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Muharram ( Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم, romanized :al-Muḥarram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned. It precedes the month of Safar. The tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration in Islam. Ashura is a day of mourning for Muslims ...
Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni jurisprudence. [2] [3] Islam was introduced to Malaysia by traders arriving from Persia, Arabia, China and the Indian subcontinent. It became firmly established in the 15th century. In the Constitution of Malaysia, Islam is granted the status of "religion of the Federation" to ...
The Japanese occupation of West Sumatra, officially known as Sumatora Nishi Kaigan Shū (Japanese: スマトラ西海岸州, Hepburn: Sumatora Nishikaigan-shū, lit. ' West Coast Province of Sumatra '), started from 1942 until 1945 when the region was controlled by the Empire of Japan.
Abdullah, born as Tengku Abdullah ibni Tengku Ahmad Shah on 30 July 1959, at the Istana Mangga Tunggal in Pekan, Pahang. He is the eldest son of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and Tengku Ampuan Afzan and is the fourth child among eight siblings, with his eldest sibling being Tengku Meriam.
With their Islamic headscarves and high-octane metal music, the women of the Indonesian band Voice of Baceprot have played stages from the United States to France. "Not only do we carry the Voice ...
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In mid-2000 internal conflict broke out in the party over Yusril's acceptance of financial assistance from former president Jusuf Habibie. It ended with party member Hartono Mardjono establishing a rival Crescent Star Party. After losing a court case, Hartono then established he Indonesian Islamic Party ( Partai Islam Indonesia ), but this ...
The median pay package for female CEOs rose 21% to $17.6 million. That's better than the men fared: Their median pay package rose 12% to $16.3 million. But the highest paid men still make far more ...