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11Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) — The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research organization based in Kabul, Afghanistan. Since early 2002 it has published research papers about contemporary Afghanistan issues, with the aim to influence policy to… …
12Victory Day (9 May) — For the song, see Den Pobedy. Victory Day Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, 9 May 2005 Official name Russian: День Победы, Den Pobedy …
13Centre for Defence and International Security Studies — The Centre for Defence and International Security Studies (or CDiSS) is a British defence and security think tank. CDiSS is a wholly independent organisation engaging in research, analysis, commentary and discussion on issues of significance… …
14literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
15Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
16Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
17Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 …
18arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
19performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
20Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …
