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At right are the remains of the wells at Byblos, where Isis was supposedly recognized. Isis brought the body back to Egypt, where Seth stole it, cut it up, and scattered the parts around the country. Isis patiently retrieved them all, except, reportedly, for the genitals. The god ...
However, supporters of Israel say the area is the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people, who were exiled following an invasion by the Babylonian Empire more than 2,500 years ago and the subsequent occupation of the region by the Romans. Image:Map of Israel and Gaz...
Why did Malcolm X convert to Islam? Why did Britain fund the Arab Revolt? Why did Mujahid Abdul Halim kill Malcolm X? Why is Hamas considered a terrorist organization? Why were mosques important in the Iranian Revolution? Why did America defend Egypt during the Suez Crisis? Why do Jews and...
on top never dared to insist that China would now be asserting the same rights as the Imperial powers that had broken open the traditional system with the Opium Wars and other interventions. And they did not dare, because they were not integrated with the society they were perched on top ...
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