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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq

Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 299-322, May 2026.
In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
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Female Education and Child Marriage

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 1032-1047, May 2026.
ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
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Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 73, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a conditional relationship: in low‐Internet countries, higher inequality associates with lower instability, likely due to limited political awareness ...
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Hassan F. Gholipour   +1 more
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Beyond the Euro-Western Model: Public Work as a Boundary between Mending and Innovation

Techne
In post-Soviet non-European cities, the opposition between the negation of signs of the past and the exaltation of new national identities often generates a dichotomy in the value production of public works.
Filippo Angelucci, Armen Shatvoryan, Andrea Di Cinzio   +2 more
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Labor migration from East to West in the context of European integration and changing sociopolitical borders [PDF]

, 2008
Labor migration from Eastern Europe and the member countries of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to the Western countries became an important socio-economic issue.
Choinicki, Xavier, Uzagalieva, Ainura
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Detecting Thunderstorm‐Related High‐Energy Phenomena in Weak Signals

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract Gamma‐ray glows (GRGs) are high‐energy events associated with thunderstorms, characterized by an enhancement of the high‐energy background radiation lasting from a few seconds to several minutes. They are typically detected near their sources by balloons, aircraft, mountain‐based observatories, or at sea level in regions where thunderstorms ...
Y. Hazem, S. Celestin, F. Trompier, Y. Hobara   +3 more
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The Slavic-Orthodox community in Azerbaijan: the identity and social position of a once-dominant minority [PDF]

, 2016
Based on recent empirical findings and field observations, this article examines the Slavic-Orthodox community in Azerbaijan. Nowadays numbering about one and a half percent of the population, the main threat to its continuity is not persecution nor ...
De Cordier, Bruno
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Episodes From The History Of The Activities Of Ptotestant Preachers In Western Armenia (End of the 19th century – beginning of the 20th century)

Fundamental Armenology
Beginning with the 14th century, Catholic and Protestant preachers appeared in Ottoman Turkey. However, unlike the representatives of other nations, the propaganda of the new doctrine was accepted mainly by the Armenians, which was conditioned by the awful socio-political, economic and spiritual situation of Armenia.
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Turkey's global strategy: introduction: the sources of Turkish grand strategy - ‘strategic depth’ and ‘zero-problems’ in context [PDF]

, 2011
The dramatic changes in Turkish foreign policy and strategy in its regional and international relations in the fi rst decade of the new century stands in sharp contrast with that of its immediate past.
Walker, Joshua W.
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Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: 2017 Update and SDG Baselines [PDF]

, 2017
The JMP 2017 update report presents indicators and baseline estimates for the drinking water, sanitation and hygiene targets within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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