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11Pedro II of Brazil — Pedro II Emperor Dom Pedro II at age 61, 1887 Emperor of Brazil Reign …
12ARAB WORLD, 1945–2006 — The Arab world is divided into four subregions: the Maghreb (morocco , tunisia , algeria , libya , Mauritania), the Nile Valley (egypt and Sudan), the Fertile Crescent (syria , lebanon , iraq , jordan , and the palestinian authority ), and the… …
13The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …
14historiography — historiographic /hi stawr ee euh graf ik, stohr /, historiographical, adj. historiographically, adv. /hi stawr ee og reuh fee, stohr /, n., pl. historiographies. 1. the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively. 2 …
15Poland — • Country in eastern Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poland Poland † Cathol …
16Islamic scarf controversy in France — Referred to in France as l affaire du voile (the scarf affair), l affaire du voile islamique (the Islamic scarf affair), and l affaire du foulard (the scarf affair) among other bynames, the controversy over Islamic women s clothing has rocked… …
17Argentina — /ahr jeuhn tee neuh/; Sp. /ahrdd hen tee nah/, n. a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Cap.: Buenos Aires. Also called the Argentine. Official name, Argentine Republic. * * * Argentina Introduction… …
18Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
19Persian Jews — ethnic group group=Iranian Jews poptime= Persian Jews 250,000 to 350,000 (est.) region1 = flagcountry|Israel pop1 = 135,000 200,000 (including Kurdish Iranian Jews) region2 = flagcountry|United States pop2 = 100,000 region3 = flagcountry|Iran… …
20Czechoslovak history — Introduction history of the region comprising the historical lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia from prehistoric times through their federation, under the name Czechoslovakia, during 1918–92. With the dissolution of the Czechoslovak… …
