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Middle East Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
The Middle East is a region that spans parts of Western Asia and North Africa. It is home to several countries that are culturally, historically, and religiously significant. The region is…Ancient Legacy of Chinese Jews
Highlighting one thousand years of history Related Links Israel's Lost Tribes Judaism Primer Timeline: The Holocaust Jewish Community of Shanghai Jews of China Sino-…Iraq Timeline: 2010
by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • January 2010 A parliamentary panel recommended that 500 candidates (out of a total of 6,…Iraq Timeline: 2009
by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • Jan. 1, 2009 The Iraqi government takes control of the Green Zone, the heavily fortified…Brewer's: Lawing
(Scots.) A tavern reckoning. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LawsuitsLaws of the Medes and Persians A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Attila
(Encyclopedia) AttilaAttilaətĭlˈə, ătˈələ [key], d. 453, king of the Huns (445–53). After 434 he was coruler with his brother, whom he murdered in 445. In 434, Attila obtained tribute and great…Brewer's: Hafiz
The great Persian lyrist, called the “Persian Anacreon” (fourteenth century). His odes are called ghazels, and are both sweet and graceful. The word hafiz (retainer) is a degree given to…Brewer's: Law's Bubble
The famous Mississippi scheme, devised by John Law, for paying off the national debt of France (1716-1720). By this “French South-Sea Bubble” the nation was almost ruined. It was called…Brewer's: Magophonia
A festival observed by the Persians to commemorate the massacre of the Magi. Smerdis usurped the throne on the death of Cambyses; but seven Persians, conspiring together, slew Smerdis and…Brewer's: Persevere
(3 syl.). This word comes from an obsolete Latin verb, severo (to stick rigidly); hence severus (severe or rigid). Asseverate is to stick rigidly to what you say; persevere is to stick…Trending
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