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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Supreme Court to examine whether Muslims can be governed by succession law instead of Shariat • Apr. 17, 2025, 5:36 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Also Known As	Islamic law • sharīʿah • Syariah law

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halal bidʿah raḍāʿ ʿāqil fiqh ribā taqlīd diyah Ẓāhirīyah ʿārīyah dietary law Hebraic law riddah Islamic calendar ghanīmah rahbānīyah Islamic arts Khārijite Islamic world canon law

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Abū al-Aʿlā al-Mawdūdī

journalist and Muslim theologian

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