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1 day ago · A map of countries with a flag desecration ban as of 2023. Flag desecration is the desecration of a flag, violation of flag protocol, or various acts that intentionally destroy, damage, or mutilate a flag in public. In the case of a national flag, such action is often intended to make a political point against a country or its policies.
3 days ago · Pontius Pilate [b] ( Latin: Pontius Pilatus; Greek: Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, romanized : Póntios Pilátos) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of Jesus and ultimately ordered his crucifixion. [7]
2 days ago · Tupac Amaru Shakur ( / ˈtuːpɑːk ʃəˈkʊər / TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. Considered to be one of the most influential and successful rappers of all time, [1] [2] academics regard him as one of the most ...
2 days ago · Portal. v. t. e. Apostasy in Islam ( Arabic: ردة, romanized : ridda or ارتداد, irtidād) is commonly defined as the abandonment of Islam by a Muslim, in thought, word, or through deed. It includes not only explicit renunciations of the Islamic faith by converting to another religion [1] or abandoning religion, [1] [2] [3] but also ...
3 days ago · Marcus Garvey. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa ...
2 days ago · Early life Zulfikar Ali Bhutto belonged to a Sindhi Rajput family. He was born to Shah Nawaz Bhutto and Khursheed Begum near Larkana. Khursheed Begum was born Lakhi Bai in Gujarat into a Hindu family of Gujarati or Kutchi background but converted to Islam when she married Shah Nawaz. Zulfikar was their third child—their first one, Sikandar Ali, had died from pneumonia at age seven in 1914 ...
4 days ago · The death penalty is implemented nationwide in Brunei, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Yemen, northern Nigeria, Mauritania, the United Arab Emirates, and Somalia. This punishment is also allowed by the law but not implemented in Qatar , and Pakistan ; and was back then implemented through non-state courts by ISIS in parts of Iraq and Syria ...
