• The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London - /ˈsoʊæs/) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution...
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  • An oriental rug is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in "Oriental countries" for home use, local...
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    Portuguese Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique) or Portuguese East Africa (África Oriental Portuguesa) were the common terms by which Mozambique was designated...
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    In art history, literature and cultural studies, orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers...
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    approximately 50 million members worldwide. The Oriental Orthodox Churches adhere to the Nicene Christian tradition. Oriental Orthodoxy is one of the oldest branches...
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    The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic community in Africa with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia...
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    Orient (redirect from Oriental world)
    Southwest Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Far East. The term oriental is often used to describe objects (or, archaically, people) from the Orient...
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  • developing a music based on compound rhythms and the fusion of North African, Oriental, and Western sounds. In 1986, with Cheb Khaled, he released the album...
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    Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited is a multinational hospitality and management group focusing on luxury hotels, resorts, and residences...
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    in Africa shows tremendous variety, from the ancient forms of Oriental Orthodox Christianity in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea to the newest African-Christian...
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    Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa (ISAC; formerly the Oriental Institute), established in 1919, is the University of Chicago's...
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  • School of Oriental and African Studies, founded in 1917 (one year after the foundation of the School) as Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, is...
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  • Orientalism is a 1978 book by Edward W. Said, in which the author establishes the term "Orientalism" as a critical concept to describe the West's commonly...
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    Mizrahi Jews (redirect from Oriental Jews)
    (מִזְרָחִים) or Mizrachi (מִזְרָחִי) and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or Edot HaMizrach (עֲדוֹת־הַמִּזְרָח, lit. 'Communities of the East')...
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  • Neo-orientalism is a category of modern incarnations of Orientalist thinking. The term Neo-orientalism is generally found in academic literature to critique...
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    The Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections previously called the Oriental and India Office Collections (OIOC) form a significant part of the holdings of...
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    repartitioning. Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province. Kasaï-Oriental was formed...
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  • The Oriental Brothers International, also known as The Oriental Brothers, was a Nigerian orchestra high life band from Eastern Nigeria, and was the country's...
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    The Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) is a social insect species of the family Vespidae. It can be found in Southwest Asia, Northeast Africa, the island...
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  • List of universities in Togo (category Lists of universities and colleges in Africa)
    universities in Togo. Atlantic African Oriental Multicultural (ATAFOM) University International African Union University, Togo African University of science administration...
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    Oriental Orthodox Churches are the churches descended from those that rejected the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Despite the similar name, they are therefore...
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    Oriental studies is the academic field that studies Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology. In...
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    Black orientalism is an intellectual and cultural movement found primarily within African-American circles. While similar to the general movement of Orientalism...
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  • Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils—the First Council of Nicaea, the First...
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  • List of universities in Zambia (category Lists of universities and colleges in Africa)
    University African Christian University (Lusaka) African Open University (Ndola) Ambassador International University (Chongwe) Atlantic African Oriental Multicultural...
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    Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (English: National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations), abbreviated as INALCO...
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    Expedición ártica en el verano de 1910, 1919 Notas sobre la cacería en el África oriental inglesa, 1919 Ballenas, focas y similares, 1924 Aves de rapiña y su...
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    The Oriental magpie (Pica serica) is a species of magpie found from south-eastern Russia to eastern China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and northern Indochina...
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    Komati River (category International rivers of Africa)
    de Sousa Cruz (November 2008). "O Enigma de uma colónia virtual - África Oriental Portuguesa (vulgo Moçambique)" (in Portuguese). Revista Militar. Retrieved...
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  • of School of Oriental and African Studies people, including alumni, former and current members of staff. The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)...
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