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What were the major problems in pre-Islamic Arab society, to which Islam was, ostensibly, a solution?

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Were indigenous Traveller groups once much more widespread in Europe than they are today? What ancient phenomenon are these people are remnant of?

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Is there, or was there ever, a ethnic Armenian community that made China their permanent home?

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If Hawai'i was a British protectorate, how did the US manage to acquire it?

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Is there, or was there ever, an Italian Orthodox Church?

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How easy was the crossing of international borders in antiquity?

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Black America’s relationship with French culture and the global Francosphere: what’s the best scholarly work on this topic?

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Across Asia, I've noticed that Art Deco architecture is largely confined to places with a rich history of Western colonialism. Why is this?

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What factors worked against the hookah / nargile seeing widespread adoption in China?

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Have Judaism or Islam ever been practiced among the natives of Korea?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What were the major problems in pre-Islamic Arab society, to which Islam was, ostensibly, a solution?	111
Were indigenous Traveller groups once much more widespread in Europe than they are today? What ancient phenomenon are these people are remnant of?	92
Is there, or was there ever, a ethnic Armenian community that made China their permanent home?	69
If Hawai'i was a British protectorate, how did the US manage to acquire it?	32
Is there, or was there ever, an Italian Orthodox Church?	20
How easy was the crossing of international borders in antiquity?	11
Black America’s relationship with French culture and the global Francosphere: what’s the best scholarly work on this topic?	9
Across Asia, I've noticed that Art Deco architecture is largely confined to places with a rich history of Western colonialism. Why is this?	8
What factors worked against the hookah / nargile seeing widespread adoption in China?	7
Have Judaism or Islam ever been practiced among the natives of Korea?	5