Word: deir
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...when a team of archaeologists from Harvard and the Museum of Fine Arts cracked open a tomb in Deir-el-Bersha, Egypt, they found intricate coffins embedded within each other, 55 wooden boats—each distinctly crafted and painted—and beer. Lots of beer. Scattered in disarray throughout the grave were tiny beer jars representative of their larger, real counterparts, miniature models of breweries, and wooden slave figures with the drink balanced on their heads. Apparently, eternal thirst was not an attractive option for the Ancient Egyptians...
...group led by terror warlords, a movement with roots in armed wings that had engaged in bombings and cold-blooded shootings. It was seen—ingenuously, by the left—as little more than an outgrowth of the Irgun and Lehi, heirs to Deir Yassin, implacable in its opposition to sharing or ceding land.”In fact, Begin and Shamir, both on Great Britain’s Most Wanted Terrorists’ list, won the 1977 elections for the same reason that Mishaal and Zahhar defeated Fatah loyalists in last week’s Palestinian elections...
...features a robber who will turn out to be the "good thief" crucified with Jesus. The flight made Joseph an early favorite of the Egyptian Coptic Church, which mapped a detailed itinerary reaching as far north as Dimyana, near the Mediterranean, and south far past the pyramids down to Deir al-Muharraq. The Coptic History of Joseph the Carpenter provided one of the first descriptions of his death, at age 111, attended by Mary and an 18-year-old Jesus...
...wave of privileged Iraqis landed here last year, cash in hand. Entry was easy and the city was ready for their business, whether at the new Mecca Mall, now dubbed the Iraqi ghetto, or at luxury stores in flashy neighborhoods like Abdoun and Sweifieh. Their investments in the ritzy Deir Ghbar area are setting record prices for real estate. Last year, Iraqis became the No. 1 buyers of luxury homes in the capital; the value of home purchases rose by 20% shortly after the war. The most visible members of the exiled élite are Rana and Raghad Hussein, Saddam...
...Have the circumstances under which the people live improved since the removal of Saddam Hussein and the military invasion? Not at all. Those are only a few of the reasons for the Iraqis' remarkable hatred of the U.S. troops. As a consequence, such crimes happen. Mohammed Irfan Al-Qudham Deir-ez-Zor, Syria...