Haddad — Originating from the ancient Phoenician and Canaanite god of storms, who was subsumed into an aspect of Baal, see Hadad. Haddad ( ar. حدّاد) is also a common Levantine last name, meaning blacksmith or smith in current Arabic, and is common in the … Wikipedia
History of human rights — The history of human rights involves religious, cultural, philosophical and legal developments throughout recorded history.While the modern human rights movement hugely expanded in post World War II era [… … Wikipedia
Cham Albanians — This article is about the dialectological group of ethnic Albanians of Northwestern Greece. For an overview of different communities of Albanian origin in Greece, see Albanian communities in Greece. For other uses of the word Cham, see Cham… … Wikipedia
brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… … Universalium
Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… … Universalium
Islam in the United States — For a list of American Muslims, see List of American Muslims. American Muslim redirects here. For the magazine, see The American Muslim. American Muslims … Wikipedia
Nomad — For other uses, see Nomad (disambiguation). Pastoral nomads camping near Namtso in 2005. In Tibet, nomads constitute about 40% of ethnic Tibetan population.[1] … Wikipedia
Arab Singaporean — Most Arab Singaporeans have come in the past from Hadhramaut region in Yemen and are Muslim. Some of Singapore s Arab population has assimilated into the Malay ethnic group through intermarriage. Others have preserved their ethnic lineage.After… … Wikipedia
Palestinian refugees — are individuals, predominantly Arabs, who fled or were expelled during the 1948 Arab Israeli War from their homes within that part of the British Mandate of Palestine that became the territory of the State of Israel. The term originated during… … Wikipedia
Toubou — The Toubou (also called Tebu or Tubu or Tebou ) are an ethnic group that live mainly in northern Chad, but also in Libya, Niger and Sudan. The majority of Toubou live in the north of Chad around the Tibesti mountains ( Toubou means man from… … Wikipedia
