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How did Israel come to have little to no Reform Jewish representation?

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I'm a young Christian man in the Ottoman Balkans. What's stopping me from going to Istanbul and making a livelihood outside of the Janissary Corps? Are there any "glass ceilings" for dhimmi?

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What happened to Liberia during the American Civil War?

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Why is it that Christianity seems to have accepted local vernacular, but Islam- despite seeming to be just as linguistically diverse- remains primarily Arabic?

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I'm a new civil servant in the Chinese Imperial government. How do I figure out what it is I will be doing?

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How did the Latvian SSR come to build a village for the blind?

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I'm living in Algeria during the time of the French Revolution, what is my life like? Does the Revolution have any impact on the colonial government?

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How different were the Soviet Union and Chinese approach to their ethnic minority groups?

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I'm a pagan ruler in Russia/Central Asia, approached by a Muslim envoy in the hope of converting me to their religion. How do they do this?

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Why did Israel ban Yiddish until just a few decades ago?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Israel come to have little to no Reform Jewish representation?	639
I'm a young Christian man in the Ottoman Balkans. What's stopping me from going to Istanbul and making a livelihood outside of the Janissary Corps? Are there any "glass ceilings" for dhimmi?	54
What happened to Liberia during the American Civil War?	42
Why is it that Christianity seems to have accepted local vernacular, but Islam- despite seeming to be just as linguistically diverse- remains primarily Arabic?	35
I'm a new civil servant in the Chinese Imperial government. How do I figure out what it is I will be doing?	31
How did the Latvian SSR come to build a village for the blind?	25
I'm living in Algeria during the time of the French Revolution, what is my life like? Does the Revolution have any impact on the colonial government?	23
How different were the Soviet Union and Chinese approach to their ethnic minority groups?	18
I'm a pagan ruler in Russia/Central Asia, approached by a Muslim envoy in the hope of converting me to their religion. How do they do this?	17
Why did Israel ban Yiddish until just a few decades ago?	15