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  • 31Alice Bailey — Born Alice LaTrobe Bateman June 16, 1880(1880 06 16) Manchester, England Died December 15, 1949(1949 12 15) (aged 69), New York Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880 – December 15, 1949), known as Alice A. Bailey or AAB to her followers, was an… …

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  • 32Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 33OMAR, COVENANT OF — (Ar. ʿahd /ʿaqd covenant, or shurūṭ – stipulations ), the series of discriminatory regulations of islam applied to the dhimm ī, the protected Christians and Jews, and attributed to the second caliph, Omar (634–644). In various versions it is said …

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  • 34Superstition — Su per*sti tion, n. [F. superstition, L. superstitio, originally, a standing still over or by a thing; hence, amazement, wonder, dread, especially of the divine or supernatural, fr. superstare to stand over; super over + stare to stand. See… …

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  • 35Israel Shahak — ( he. ישראל שחק, April 28, 1933 – July 2, 2001) was a Polish born Israeli Professor of Chemistry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the former president of the Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights, and an outspoken critic of the Israeli… …

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  • 36Fan (person) — Fanboy redirects here. For other uses, see Fanboy (disambiguation). A fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something, such as a band or a sports team. Fans of a particular thing or… …

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  • 37Tomás de Torquemada — (1420 – September 16, 1498) was a fifteenth century Spanish Dominican, first Inquisitor General of Spain, and confessor to Isabella of Spain. He was famously described by the Spanish chronicler Sebastián de Olmedo as The hammer of heretics, the… …

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  • 38Imperial Japanese Army — For Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (1954– ), please see that article. For Ministry of the Military (Ritsuryō) (701–1871), please see that article. Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) 大日本帝國陸軍 Dai Nippon Teikoku Rikugun …

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  • 39Cristero War — The symbolism used by the Cristeros referenced Christ the King and Our Lady of Guadalupe …

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  • 40Religious violence — The Crusades were a series of a military campaigns fought mainly between Christian Europe and Muslims. Shown here is a battle scene from the First Crusade. Religious violence is a term that covers all phenomena where religion, in any of its forms …

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