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  2. Religious literacy - Wikipedia

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    Religious literacy is a set of skills that enables one to interact intelligently with religious people and events without falling into some of the pitfalls that frequently hinder comprehension. The religiously literate person resists lumping people together and encourages a mindset that is open and sympathetic to religion without being ...

  3. French Academy of Sciences - Wikipedia

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    Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV in 1667, by Henri Testelin; in the background appears the new Paris Observatory. The French Academy of Sciences (French: Académie des sciences, [akademi de sjɑ̃s]) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific ...

  4. Gramedia - Wikipedia

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    Toko Buku Gramedia ( Gramedia Bookstore) is an Indonesian bookstore owned by Kompas Gramedia. Established in 1970, Gramedia Asri Media has contributed to give inspiration through knowledge, endeavor and direct participation to society for more than 50 years. Started in February 2, 1970 with the beginning of a small bookstore in West Jakarta.

  5. Wawasan Nusantara - Wikipedia

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    Wawasan Nusantara is the archipelagic insight of Indonesian geopolitics. It is the perspective of the Indonesian people regarding themselves, their homeland, and the strategic values of their surroundings. It prioritize national unity and integrity, while still respecting every aspect of regional diversity to achieve national goals.

  6. Literacy - Wikipedia

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    Literacy. v. t. e. Literacy is the ability to read and write. Broadly, literacy may be viewed as "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" [1] with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. [2]

  7. Balai Pustaka - Wikipedia

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    Danareksa. Website. www.balaipustaka.co.id. Balai Pustaka ( [ˈbalai pusˈtaka]; also spelled Balai Poestaka, both meaning "Bureau of Literature") is the state-owned publisher of Indonesia and publisher of major pieces of Indonesian literature such as Salah Asuhan, Sitti Nurbaya and Layar Terkembang. Its head office is in Jakarta.

  8. List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    The metropolitan areas in Indonesia are managed based on Presidential Regulation ( Peraturan Presiden ). The national government has established 10 metropolitan areas across the country, anchored by the cities of Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Semarang, Medan, Makassar, Palembang, Denpasar, Banjarmasin, and Manado.

  9. List of Nobel laureates in Literature - Wikipedia

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    1. Yiddish. 1. 1 Rabindranath Tagore (Nobel Prize in Literature 1913) wrote in Bengali and English, Samuel Beckett (Nobel Prize in Literature 1969) wrote in French and English and Joseph Brodsky (Nobel Prize in Literature 1987) wrote poetry in Russian and prose in English.