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Brewer's: Isis

I'sis Sister-wife of Osiris. The cow was sacred to her; and she is represented with two long horns from one stem at the top of her head. She is said to have invented spinning and weaving…

A History of the New Year

A move from March to January New Year's Features New Year's Traditions Rosh Hashannah, Jewish New Year Chinese New Year Muharram, Islamic New Year Saying "Happy New Year!"…

What is Culture?

How we live In today’s society, words like corporate culture, popular culture, and culture shock are tossed around like candy but when you are looking for the definition of culture, you may find…

Israel's Lost Tribes

Scientists discover Jewish chromosome in Zimbabwe Related Links Branches of Judaism Yom Kippur Rosh Hashanah The Jewish Calendar Jewish Holidays, 2001—2015 Judaism…

Terrorist Attacks Against the U.S.

Read about Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the response to the tragedy, and more   Memorial Poetry Death arrives among all that sound like a shoe with no foot in it, like a suit with…

Timeline: The Taliban - 1979-2000

Key dates in the history of the Taliban and Contemporary Afghanistan 1979-2000 2001 2002-2006 2006-present 1979 Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. 1980 Soviet troops…

February 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of February, 2009. Iceland Swears in First Female Prime Minister (Feb. 1): Johanna Sigurdardottir will lead an…

World Religions by Country

Are you interested in learning about the religious beliefs of people from around the world? With over 4,200 religions and belief systems in the world, it can be difficult to keep track of them all.…

Eclipse Lit

by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eclipses have played an important part in literature from the early Chinese poets to Milton and Twain. Related Links Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2003Quiz: Eclipse…

September 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-Month World NATO and U.N. Agree on K.L.A. Role (Sept. 2): Part of Kosovo Liberation Army will be allowed to survive as lightly armed civilian emergency force. Middle East…