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21 hours ago · Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society.
21 hours ago · Zār ceremony on Hormuz Island. In the cultures of the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of the Middle East, Zār (Arabic: زار, Ge'ez: ዛር) is the term for a demon or spirit assumed to possess individuals, mostly women, and to cause discomfort or illness.
21 hours ago · Said to have been twin brothers, the physicians Sts. Cosmas and Damian were martyred in 287 during the Diocletian persecution at Aegeae in modern-day Turkey. They garnered the Greek nickname “Anargyroi” — meaning “the moneyless” — because, according to Tradition, they accepted no remuneration for the care they gave to the sick.
21 hours ago · Crest: On a wreath of the colours a Greek sphinx Gules. Motto: Et augebitur scientia (And knowledge will be increased) The three stars are taken from the arms of the city of Leeds and derived originally from the coat of arms of Sir Thomas Danby who was the first mayor. The open book represents learning. The white rose is a symbol of Yorkshire
21 hours ago · They are derived from the prefix Jatt referring to the tribe by that name, and the suffix gal meaning "speech". Thus, it signifies someone who speaks the language of the Jatts, i.e. a Jatt. The term Jatt historically encompassed Sindhis and Punjabis, and was frequently used by the British for Sindhis in their census records.
