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"I was supposed to study cinema but my father refused and I was forced to study management," Ahmed Youssef recounts. This did not stop him; and the first step on the way was an unplanned meeting with Youssef Chahine in Al-Tawfikia. Youssef asked if he co
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About the show: Some will find it unusual that , a major special exhibition of medieval material opulence at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, begins in that fateful year. After all, 1347 was marked by the onset of the Black Death in Europe. Brought
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A faithful holds a painting of Virgin Mary during the celebration of Vespers on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord on January 2, 2012 at St Peter's basilica at the Vatican. View Photo »
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For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: By the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
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In The Footsteps Of The Apostles | Andrew Todhunter | National Geographic | 15 February 2012
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In the town of Parur, India, in the southern state of Kerala, the polished stone floor of the old church of Kottakkavu gleams so brightly that it mirrors the crimson, pine green, and gold-upon-gold altarpiece like a reflecting pool. Around the altarpiece
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The response seemed to defy the rough-and-tumble rules of modern politics. One of the nation’s most prominent opponents of same-sex marriage , Maggie Gallagher, had just told aides to Mitt Romney that she was endorsing Rick Santorum, a favorite of social
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Even though he had previously sanctioned his sale from Sampdoria to Napoli in 2007, when the then newly-appointed Walter Mazzarri decided to sell Napoli’s hometown hero, Fabio Quagliarella, after just one season at the club following his club-record €18
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A 14th century panel by Simone Martini "The Virgin Annunciate" (R) is on display at the Sotheby's Auction house in New York, January 20, 2012. An early 14th century panel of the Virgin Mary, a view of Venice by Canaletto and a very rare oil on copper... View Photo »
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This year is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the memory of John Paul II who was a devotee of hers. There are two scenes that refer to the Virgin Mary.
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Hollywood has never been renowned for celebrating age and experience over youth and beauty. However, men in movies, we generally assume, are granted a longer shelf life than most women. Like siring children, leading men can seemingly continue to head up
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In 1240 seven noblemen of the prosperous and cultured Italian city of Florence decided to exchange the bustle of city life for a simple lifestyle of prayer, penance, and service of God. It is said that the Virgin Mary appeared to Bonfiglio Monaldo, Bonai
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Mary (Aramaic: מרים, Maryām, later Hebrew Miriam), called since medieval times Madonna, was a Jewish resident of Nazareth in Galilee and known from the New Testament as the mother of Jesus of Nazareth. The New Testament describes her as a young maiden – traditionally, Greek parthénos signifies an actual virgin – who conceived by the agency of... Full Article
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The faithful get free hot tea as they stand in a line on the Moskva River embankment Moscow on November 25, 2011, while waiting for their turn to enter the Christ the Saviour Cathedral (not pictured) to see an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary, which arrived in Russia from...
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The faithful stand in a line to enter the Moscow Christ the Saviour Cathedral (background) on November 25, 2011, to see an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary, which arrived in Russia from the Vatopedi Monastery, on the Mount Athos. Thousands gathered in Moscow to see one of the...
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Russia's first lady Svetlana Medvedeva crosses herself in front of a chest containing the Cincture of the Virgin Mary during a service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow on November 19, 2011.
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Russian believers stand in a line to enter the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour to see an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary from the Vatopedi Monastery, on the Mount Athos in Moscow on November 19, 2011.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02: An altar with a Virgin Mary candle is seen at the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park on November 2, 2011 in New York City. Earlier in the day veterans groups featuring current and former members of the United States military marched in support of...
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A picture of the Virgin Mary is seen on a grave in the cemetery of San Salvador in Oviedo, northern Spain, October 31, 2011. Catholics will mark All Saints Day on Tuesday November 1st by visiting cemeteries and graves of deceased relatives and friends.
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A Christian Iraqi woman holds portraits of two victims under images of Jesus and Virgin Mary during a memorial mass held at Baghdad's Our Lady of Salvation church (Sayidat al-Nejat) on October 31, 2011 to mark the first anniversary of a massacre of worshippers and priests in which 44 people...
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BASILDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20: A woman looks back as she leaves Dale Farm travellers camp as she walks with a friend carrying a statue of The Virgin Mary on October 20, 2011 in Basildon, England. Bailiffs and police are securing the site after evicting the last of the activists.
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A statue of the Virgin Mary lies destroyed on the ground during a demonstration by the 'Indignant' group against banking and finance in Rome October 15, 2011. Demonstrators rallied on Saturday across the world to accuse bankers and politicians of wrecking economies, but only in Rome did...
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A broken Madona statue lies on the ground during a demonstration, in Rome on October 15, 2011. Tens of thousands marched in Rome today as part of a global day of protests inspired by the 'Occupy Wall Street' and 'Indignant' movements, with the Italian capital under a security lockdown. ...
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A statue of the Virgin Mary lies destroyed on the ground during a demonstration of the 'Indignant' group against banking and finance in Rome October 15, 2011. Protesters worldwide geared up for a cry of rage on Saturday against bankers, financiers and politicians they accuse of ruining...
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A picture taken on October 1st, 2011 shows a SOS sign made of lights installed by ArcelorMittal's protesting workers at the foot of a Virgin Mary statue overlooking the French northeastern city of Hayange while Elected representatives, trade unionists and locals of the Fensch Valley...
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Pope Benedict XVI prayes at a shrine of the Virgin Mary during a vesper service at the pilgrimage chapel in Etzelsbach, eastern Germany on September 23, 2011, the second day of the Pontiff's first state visit to his native Germany. The 84-year old pope, German born Joseph Ratzinger, has...
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BASILDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19:A statue of The Virgin Mary stands outside a mobile home at Dale Farm travellers camp on September 19, 2011 in Basildon, England. Eviction of 80 traveller famillies is to begin after a 10 year legal battle to clear the site of illegal dwellings. ...
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 15: A statue of the Virgin Mary is adorned with dollar bills during the 85th annual Feast of San Gennaro festival on September 15, 2011 in New York City. The annual Italian festival has taken place every September in Little Italy since 1926. The feast began when...
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Anti-abortion demonstrators carry a statue of the Virgin Mary during the "March for Life" in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington January 23, 2012. Nearly 100,000 protesters marched to the U.S. Supreme Court to mark the 39th anniversary of the Court's landmark Roe v....
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An Indian Catholic devotee presents his child to a Mother Mary statue for blessings at the Our Lady of Health Church in Hyderabad on September 8, 2011. Catholic devotees in the Indian city went to the church to celebrate the Virgin Mary's birthday. Christians account for 2.3 percent of...
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Children try to take money thrown by Catholics from the church tower of Guarambaré, 40 km from Asuncion, in gratitude for favors received by the Virgin Mary, fulfilling a traditional annual ceremony on September 7, 2011.
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Faithful Catholics throw money from the tower of the church of Guarambaré, 40 km from Asuncion, in gratitude for favors received by the Virgin Mary, fulfilling a traditional annual ceremony on September 7, 2011.
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A local man prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary surounded by crosses on the 'Hill of Crosses' (Krizu Kalnas), in Northern Lithuanian national at the pilgrimage site near the city of Siauliai on September 3, 2011. Crosses, giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots,...
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STEINBACH, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: Erasers picturing Pope Benedict XVI and the word 'Ratzefummel' lie on display for sale at an outdoor mass to mark the Ascension of Mary to Heaven at Etzelsbach Chapel on August 21, 2011 near Steinbach, Germany.'Ratzefummel' is a colloquial word meaning...
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STEINBACH, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: A woman sells postcards picturing Pope Benedicht XVI and Etzelsbach Chapel prior to an outdoor mass to mark the Ascension of Mary to Heaven at Etzelsbach Chapel on August 21, 2011 near Steinbach, Germany. Pope Benedict will visit Etzelsbach as part of...
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STEINBACH, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: A calendar picturing Pope Benedicht XVI lies on display among religious books for sale at an outdoor mass to mark the Ascension of Mary to Heaven at Etzelsbach Chapel on August 21, 2011 near Steinbach, Germany. Pope Benedict will visit Etzelsbach as part...
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STEINBACH, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: A Catholic pilgrim arriving for a mass to mark the Ascension of Mary to Heaven wipes a statue of Mary holding Jesus with a tissue at Etzelsbach Chapel on August 21, 2011 near Steinbach, Germany. According to local belief the statue will bestow special...
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STEINBACH, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: Catholic priest Heinrich Mayer walks onto a temporary platform in the doorway of Etzelsbach Chapel prior to an outdoor pilgrimage mass to mark the Ascension of Mary to Heaven at Etzelsbach Chapel on August 21, 2011 near Steinbach, Germany. Pope Benedict...
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The faithful get free hot tea as they stand in a line on the Moskva River embankment Moscow on November 25, 2011, while waiting for their turn to enter the Christ the Saviour Cathedral (not pictured) to see an Orthodox relic, the Belt of the Virgin Mary, which arrived in Russia from...
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