Common greetings during this holiday are the Arabic greeting ‘Īd mubārak ("Blessed Eid") or ‘Īd sa‘īd ("Happy Eid"). In addition‚ many countries have their own greetings based on local language and traditions. Typically‚ Muslims wake up relatively late in the morning—always after sunrise—and have a small breakfast (as a sign of not being on a fast on that day) of preferably the date fruit‚ before attending a special Eid prayer (salah) that is performed in congregation at mosques or open areas
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arcane view of women as lesser in mind and body than mind as perpetuated by oppressive governments and religious institutions. Women were simply instructed to “... be calm‚ modest and avoid any outrageous behaviour.” In Protestant culture‚ Katharina von Bora‚ who married Martin Luther‚ set a precedent of what it was to be a good Protestant wife: silent‚ obedient‚ and subservient. The Enlightenment‚ while leading to some improvements‚ still left women in unequal and oppressive positions. Many philosophes
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National Geographic Cover Features Afghan Girl: In December 1984‚ Afghanistan was five years into a bloody civil war between the Soviet Union‚ which sought to maintain a Marxist government there‚ and anti-government Islamic rebels called mujahedeen. Millions of refugees were pouring over the borders into Pakistan to escape the fighting. National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry was in the region for a story on the refugee crisis. While touring a refugee camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan
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Pat Tillman: A Cover-Up at the Highest Level Pat Tillman was a professional football player who left his career to serve his country and paid the ultimate price‚ only to be exploited by politics. “Pat had it all‚ intelligence‚ movie star good looks‚ a loving wife‚ athletic prowess‚ fame. A lucrative and promising career. Who among us could walk away from riches and a job we love?" said Maria Shriver‚ California’s first lady‚ about Pat Tillman. Instead of pursuing a multi-million dollar paycheck
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Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing. Web. 15 Mar. 2011. 4. "Bihu Festival‚ Assam Bihu Dance Festival‚ Bihu Famous Festival of Assam." North East India‚ Things To See in North East India‚ Tourism in NE India : North East India. Web. 15 Mar. 2011. . 5. Bora‚ Mukut. "Bihu Dance of Assam." Http://nasadiyarts.com. 2008. Web. 12 Mar. 2011. . 6. Gajrani‚ S. History‚ Religion and Culture of India: in 6 Volumes. Delhi: Isha‚ 2004. Print. 7. Sinha‚ Aakriti. "Bih u (Assam)." Let ’s Know Dances of India. 1st
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How the language of ‘We are going and ‘Let us not be bitter’ demonstrates Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s perspective on Aboriginal rights. Oodgeroo Noonuccal was an Australian poet‚ activist‚ artist and a campaigner for Aboriginal rights. Her poems ‘We are going’ and ‘Let us not be bitter’ conveys the loss of the Indigenous culture and how much they suffered because of this. Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s perspective on Aboriginal rights is impassioned‚ concern and worry for the loss of her family and home. She expresses
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Source 1 is a prayer used by Murri people to prepare for Christmas. Like many other religions‚ the Indigenous religion either have a God or gods who created people and their local environment during a specific period of time. Indigenous people are very spiritual. Each group generally believe in a number of different beings‚ whose image is often represented in some physical form‚ rather than praying to a single God. This particular form may be an image‚ landscape feature‚ plant or animal form. Indigenous
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Abstract The following report examines the impact of party tourism in Ibiza‚ Spain. Ibiza has been widely regarded as the best spot for party tourism in the world and the amount of tourists visiting the destination for the sole purpose of partying replicates this trend. However‚ this type of tourism is not ideal and the pressure it creates on a small destination is quite extensive. The report gives insight into the amount of drugs taken by individuals‚ with the findings indicating the majority
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How DO We Determine The value of a football player? Why did Real Madrid pay $120‚000‚000 million for him? In recent years we have seen the football market go crazy with the world record transfer fee shattered not once‚ but twice! In a global recession where most sports teams in North America are nervously watching their turnover and revenue streams‚ sacrificing the chance to sign real quality college/high school players in favour of saving money‚ an American football (soccer) fan could be forgiven
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Martin Luther was a priest and a friar from Germany. He lived from 1483 to 1546. He died at the age of 62 while visiting his home town. Luther and thought the Catholic Church was unjustly taking people’s money so that they may get closer to God‚ and so the Protestant Reformation began. (“How Protestantism began”‚ 2008) The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century schism within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther‚ John Calvin and other early Protestants. (“Martin Luther” (n.d.)) The
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