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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

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

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Hizmet

Islamic movement

Also known as: FETO

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Gülen

In Fethullah Gülen: Hizmet movement
…faith-based civil society movement as Hizmet, which literally translates to “service.” The movement’s teachings promote interfaith and intercultural dialogue, science, democracy, and spirituality, while condemning violence and the politicization of religion. The movement lacks a formal structure or organization, its institutions and members are only loosely affiliated, and Gülen did…
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Turkey

In Turkey: AKP challenges Kemalist, military entrenchment
…the military involved in the Hizmet movement, a network of followers of the moderate Islamist cleric Fethullah Gülen. Nearly 300 military officers, academics, journalists, and others were convicted by the end of the mass trial in 2013. While many hailed the investigations and trials for rooting out a secularist “deep…
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