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Oct 20, 2024 · Sikhism is a religion and philosophy founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century. Its members are known as Sikhs. According to Sikh tradition, Sikhism was established by Guru Nanak (1469–1539) and subsequently led by a succession of nine other Gurus.
Aug 4, 2010 · Sheik fever died down by the 1930s, but its impact on western popular culture was already indelible, particularly as fodder for spoofs and satires. It did not take long for the first mockery to appear.
- Hsu-Ming Teo
- 2010
Dec 21, 2020 · Released shortly after the star’s untimely death at the age of 31, the film crystallised ‘Sheikness’ as Valentino’s lasting identity for his fans, who took to the streets in a frenzy of grief, while at least one woman committed suicide.
- Elisabetta Girelli
- 2020
Dec 21, 2020 · The Sheik emerged between “the decline of the moralizing Victorian romance and the rise of the mass-market woman’s romance” (Hipsky 153), a period of “radical change” in which “exoticism and feminine sexuality make their appearance in texts destined for a female readership” (Bettinotti & Truel 185). Indeed, “[b]y the 1920s the ...
- Amy Burge
- 2020
Sep 6, 2024 · Sheikh, Arabic title of respect dating from pre-Islamic antiquity to refer to a venerable man of more than 50 years of age. The title is used especially by certain leaders, such as religious leaders, chiefs of tribes, and headmen of villages. It is also applied to learned men, especially members of the class of ulama.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
As part of the “Imagining Arabia” website project, Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington historian Professor Kate Hunter has been studying the Rudolph Valentino blockbuster, The Sheik, and its effect on audiences in New Zealand and Australia.
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Due to the cultural impact of Arab civilisa-tion, and especially through the spread of Islam, the word has gained currency as a religious term or general honorific in many other parts of the world as well, notably in Muslim cultures in Africa and Asia.
