These historic events form the background to this short, arresting historical novel, written almost as a prose poem, which recounts the Dome's construction from the viewpoint of one of the Caliph's advisers, who is of Jewish origin but has adopted the new Muslim creed.

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The historic average, says research out his week form brokerage firm Brockhouse Cooper, is 42%.

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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looks set to form a new government in Pakistan after historic elections, but for domestic and regional press the celebration will be cut short as the new order faces up to Pakistan's many challenges.

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At the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009, Lewis Hamilton achieved the first historic victory for a Formula 1 vehicle featuring KERS hybrid technology in the form of the Mercedes-Benz KER System.

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In the U.S., Treasury yields are expected to decline to a historic low of 1.25 percent following the weak data and no announcement of support of equities in the form of QE.

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