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Disks or balls consisting of concentric blue and white circles (usually, from outside to inside, dark blue, white, light blue, black) representing evil eyes, the "nazar" is supposed to bend the malicious gaze back to the sorcerer.
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Disks or balls consisting of concentric blue and white circles (usually, from outside to inside, dark blue, white, light blue, black) representing evil eyes, the "nazar" is supposed to bend the malicious gaze back to the sorcerer.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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It's called nazar boncugu, and you see it everywhere -- hanging on walls, dangling from the rearview mirror of cars, on keychains, on jewelery.
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"nazar" or the evil eye and nobody really believes that stuff anymore (except for maybe my mother).
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Turks call it the Eye of Medusa and ward it off with the ubiquitous talisman called nazar.
Wray Herbert: Want To Ward Off the Evil Eye? Just Be Nice, A New Study Says Wray Herbert 2010
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Turks call it the Eye of Medusa and ward it off with the ubiquitous talisman called nazar.
Wray Herbert: Want to Ward Off the Evil Eye? Just Be Nice, A New Study Says Wray Herbert 2010
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Turks call it the Eye of Medusa and ward it off with the ubiquitous talisman called nazar.
Wray Herbert: Want to Ward Off the Evil Eye? Just Be Nice, A New Study Says Wray Herbert 2010
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Dec 4th, 2009 nazar thanks for all it is very nice blog
Branding 101: How to Promote Your Blog Like the Big Guys Do | Write to Done 2008
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Known as nazar, the evil eye talisman is particularly common in Turkey.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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Known as nazar, the evil eye talisman is particularly common in Turkey.
sionnach commented on the word nazar
A gift given to one of a lower class by a superior.
January 31, 2008
oroboros commented on the word nazar
A gift given TO a superior, more in homage than a bribe.
May 31, 2009
madmouth commented on the word nazar
'glance' or 'eye'
August 5, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word nazar
From the Arabic, surely
August 5, 2009
madmouth commented on the word nazar
oh, no doubt--but "Filmi Womanhood" is based on Hindi & Urdu cinema.
August 5, 2009