Ear piercing is the most widely practiced piercing among cultural groups in Africa, India, North and South America. ... Stretched ear lobes are predominate among groups in Indonesia and South America, to signify maturity or the growth of a woman. ... African people practice body piercing as a form of body adornment. In East Africa an aesthetic of exaggeration is expressed in such forms of body ornamentation as wedged-shaped and circular lip plates, lip plugs, and lip buttons. ... According to the book Africa Adorned, the Lobi women in Ghana and the Ivory Coast wear lip plugs as a protectiv...

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Many centuries the Europeans gained silk and spices by trade with Africa, India, and China. ... The first one was to go south and near the west African seaside or to go west across the Atlantic Ocean. ... Spain had control over all the land west of he line and Portugal everything east of it. ...

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The word Hindu' was the name that was given to the people who lived east of the river Indus; it was not used to refer to the religion until later. ... In Hinduism many major communities are to be found in South Africa, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the West Indes, Fifi and East Africa. ...

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Countries such as "South Africa has dismantle its nuclear power and South Korea and Taiwan have halted their nuclear programs; Iraq has been manhandled into giving up its nuclear preparation. ... He explains that how India could establish an authority against China with U.S. backup and India could also help U.S. with middle-east conflicts and protect oil reserves as begin the closest ally to those countries comparing to other two U.S allies, Japan and Australia. ... The next article that I found on this topic was by Arvind Kumar titled " South Asia's Nuclear Neighbors". ... The descript...

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Birth He was born on Sunday, 25th December 1876, seven days after integration of the Victorian reign of England in India. According to the school register of Karachi where he was admitted for early education, he was born on the 20th October 1875, on Newneham Road, in Wazir Mansion in Karachi. Jinnah himself used to say that he was born on the 25th of December,1876. Schooling On 4th July, 1882 when he was six, he was admitted to Sindh Madreesah-ul-Islam, Karachi. After four years he sailed to Bombay and got admission in Gokal Das Tej Primary School. ...

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