition and uncharacteristic behavior. Alcohol_intoxication | |
| Diplomatic immunity Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments, which ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws (although they can be expelled). Diplomatic_immunity | |
| Dhimmi A dhimmi (; , collectively ahl al-dhimmah, "the people of the dhimma or pact of protection"; Ottoman Turkish & Urdu zimmi, "one whose zimma Muslim subject of a state governed in accordance with sharia law. The term connotes an obligation of the state to protect the individual, including the individual's life, property, and freedom of religion and worship, and required loyalty to the empire, and a poll tax known as the jizya. Dhimmi | |
| Euthanasia Euthanasia (from the Greek ευθανασία meaning "well death"ευ-, eu- (well or good) + θάνατος, thanatos (death)) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Many different forms of euthanasia can be distinguished, including animal euthanasia and human euthanasia, and within the latter, voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide have been the focus of great controversy in recent years. Euthanasia | |
| Ezra Ezra () was a Jewish priestly scribe who led about 5,000 Israelite exiles living in Babylon to their home city of Jerusalem in 459 BC. Ezra reconstituted the dispersed Jewish community on the basis of the Torah and with an emphasis on the law. According to the Hebrew Bible, Ezra resolved the identity threat which arose by the intermarriage between Jews and foreigners and provided a definite reading of the Torah. Ezra | |
| Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin (; ; surname in English; ; 1 March 1810 composer and virtuoso pianist. He was one of the great masters of Romantic music.Chopin was born in the village of Żelazowa Wola, in the Duchy of Warsaw, to a French-expatriate father and Polish mother, and in his early life was regarded as a child-prodigy Frédéric_Chopin | |
| Five Pillars of Islam For other uses, see Five PillarsThe Five Pillars of Islam (ArabicMuslim. These duties are Shahada (Profession of Faith), Salah (prayers), Zakah (Giving of Alms), Saum (Fasting during Ramadan) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). Sunni Islam; Shi'a Muslims subscribe to eight ritual practices which substantially overlap with the five Pillars. Twelvers have five fundamental beliefs which relates to Aqidah. Five_Pillars_of_Islam | |
| Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli (25 September 1599 - 3 August 1667) was an Italian architect who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture. A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of Antiquity, Borromini developed an inventive and distinctive, if somewhat idoiosyncratic, architecture employing manipulations of Classical architectural forms, geometrical rationales in his plans and symbolic meanings in his buildings. Francesco_Borromini | |
| Female genital cutting Female genital cutting (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), female circumcision or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), is defined by the WHO as "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons." Female_genital_cutting | |
| George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award-nominated American film producer, screenwriter, director and chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the epic Sci-Fi franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of the American film industry's most financially successful independent directors/producers, with an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion. George_Lucas | |
| Greek language See also Dimotiki (Standard Modern Greek) Greek_language | |
| Genie In Islam and pre-Islamic Arabian folklore, a genie (also jinn, djinn, from Arabic جني jinnī) is a supernatural creature which possesses free will. Genies are mentioned in the Qur'an, wherein a whole Sura is named after them (Al-Jinn). They can be either good or evil. In some cases, evil genies are said to lead humans astray. In Islam, Satan, known in Arabic as Iblis, is the iconic genie that refused to bow down to Adam when ordered to by Allah. Genie | |
| Hadith Hadith (''aḥadīth; lit. "narrative") are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Hadith collections are regarded by all traditional schools of jurisprudence as important tools for determining the Muslim way of life, the sunnah. Hadith | |
| Islamism Islamism (Islam+ism; Arabic:al-'islāmiyya) is a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only a religion but also a political system; that modern Muslims must return to their roots of their religion, and unite politically.Islamism is a controversial term and definitions of it sometimes vary. Islamism | |
| Islamism Talk:Islamism | |
| Isaac Isaac (Hebrew:Yitzchak יִצְחָק, Yiddish:Yitzchok יִצְחָק, Standard 'Tiberian 'Arabic:إسحٰق or إسحاق 'Abraham and Sarah, and the father of Jacob and Esau, described in the Hebrew Bible. He is regarded as one of the three patriarchs of the Jewish people. According to the Book of Genesis, Abraham was 100Canaan (although h Isaac | |
| Homosexuality and Islam Islamic views on homosexuality are influenced by the rulings prescribed by the Qur'an and the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammed. Qur'anic verses and hadith condemn sexual acts between members of the same sex. Islam, one of the Abrahamic religions along with Judaism and Christianity, rejected homosexuality from the religion's beginning.The Qur'an cites the story of the "people of Lot" (also known as the Sodomites) who were destroyed by the wrath of Allah because they engaged in homosexual acts. Homosexuality_and_Islam | |
| Infanticide Infanticide is the practice of someone intentionally causing the death of an infant. Often it is the mother who commits the act, but criminology recognizes various forms of non-maternal child murder. In many past societies, certain forms of infanticide were considered permissible. Female infanticide is more common than the killing of male offspring due to sex-selective infanticide. Infanticide | |
| Islamic eschatology Jahannam "Hell"). A significant portion (about one third) of the Qur'an deals with these beliefs, with many hadith elaborating on the themes and details. Islamic apocalyptic literature describing the Armageddon is often known as fitna "a test" or malahim (or ghayba to the Shī‘ah). Islamic_eschatology | |
| Iblis Iblīs (Arabic إبليس), is the name of the primary devil (Shaitan or Satan) in Islam. Iblis | |
| Jon Postel Jonathan Bruce Postel (; August 6, 1943 – October 16, 1998) made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly in the area of standards. He is principally known for being the Editor of the Request for Comment (RFC) document series, and for administering the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority until his death. Jon_Postel | |
| Jerusalem Jerusalem | |
| John the Baptist John the Baptist (Hebrew:Yaḥyá or يوحنا Yūḥannā, Aramaic:Yokhanan) (died c 30) John_the_Baptist | |
| Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 May 2, 2009) was an American politician and professional football player. In the 1996 election, he was Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole's running mate for Vice President. He had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries. Kemp began his political career with nine terms as a Congressman for Western New York, from 1971 to 1989, and subsequently served as Housing Secretary in the George H. W. Bush administration. Jack_Kemp | |
| Jihad Jihad (; Jihad | |
| Josip Broz Tito Josip_Broz_Tito | |
| Korea Korea (Hangul:Korean Peninsula in East Asia. It borders China to the northwest, and Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait.Korea was divided in 1948, with the southern portion of the peninsula controlled by the capitalistic democracy South Korea. Korea | |
| Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur ( in English; Malay , locally or even , and often abbreviated as K.L.), is the capital and largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Kuala_Lumpur | |
| Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Penderecki (, born November 23, 1933 in Dębica) is a Polish composer and conductor of classical music. Krzysztof_Penderecki | |
| Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; ) is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8Southern California. Additionally, the Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to nearly 12.9 million residents. Los Angeles is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most diverse counties in the United States. Its inhabitants are known as "Angelenos" ( Los_Angeles | |
| Muhammad Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh (; ; also spelled Mohammed or Muhammed) (ca. 570 Mecca[Medina), is the founder of the religion of Islam Muslims as a messenger and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of Islamic prophets as taught by the . Muslims thus consider him the restorer of the uncorrupted original monotheistic faith (islām) of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad | |
| Poland Is Not Yet Lost Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (pronounced , "Dąbrowski's Mazurka") is the national anthem of Poland. It is also known by its original title, Pieśń Legionów Polskich we Włoszech (pronounced , "Song of the Polish Legions in Italy"), or by its incipit, Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła (pronounced , "Poland Is Not Yet Lost" or "Poland Has Not Yet Perished").The song is a lively mazurka with lyrics penned by Józef Wybicki in Reggio nell'Emilia, Cisalpine Republic (now in Italy), around 16 July 1797, two years after the Third Partition of Poland erased the once vast country from the map. Poland_Is_Not_Yet_Lost | |
| Moses Moses (Egyptian, Latin:Moyses, ; Greek:Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic:''Ge'ez:Musse) is a Biblical Hebrew religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbeinu in Hebrew (Hebrew:Lit. "Moses our Teacher"), he is the most important prophet in Judaism, and also an important prophet of Christianity, Moses |
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