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  • 71purdah — /perr deuh/, n. (in India, Pakistan, etc.) 1. the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus. 2. a screen, curtain, or veil used for this purpose. Also, purda, pardah. [1790 1800; < Hindi, Urdu&#8230; …

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  • 72Rose of Lima, Saint — orig. Isabel de Flores born April 20/30, 1586, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru died Aug. 24, 1617, Lima; canonized April 12, 1671; feast day August 23, formerly August 30 Patron saint of Peru and all of South America, the first person born in the&#8230; …

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  • 73Dhyāna in Buddhism — Chinese name Traditional Chinese 禪 Simplified Chinese 禅 …

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  • 74Niqāb in Egypt — In a predominantly Muslim society, as many as 90% of women in Egypt have adopted a form of veiling.[1] A majority of Egyptian women cover at least their hair with the hijab. A hijab refers to a head covering that is worn by Muslim women. Although …

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  • 75Retirement — Re*tire ment, n. [Cf. F. retirement.] 1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer. [1913 Webster] O, blest Retirement, friend of life s decline. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]&#8230; …

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  • 76Shia Islam — Shia redirects here. For other uses, see Shia (disambiguation) …

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  • 77Hijab — Higab redirects here. For the municipal company of Gothenburg, Sweden, see Higabgruppen. The standard typical hijab headscarf worn on the head of a mannequin …

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  • 78Chovot ha-Levavot — or Chovos ha Levavos, (Hebrew: he. חובות הלבבות, English: Duties of the Heart), is the primary work of the Jewish philosopher Bahya ibn Paquda, full name Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda . Ibn Paquda was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who seemly lived …

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  • 79Luhya — The Luhya (also Luyia, Luhia, Abaluhya) are the second largest ethnic group in Kenya, numbering about 5.3 million people, or 14% of Kenya s total population of 38 million, according to kenyaweb.com.The Luhya cultivate the fertile highlands of&#8230; …

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  • 80Mihail Sadoveanu — Sadoveanu redirects here. For other persons of the same name, see Sadoveanu (surname). Mihail Sadoveanu Sadoveanu in 1929, portrait by Ştefan Dimitrescu Born November 5, 1880( …

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