An ethnic group of people whose members are also unified by a common religious background:
Ethnoreligious Group
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Showing posts with label Common Knowledge. Show all posts
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Mauritania
An Islamic Republic in North Africa bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest:
Mauritania
Background (Source: CIA, The World Factbook, Mauritania):
Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and ushered in a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in July 2009. The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among its black population (Afro-Mauritanians) and white and black Moor (Arab-Berber) communities, and is having to confront a growing terrorism threat by al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
Mauritania
Background (Source: CIA, The World Factbook, Mauritania):
Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and ushered in a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in July 2009. The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among its black population (Afro-Mauritanians) and white and black Moor (Arab-Berber) communities, and is having to confront a growing terrorism threat by al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Kodiak Island
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Dacoity
A criminal activity involving robbery by groups of armed bandits:
Dacoity
The word Dacoity is the anglicized version of the Indian word ḍakaitī (Hindi डकैती, Urdu ڈکیتی or Bangla ডাকাতি) which comes from ḍākū (Hindi: डाकू, Urdu: ڈاکو, meaning "armed robber") or Bangla ḍakat (ডাকাত). [Read more here.]
Dacoity
The word Dacoity is the anglicized version of the Indian word ḍakaitī (Hindi डकैती, Urdu ڈکیتی or Bangla ডাকাতি) which comes from ḍākū (Hindi: डाकू, Urdu: ڈاکو, meaning "armed robber") or Bangla ḍakat (ডাকাত). [Read more here.]
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FEMEN
A social movement and provocative women’s movement in Ukraine, founded in 2008 which became internationally known for going topless to protest against sex tourists, sexism and other social ills:
Recent News:
[ 1 ] Anniversary FEMEN Spain. Congratulations!
[ 2 ] FEMEN disrupt Muslim conference in France, get kicked
FEMEN
In the News
Stop the stoning: Outside the Iranian embassy in Kiev, FEMEN activists shout, cry and boogaloo in protest of the death-by-stoning sentence given to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, mother of two children and convicted adulterer in Iran. FEMEN is the Ukrainian women's movement [source: San Francisco Chronicle].
Ukrainian female activists attack Iran's embassy in Kiev [source: tert.am]
Recent News:
[ 1 ] Anniversary FEMEN Spain. Congratulations!
[ 2 ] FEMEN disrupt Muslim conference in France, get kicked
FEMEN
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In the News
Stop the stoning: Outside the Iranian embassy in Kiev, FEMEN activists shout, cry and boogaloo in protest of the death-by-stoning sentence given to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, mother of two children and convicted adulterer in Iran. FEMEN is the Ukrainian women's movement [source: San Francisco Chronicle].
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Anna Chapman
A Volgograd native Russian spy who while living in New York was arrested along with nine others on June 27, 2010, on suspicion of working for the Illegals Program spy ring:
Anna Chapman
Russian spy Anna Chapman strips off for Maxim shoot
Russian spy Anna Chapman was revealed by others in June as a sleeper agent in the US. Now she has decided to reveal more of herself, as our picture shows.
She has stripped down to black lingerie for a photo spread in the Russian edition of Maxim, appearing on the cover of the November issue under the caption ‘For Your Eyes Only', a reference to the 1981 movie featuring British spy James Bond.
The magazine hit the shelves yesterday (read more here).
Anna Chapman, Russian Spy, Bets On New iPhone Poker App
Anna Chapman knows when to hold ‘em, fold ‘em, walk away and when to run with a new business venture.
ABCNews.com is reporting that the alleged Russian spy is coming out with an iPhone app so that you can play poker against her.
The application, Poker With Anna Chapman, at $1.99, allows players to take on the Russian sex symbol in either Texas Hold’em or Five Card Draw. There are prizes offered if the player is able to vanquish the virtual Chapman in the hand, says Poker News Daily (read more here).
Anna Chapman
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Russian spy Anna Chapman strips off for Maxim shoot
Russian spy Anna Chapman was revealed by others in June as a sleeper agent in the US. Now she has decided to reveal more of herself, as our picture shows.
She has stripped down to black lingerie for a photo spread in the Russian edition of Maxim, appearing on the cover of the November issue under the caption ‘For Your Eyes Only', a reference to the 1981 movie featuring British spy James Bond.
The magazine hit the shelves yesterday (read more here).
Anna Chapman, Russian Spy, Bets On New iPhone Poker App
Anna Chapman knows when to hold ‘em, fold ‘em, walk away and when to run with a new business venture.
ABCNews.com is reporting that the alleged Russian spy is coming out with an iPhone app so that you can play poker against her.
The application, Poker With Anna Chapman, at $1.99, allows players to take on the Russian sex symbol in either Texas Hold’em or Five Card Draw. There are prizes offered if the player is able to vanquish the virtual Chapman in the hand, says Poker News Daily (read more here).
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Illegals Program
Agrologist
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Constellation
An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or design:Constellation
Note: In modern astronomy, an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere is a constellation.
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Note: In modern astronomy, an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere is a constellation.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
Magic Square
An arrangement of n^2 numbers, usually distinct integers, in a square, such that the n numbers in all rows, all columns, and both diagonals sum to the same constant:Magic Square
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