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馃嚤馃嚙 Mother Teresa During the Evacuation of Children in West Beirut, 1982.
Mother Teresa was born in Skopje in 1910 to an Albanian family. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in India in 1950, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and was declared a saint in 2016.
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馃嚠馃嚩 A Sabean (Mandaean) Silversmith at Work in His Jewelry Shop, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, 1932.
The Iraqi Mandaeans are the world's last ancient Gnostic community, following the path of John the Baptist and renowned as master silversmiths who believe in the sanctity of flowing waters.
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馃嚤馃嚲 23-year old Muammar Gaddafi walking through London in traditional clothing, 1965.
Gaddafi remained deeply attached to Libyan and Bedouin traditions, often wearing traditional clothing and using Tuareg and Bedouin tents during his travels.
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馃嚠馃嚪 Ancient Persian Backgammon Sets Designed by a Company in Mashhad, Iran.
馃幉 Backgammon has ancient roots in Mesopotamia and Persia, where early board games laid the foundations for a tradition that has endured for centuries.
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馃嚠馃嚪 An Iranian Armenian Woman Mourns Archbishop Ardak Manoukian in Tehran, Iran, 1999.
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Megrelian women. Postcard from the "Caucasian Types" series. Early 20th century.
The Megrelians are a subethnic group of Georgians.
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馃嚬馃嚪 Turkish women saying goodbye to their families, Orient Express, Istanbul to Munich, 1973.
馃嚠馃嚪 Ancient Persian Backgammon Sets Designed by a Company in Mashhad, Iran.
馃幉 Backgammon has ancient roots in Mesopotamia and Persia, where early board games laid the foundations for a tradition that has endured for centuries.
馃嚤馃嚲 23-year old Muammar Gaddafi walking through London in traditional clothing, 1965.
Gaddafi remained deeply attached to Libyan and Bedouin traditions, often wearing traditional clothing and using Tuareg and Bedouin tents during his travels.
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馃嚠馃嚪馃嚤馃嚲 Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1986.
