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  Tell el Fakhariya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Neo-Assyrian city of Sikan is identified with the Hurrian capital of Mitanni; Washukanni.
The ancient Neo-Assyrian city of Sikan is on the southern edge of the mound at Ras el 'Ayn.
Its location is near the modern-day Tell el Fakhariya, where a famous Neo-Assyrian statue of Adadit'i, the king of Guzana and Sikan was discovered in the 1970s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washshukanni   (313 words)

  
 General News of Saturday, 5 June 2004
Mr Nii Adjei Boye Sikan, Coordinator of JFM, said it should not be lost to the nation that "if there is awareness today that corruption is inimical to progress, and for that matter many institutions and governments have identified it and are fighting it, then the June Four action has indeed been vindicated".
Mr Sikan, who was speaking at the 25th Anniversary of the uprising, said those of the "June Four tradition" were among the first, if not the first in contemporary Ghana to make the boldest effort at combating corruption".
Mr Sikan expressed regret that opponents of the Movement had refused to appreciate its landmarks, strides and breakthroughs.
www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=59129&nav=previous   (408 words)

  
 Cultural Critics Page 5
She works using a theme that is one of the components of Cuban culture, the African contribution: the carabalies; and from them the Secret Society of Abakua, established for men only in the 1830's in Cuba.
Sikan was the woman who discovered the secret of Abakua.
She dies at the hands of men at the altar so that the secret would remain among them and not disappear.
www.csupomona.edu /~kellogg_gallery/critics/ayon.html   (183 words)

  
 CaribeInsider.com | Abakua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Myth of Sikan also determined that only men could be initiated in a religion they are supposed to be honored with.
One morning, Sikan, King Iyamba’s daughter from the nation of Efo, went to the river to bucket some water for her daily chores.
However, Sikan revealed the secret to her boyfriend, Prince Mokongo and son of King Chabiaka in the foe land of Efik.
religiones.caribeinsider.com /showreligion.do?code=001   (1532 words)

  
 Schneider Museum-Intimate Revelations Artist Synopses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
I incorporate into my work personalities like the Leopard Man, a figure identified with imposing power and aggression, a macho who sacrificed Sikan the woman who discovered the secret (of Abukan) and died at the hands of the men at the altar so that the secret would remain among them and not disappear.
The image of Sikan is evident in all these works because she, like me, lived and lives, through me, in restlessness, looking insistently for a way out."
These words were written by Belkis Ayon in January 1998 in Havana, Cuba as a statement before her Los Angeles exhibition at the Couturier Gallery, March 6 to April 11, 1998.
www.sou.edu /sma/exhibition/intimaterevelations-artists.htm   (3174 words)

  
 The ancient city of Sikan is on the southern edge of...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The ancient city of Sikan is on the southern edge of...
This is the source of the Khabur River Khabur River, also known as Habur.
It's the location of the modern-day Tell Feheriyeh Tell Feheriyeh, where a famous neo-Assyrian statue of Adadit'i the king of Guzon Guzon and Sikan was discovered in the 1970s.
www.biodatabase.de /Sikan   (112 words)

  
 Agsagana ka Auntie Nomen ta sikan sa iti kayat da nga agkantidata. Isu nga irugrugim iti mangocolectan. -- Tagudinians ...
Agsagana ka Auntie Nomen ta sikan sa iti kayat da nga agkantidata.
Subject: Agsagana ka Auntie Nomen ta sikan sa iti kayat da nga agkantidata.
Saan mo gayam masapul iti agasagana no beauty contest la ketdi auntie Noms ngem no fund raising dayta iti diak ammon ta busy kan sa met.
www.voy.com /175202/2/2278.html   (98 words)

  
 Art Havana. News & Views.
She worked on the illustrative representation of the religious cult of African origin Abakua, also known as naniguismo.
Using the collagraph technique Ayon recreates images and characters of this secret society including the sacred fish Tanze; Sikan the young woman who discovered the fish and was sacrificed; the founders of the religion; the goat, substitute for Sikan in subsequent sacrifices; the sacred drum with three legs, the sacred trees and so on.
Her work was exhibited in a number of solo shows at Phillys Kind Gallery, New York; Couturrier Gallery, Los Angeles; Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany; Galleria Colorenero, Milan; SAW Gallery, Ottawa and Galeria Habana, Havana, among others.
www.art-havana.com /news/show.asp?id=165   (331 words)

  
 Sikan's Rainbow Residency at RainbowsBridge.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Lots of nuts to dig up and an endless supply of sticks to fetch.
Sikan's People Parent(s), Marlena, would appreciate knowing you have visited their Baby's Residency.
Click here to Email Marlena a message, or to send a sympathy card click here.
rainbowsbridge.com /residents/Sikan001/Resident.htm   (168 words)

  
 Sikan, Ilam, Iran - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Sikan, Ilam, Iran - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / Iran / Locations / Sikan, Ilam
Maps and coordinates for Sikan, Ilam, Iran are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/iran/map/m4348551/sikan.html   (69 words)

  
 Sikan, Norrbotten, Sweden - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Sikan, Norrbotten, Sweden - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / Sweden / Locations / Sikan, Norrbotten
Maps and coordinates for Sikan, Norrbotten, Sweden are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/sweden/map/m3459743/sikan.html   (69 words)

  
 Joseph A. CIKAN
Name: Sikan, (Cikan) Joseph A. Date: Jul 16 1955
Notes: Sikan (Cikan), Joseph A., 5222 McBride Ave., beloved son of John and the late Stella L. (nee Rozhon), dear brother of Reverend Marcellus, O. B., Marie, Stanley and Emily, uncle, passed away suddenly, Tuesday.
Friends may call at the B. Rumplik & Son Funeral Home, 5337 Dolloff Rd., where services will be held Saturday, July 16, at 8:30 a.
www.zodiacal.com /barbarowa/trees/getperson.php?personID=I545&tree=Rozhon   (143 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for Sikan
Ethnologue > Web version > Language family index > Trans-New Guinea, Madang-Adelbert Range, Adelbert Range, Josephstaal-Wanang, Josephstaal, Sikan
Trans-New Guinea, Madang-Adelbert Range, Adelbert Range, Josephstaal-Wanang, Josephstaal, Sikan
This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as:
www.ethnologue.com /show_family.asp?subid=92508   (46 words)

  
 Kwaeng Sikan, Travelling through Thailand at Pia and Tom's Thailand Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Kwaeng Sikan, Travelling through Thailand at Pia and Tom's Thailand Travel Guide
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www.piatom.com /1433.html   (125 words)

  
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www.travelthailand.com /shops/siamwinery   (514 words)

  
 Nat Shazi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
an ancient Chinese story by Sikan Tao Shen
One day heaven told of Yantong, the peacock.
There in the clouds under the pearly haze of the mountain range of Kong Tian in "Open Valley" in the midst of the mountain peaks of Tin Quo and Bao-shi Nuan-lu lies Clear Lake, where the story was told of how Yantong became one of the immortals.
www.thegoldenlantern.com /poems/nat/peacock.htm   (63 words)

  
 Music: Title: Kadi Maan to sikan Kadi
Sindhi Traditional Song, Kadi Maan to Sikan Kadi, Dada Sugumal Keswani
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www.coolgoose.com /music/song.php?id=94428   (64 words)

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