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LALISH, IRAQ In Northern Iraq there is a place called Lalish where the Yezidis say the universe was born.
Via: krishna
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Travel, Geography and Foreign Cultures
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last year
A while back I seeded an article re: the Yazidis. They are a unique and very unusual religion. I believe they were originally Kurds but have developed their own religion. Like the Kurds in...
Diwali 2020: When is it and how is it celebrated?
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Travel, Geography and Foreign Cultures
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last year
Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is the biggest festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists around the world. Its date changes every year and commemorates different things...
What Was The Best Family Road Trip You've Ever Taken?
By: buzz-of-the-orient
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Travel, Geography and Foreign Cultures
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3 years ago
What Was The Best Family Road Trip You've Ever Taken? I just read an article about family road trips, and it gave me the idea to write this article. Road trips are common in Canada and...
Man requests 'trial by combat' with Japanese swords to settle custody battle with ex-wife
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Travel, Geography and Foreign Cultures
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4 years ago
DES MOINES – A Kansas man has asked an Iowa court to grant his motion for trial by combat so he can meet his ex-wife and her attorney "on the field of battle where (he) will rend their souls...
'Our enemy is here': Iran protesters demand that leaders quit after plane downed
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4 years ago
Demonstrators light candles while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight Credit: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg DUBAI (Reuters) - Protests erupted...
Turkish soldiers detained over ties to US cleric
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Travel, Geography and Foreign Cultures
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4 years ago
Over 100 Turkish soldiers have been detained by the country's authorities for suspected links to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric who Ankara blames for a failed 2016 coup attempt. Anadolu Agency,...
