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Jerusalem ( /dʒəˈruːsələm/; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim ; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds and/or أورشليم Ûrshalîm) is the capital of Israel, though not internationally recognized as such, and one of the oldest cities in the world. It is located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern edge of the Dead Sea. If the area and population of East Jerusalem is included, it is Israel's largest city in both population and area, with a population of 801,000 residents over an area of 125.1 km2 (48.3 sq mi). Jerusalem is also a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. The oldest part of the city was settled in the 4th millennium BCE. In 1538, walls were built around Jerusalem under Suleiman the Magnificent. Today those walls define the Old City, which has been traditionally divided into four quarters—known since the early 19th century as the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Quarters. The Old City became a World Heritage site in 1981, and is on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Modern Jerusalem has grown far beyond its boundaries.
Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. Pure is the fastest-selling international début classical album to date, having made Westenra an international star at age 16. In August 2006, she joined the Irish group Celtic Woman, was featured on their Celtic Woman: A New Journey CD and DVD, toured with them on their 2007 Spring Tour, and also was featured on their DVD, The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection, released in 2008.
Across classical music to easy listening, folk and pop style songs, Westenra has performed songs in English, Irish, Welsh, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Latin, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese and Māori from west to east, north to south all around the world.
Westenra has performed for dignitaries around the world. She is the second youngest UNICEF Ambassador to date and has contributed to charities around the world.
RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
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Al-Quds Radio | News,World Middle East | Palestine |
Alaqsa Voice | Talk | Palestine |
Free Palestine Radio | World Middle East | Palestine |
Raya FM | Varied | Palestine |
Actors: Uwe Janson (producer), Stephan Kampwirth (actor), Uwe Janson (director), Uwe Janson (writer), Johann Wolfgang Goethe (writer), Fritz Roth (actor), Bruno F. Apitz (actor), Alexander Hörbe (actor), Hendrik Arnst (actor), Julia Dietze (actress), Harald Schrott (actor), Holger Krenz (producer), Florian Drechsler (editor), Hannah Herzsprung (actress), Christian Rohde (producer),
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Plot: It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment--between the Second and Third Crusades--a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias, and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin. But Baldwin's days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce. King Baldwin's vision of peace--a kingdom of heaven--is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony between religions and cultures, so that a kingdom of heaven can flourish on earth. Balian takes the sword and steps into history.
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Genres: ,Actors: Mario Amendola (writer), Nello Pazzafini (actor), Osiride Pevarello (actor), Massimo Franciosa (writer), Keenan Wynn (actor), Keenan Wynn (actor), Delia Boccardo (actress), Carla Mancini (actress), Roberto Dell'Acqua (actor), Franco Fabrizi (actor), Franco Micalizzi (composer), Philippe Leroy (actor), Mimmo Palmara (actor), Alberto Dell'Acqua (actor), Remo Capitani (actor),
Genres: Western,Actors: Roland Culver (actor), Terence Young (director), Victor Mature (actor), Janet Leigh (actress), William Alwyn (composer), Robert Buckner (writer), Irving Allen (producer), Albert R. Broccoli (producer), Anthony Veiller (writer), Liam Redmond (actor), Arthur Lovegrove (actor), Earl Cameron (actor), John Justin (actor), Michael Gordon (editor), Eva Monley (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Wealthy eccentric Sir Vincent Brampton and his fiancée Linda Latham hire Ken Duffield to lead them on a jungle hunt. Duffield is looking for the murderer of his son; he gets the killer and Linda.
Keywords: africa, hunter, jungle, natives, safariActors: Alfred Abel (actor), Fritz Beckmann (actor), Charles Willy Kayser (actor), Rudolf Lettinger (actor), Hermann Picha (actor), Paul Rehkopf (actor), Fritz Schulz (actor), Jakob Tiedtke (actor), Leopold von Ledebur (actor), Olga Engl (actress), Margarete Kupfer (actress), Frida Richard (actress), Claire Rommer (actress), Siegfried Philippi (director), Paul Frank (writer),
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