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WebSocial issues. In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters, giving males higher social status, because males were physically stronger, and could perform farming tasks more effectively.. In China, a one-child policy was in effect until 2015 in …

WebGeorge Ivanovich Gurdjieff (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr dʒ i ɛ f /; Russian: Гео́ргий Ива́нович Гурджи́ев, tr. Geórgy Ivánovich Gurdzhíev, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪd͡ʑ ɡʊrd͡ʐˈʐɨ(j)ɪf]; Armenian: Գեորգի Իվանովիչ Գյուրջիև; c. 1866–1877 – 29 October 1949) was an Armenian philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, and composer of ...

WebBlowing from a gun is a method of execution in which the victim is typically tied to the mouth of a cannon which is then fired, resulting in death. George Carter Stent described the process as follows: The prisoner is generally tied to a gun with the upper part of the small of his back resting against the muzzle.

WebNashik (/ ˈ n ɑː ʃ ɪ k /, Marathi: , also called as Nasik ()) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra.Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the third largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Pune.Nashik is well known for being one of the Hindu pilgrimage sites of the Kumbh Mela, which is held every 12 years. ...

WebIslamic precepts related to modesty are at the base of Islamic clothing.Adherents of Islam believe that it is the religious duty of adult Muslim men and women to dress modestly, as an obligatory ruling agreed upon by community consensus. [self-published source?According to the traditional view in Sunni Islam, men must cover from their belly buttons to their knees, …

WebThe jellabiya [citation needed], also jalabiya or galabeya [citation needed] (Arabic: جلابية / ALA-LC: jilabīyah, Egyptian slang: Galabyia, Egyptian Arabic: [ɡæ.læ.ˈbej.jæ, ɡæl.læ-]; "jelebeeya" in Ethiopia; "jehllubeeya" in Eritrea) is a loose-fitting, traditional Egyptian garment from the Nile Valley.Today, it is associated with farmers living in the Republic of …

WebA minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe.It originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool; later, from the sixteenth century, it came to mean a specialist entertainer who …

WebThe 2015 Santosh Trophy is the 69th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition in Indian football. 33 teams in total from around India entered the competition.Only 10 teams competed in the competition proper after going through the qualifiers.The tournament proper began on 1 March and will conclude with the final on 15 …

WebAshik – music performed by mystic or traveling Turkish, Azerbaijan, Georgian, Armenian, and Iranian bands, using vocals and the saz, performed since ancient times. Assyrian folk/pop music – pop, folk and dance music informed by traditional Assyrian styles. Australian country music – country music performed by Australian musicians.