The Saudi government maintained strict limits on citizens' political rights and civil liberties in 2004, despite taking some steps forward in a slow and quiet process of political reform carefully managed from above by the royal family. The monarchy continued a series of national dialogues on reform and finalized plans for a series of limited municipal elections in certain parts of the country in early 2005, but it implemented few tangible changes directly affecting Saudi citizens' rights.

Iram Martins

Searching for God, for truth, and for faith is often a long and arduous process in a person's life. For some it takes a lifetime to find their truth, others were raised in the tradition in which they find truth, and still others come to it at a crucial point in their lives and literally feel as if they have been born again, into a truth where they can place their faith.

Tom Mohamed

They call it the pathology of normality. We psychoanalysts believe that if everything about a person is normal, there must be something wrong, explains Sudhir Kakar. But it's when everything is not normal about a person that he sits down to write a book.

Katharine Tate

He's obsessed with control and quick to bash the West, but Mahathir Mohamad has left his mark on Malaysia. It's a simple pocket notebook: buff-colored, 5cm x 8cm, spiral-bound at the top. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad goes nowhere without it.

Daniel James

Jakarta (AFP) — Chinese-Indonesian Anatasha Eka will happily accept a red envelope stuffed with "good luck" cash from her grandmother and visit a temple for Lunar New Year -- despite being among a swelling number of young evangelical Christians here shrugging off Chinese tradition.

Rhyley Carney

Next year, we will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, and the 150th of the publication of his On The Origin of Species, which revolutionized our understanding of biology.

Frazer Pugh

Discover and learn more about the Celtic nations.

Sanah Connor

This work was carried out within the scope of History A, in compensation for the missing material. We write about the end of the greatest empire ever, the Roman, an ironic and tragic end for the people announcing tragedies. And also the coming of the Suevi, a Nordic people who occupied northern Spain and Portugal during the barbarian invasions of the 3rd century AD. Ç.

Rhyley Carney

IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law has experts available to discuss current issues. To reach experts, please call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251.

Tom Mohamed

Here we go again. To call a Christmas tree or not to call it a Christmas tree. It is a Christmas Tree for Christ's sake, pardon the pun. I, for one, a Muslim, am not offended by the presence of a beautifully decorated tree adorning homes stores and offices. It's rather pleasant to look at, to say nothing of the goodies underneath it.

Frazer Pugh

"I am only interested by the diverging conscience because only in it we can find utopic energies." Harald Szeeman Utopia experimented as pure experience, as basic parallel research, free from the need to be efficient, links that which is possible to the impossible through the practice of calculations, whether parallel or not, whose poetical result allows the meeting of science and art as an "interconnection of fields of knowledge."

Frazer Pugh

About the year 1640, James Howell, an English traveller spoke of "the Netherlands" as "the cockpit of Christendom." Some one suspecting him of cynicism has altered the phrase to "the cockpit of Europe." Howell was not, of course, referring to the Dutch Netherlands, for within its frontiers comparatively few battles have been fought, but to the Low Countries, comprising what is now Belgian Flanders and the old French province of Artois.

Karan Emery

The medieval forms in the history of Europe during the period between antiquity and the early modern period . Traditionally situated is done by Italian humanists introduced period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century and the Renaissance as from the 14th century in Italy began.

Thomas Dixon

German is one of the three officially recognized languages in Belgium along with Dutch and French. There are some 100,000 German speakers in Belgium today; 69,000 living in the areas where German is officially recognized around St Vith and Eupen, and some 20,000-25,000 in the unrecognized areas which include Montzen and Arel.

Sanah Connor

In Flanders, the development of (cultural) competences is an important strategic objective of the government as a whole. The "Vision 2050. A long-term strategy for Flanders" identifies lifelong learning as a priority.

Thomas Dixon

2005 was a banner year for GALA as it moved into its long-awaited home at the Tivoli and became a permanent national Hispanic theater. 2006 marks GALA’s 30th year in existence as it celebrates its transition from Act One, as a groundbreaking yet somewhat nomadic theater, to Act Two, as a national center for Latino performing arts.

Stefano Mclaughlin

The Belgian Constitution of 1831 determines until now the relationship between State and Church. In 1831 there were many debates between Catholics and Liberals about the influence of the Church. The result is the Constitution, a historic compromise.

Luqman Jackson

The responsibility for culture and education are separated in 2 different departments within the Flemish government. Formal fulltime (vocational) education and part-time arts education are subsumed under the Education Department, funded directly by the Flemish Community.

Dexter Cooke

The Flemish Region covers 13,512 km2 and has a population of 5,824,628. With almost 431 inhabitants per square kilometer, the Flemish region represents one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

Stefano Mclaughlin

2005 was a banner year for GALA as it moved into its long-awaited home at the Tivoli and became a permanent national Hispanic theater. 2006 marks GALA’s 30th year in existence as it celebrates its transition from Act One, as a groundbreaking yet somewhat nomadic theater, to Act Two, as a national center for Latino performing arts.

Amandeep Coleman

Is it true that Swedes are suicide-prone? And what about Swedish sin — does it exist? All nationalities are subject to myths, but all groups do in fact have distinctive characteristics.

Thomas Dixon

Neither God nor Christianity will feature in a 50th birthday declaration for the EU which will highlight European values and list key challenges for the future such as climate change.

Kenzo Norman

As the most widely spoken language on the European continent, Russian is a Slavic language that is currently spoken by about 164 million people worldwide.

Tyrese Griffin

Find out more about one of the most popular religions in the world and its communities in London.

Iram Martins

It's a badly saved secret amongst students of American historical past that nothing a lot actually occurred on Thursday, July 4, 1776.

Rhyley Carney

Getting to know the early history, native Americans, and early settlers in Mercer County.

Tyreece Bauer

Tashiana Washington has become famous in Hollywood as a singer, film and television actress. Washington is best known for her role in the award-winning film Gimme the Loot as well as a role in the movie shaft. The American was born and raised in Queens, New York.

Tyrese Griffin

American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director, Denzel Washington had roles throughout his career which fit best with resilient, powerful characters in racial and dramatic themed movies, one of them being Malcom X.

Henry Hamer

Photos, Actress & Model Career, Interesting Facts About Denzel Washington’s Daughter

Rhyley Carney

Pauletta Washington, is an American actress who is best recognized as the wife of the Oscar-winning actor, director, and producer Denzel Washington. Here are some interesting facts about her:

Kenzo Norman