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Hindu ( pronunciation ) has historically been used as a geographical, cultural or religious identifier for people indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. In contemporary use, Hindu refers to anyone who regards himself or herself as culturally, ethnically or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism.
The historical meaning of the term Hindu has evolved with time. Starting with the Persian and Greek references to India in the 1st millennium BCE through the texts of the medieval era, the term Hindu implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in Indian subcontinent around or beyond Sindhu (Indus) river. By the 16th-century, the term began to refer to residents of India who were not Turks or Muslims.
The historical development of Hindu self-identity within the Indian population, in a religious or cultural sense, is unclear. Competing theories state that Hindu identity developed in the British colonial era, or that it developed post-8th century CE after the Islamic invasion and medieval Hindu-Muslim wars. A sense of Hindu identity and the term Hindu appears in some texts dated between the 13th- and 18th-century in Sanskrit and regional languages. The 14th- and 18th-century Indian poets such as Vidyapati, Kabir and Eknath used the phrase Hindu dharma (Hinduism) and contrasted it with Turaka dharma (Islam). The Christian friar Sebastiao Manrique used the term 'Hindu' in religious context in 1649. In the 18th-century, the European merchants and colonists began to refer to the followers of Indian religions collectively as Hindus, in contrast to Mohamedans for Mughals and Arabs following Islam. By mid 19th-century, colonial orientalist texts further distinguished Hindus from Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains, but the colonial laws continued to consider all of them to be within the scope of the term Hindu until about mid 20th-century. Scholars state that the custom of distinguishing between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs is a modern phenomenon.
Zakir Naik (born 18 October 1965 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian Islamic preacher, who has been called an "authority on comparative religion", "perhaps the most influential Salafi ideologue in India", and "the world's leading Salafi evangelist". He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), and founder of the "comparative religion" Peace TV channel, through which he reaches a reported 100 million viewers. Unlike many Islamic preachers, his lectures are colloquial, given in English not Urdu or Arabic, and he wears a suit and tie rather than traditional garb.
Before becoming a public speaker, he trained as a medical doctor. He has published booklet versions of lectures on Islam and comparative religion. Although he has publicly disclaimed sectarianism in Islam, he is regarded by some as an exponent of the Salafi ideology, and, by some, as a radical Islamic televangelist propagating Wahhabism.
Zakir Naik was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He attended Kishinchand Chellaram College and studied medicine at Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital and later the University of Mumbai, where he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS).
Actors: Daniel Olbrychski (actor), Valentin Smirnitskiy (actor), William Stanford Davis (actor), Roy Werner (actor), Daz Crawford (actor), Elvira Bolgova (actress), Oleg Drach (actor), Anatoly Balchev (producer), Anatoly Balchev (producer), Anatoly Balchev (writer), Anatoly Balchev (director), Anatoly Balchev (writer), Vadim Milstain (producer), Viktor Fyodorov (editor),
Plot: Our film portrays the precarious destiny of a former employee of the Soviet customs service. Sent into 'forced' immigration on an assignment in the 1980s, he is forgotten after the regime changes that take place in Russia in the early 1990s. Supported by neither Russian nor American governments, he is forced into a struggle against the international drug mafia. Alone, he will have to find a way out of a labyrinth of highly complex and unforeseen difficulties.
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Jules Dousset (writer), Jules Dousset (miscellaneous crew), Jules Dousset (producer), Jules Dousset (director), Jules Dousset (actor), Mike Powers (miscellaneous crew), Mike Powers (actor), Marie-Claire Arènes (actress), Olivier Lamy (producer), Greta Risa (actress), Bastien Ughetto (actor), Christian Chandler (editor), Nathalie Franceschi (actress), Romain Plumat (actor), Samuel Giuranna (actor),
Plot: In 2012 people are disturbed by the 21st of December and some take the end of the world differently. Carpe wants to bring people together and pray to save the world but his friend Diem wants to enjoy his last days. Omega is a question about choices of life.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Jessica Drake (miscellaneous crew), Tony Swatton (miscellaneous crew), Edward R. Pressman (producer), Harvey Weinstein (producer), Graeme Revell (composer), Roger Kass (miscellaneous crew), Iggy Pop (actor), Vincent Perez (actor), Bob Weinstein (producer), Eric Acosta (actor), David S. Goyer (writer), Vincent Perez (actor), Thomas Jane (actor), Kurt Woolner (miscellaneous crew), Anthony Redman (editor),
Plot: Some time ago, Ashe Corven and his son Danny were killed when they stumbled across a pack of drug dealers murdering a fellow dealer. The dealers work for Los Angeles drug kingpin Judah Earl. Local tattoo artist Sarah, who has great knowledge of the crow legend because of what happened with her late friend Eric Draven, has been having dreams about Ashe and Danny. One night when a crow leads her to the scene of the murders of Ashe and Danny, Ashe appears before her. The crow has resurrected Ashe, so Ashe can go after Judah and his right hand man Curve. With the guidance of the crow, Ashe starts killing off Judah's men one by one, on his way to Judah.
Keywords: action-hero, back-from-the-dead, bare-breasts, based-on-comic-book, based-on-comic-strip, black-leather, blood, blood-splatter, body-landing-on-a-car, brutalityActors: Gina Romand (actress), Julio Alemán (actor), Julio Alemán (actor), Félix González (actor), Aarón Hernán (actor), Nathanael León (actor), Raul J. Casso (editor), Enrique Lucero (actor), Carlos López Moctezuma (actor), María Duval (actress), Emilio Gómez Muriel (director), Antonio Díaz Conde (composer), Sergio Ramos (actor), Germán Robles (actor), Carlos Agostí (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi,Actors: Emilio Gómez Muriel (producer), Julio Alemán (actor), Julio Alemán (actor), Víctor Junco (actor), Carlos López Moctezuma (actor), Raul J. Casso (editor), Emilio Gómez Muriel (director), Antonio Díaz Conde (composer), Alfredo Ruanova (writer), Jacqueline Andere (actress), María Duval (actress), Emilio Gómez Muriel (writer), Regina Torné (actress), Javier Durán (miscellaneous crew), Miguel Macía (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: Gordon B. Clarke (actor), James Conaty (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Jaque Catelain (actor), Wilson Benge (actor), André Charlot (actor), Edward Biby (actor), Robert Barron (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), George Bruggeman (actor), Frederic Brunn (actor), John Davidson (actor), Franco Corsaro (actor),
Plot: Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of drugs and an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who tries in vain to reignite Larry's interest in herself.
Keywords: alcoholic, american-abroad, automobile-accident, based-on-novel, broken-engagement, chicago-illinois, coal-miner, dancing, doctor, drunkennessActors: Sam Harris (actor), Charlie Hall (actor), Bud Geary (actor), Oliver Hardy (actor), James Finlayson (actor), James P. Burtis (actor), David Clyde (actor), Jay Belasco (actor), J. Gunnis Davis (actor), Maurice Black (actor), Barlowe Borland (actor), Lionel Belmore (actor), Bobby Dunn (actor), Bobby Dunn (actor), Marvin Hatley (actor),
Plot: Stan and Ollie stowaway to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. However Stan's inheritance amounts to a set of bagpipes and a snuff box. The boys are tricked into enlisting in the army and are posted to India where the heiress to the MacLaurel estate has moved to be near her guardian. Her Scottish sweetheart Allan also enlists. The boys are "volunteered" by the Sergeant (Finlayson) to impersonate officers at the palace of Mir Jutra and foil a plot to murder the officers by overturning several beehives.
Keywords: accordion, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, anvil, army, bagpipes, bee, beehive, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, british-colonial, british-rajActors: Sam Harris (actor), Charlie Hall (actor), Bud Geary (actor), Oliver Hardy (actor), James Finlayson (actor), James P. Burtis (actor), David Clyde (actor), Jay Belasco (actor), J. Gunnis Davis (actor), Maurice Black (actor), Barlowe Borland (actor), Lionel Belmore (actor), Bobby Dunn (actor), Bobby Dunn (actor), Marvin Hatley (actor),
Plot: Stan and Ollie stowaway to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. However Stan's inheritance amounts to a set of bagpipes and a snuff box. The boys are tricked into enlisting in the army and are posted to India where the heiress to the MacLaurel estate has moved to be near her guardian. Her Scottish sweetheart Allan also enlists. The boys are "volunteered" by the Sergeant (Finlayson) to impersonate officers at the palace of Mir Jutra and foil a plot to murder the officers by overturning several beehives.
Keywords: accordion, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, anvil, army, bagpipes, bee, beehive, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, british-colonial, british-rajActors: Irving Bacon (actor), Dick Botiller (actor), Harry C. Bradley (actor), Eddy Chandler (actor), Clay Clement (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Dale Fuller (actress), Fritzi Ridgeway (actress), Paul Malvern (producer), Albert DeMond (writer), William Nigh (director), Carl Pierson (editor), E.R. Hickson (miscellaneous crew), George 'Gabby' Hayes (actor), Brandon Hurst (actor),
Genres: Horror, Mystery,Actors: Nigel Barrie (actor), James Gordon (actor), James Gordon (actor), Warner Oland (actor), Harry Fox (actor), Harry Carr (actor), Grace Darling (actress), Betty Howe (actress), M.W. Rale (actor), Dick Bennard (actor), Evelyn Farris (actress), Gus Reulein (actor), Leonard Reulein (actor),
Genres: ,I can't stop the rain from falling
Or hold the sunshine in my hand
Just as I can't stop this beating of my heart
And I could not resist you from the start..
When I saw you for the first time
Felt like the earth began to move
The only man I saw in the massive crowd
I'm Lost here in the shadow of a doubt
Chorus:
I am weak
I am weak, 'cause the feeling gets too strong
I am flying so high, still I could be wrong
I am weak
Chances are, in the morning there'll be lies
But right now, baby, I get weak
As I look into your eyes
I can't stop the wind from blowing
Or take the moon out of the sky
Just as I can't stop the way you make me feel
Is this an illusion, or is it real
Chorus (2x)