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12 hours ago · e. A mosque ( / mɒsk / MOSK ), also called a masjid ( / ˈmæsdʒɪd, ˈmʌs -/ MASS-jid, MUSS- ), [note 1] is a place of worship for Muslims. [1] The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Islamic prayers are performed, such as an outdoor courtyard. [2] [3] Originally, mosques were simple places of prayer for ...
- Umayyad Mosque
The site of the Umayyad Mosque is attested for as a place of...
- Blue Mosque, Istanbul
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official...
- Great Mosque of Kairouan
Interior view of the hypostyle prayer hall in the Mosque of...
- Minarets
Minaret at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. A minaret (/ ˌ m...
- Umayyad Mosque
12 hours ago · Mary The Madonna del Rosario (c. 6th century or earlier), perhaps the oldest icon of Mary, in Rome Born c. 18 BC [a] Herodian Judea Died After c. 33 AD Jerusalem, Province of Judaea, Roman Empire or Ephesus, Province of Asia, Roman Empire Spouse Joseph Children Jesus Parent(s) Joachim and Anne (according to some apocryphal writings) Mary [b] was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the ...
- c. 18 BC, Herodian Kingdom of Judea
- Joseph
12 hours ago · Early life (1732–1752) Further information: Washington family and British America Ferry Farm, the Washington family residence on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia, where Washington spent much of his youth George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, [a] at Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the first of six children of Augustine and Mary Ball ...
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- John Adams
- John Adams
- John Adams
12 hours ago · Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which in its most general form is the belief that at least ...
12 hours ago · Environmental racism is the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, pollution, and ecological degradation experienced by marginalized communities, as well as those of people of color. Race, socio-economic status, and environmental injustice directly impact these communities in terms of their health outcomes as well as their quality of ...
12 hours ago · The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995, the second anniversary of the end to the Waco siege. It also occurred on the same day as the execution of Arkansas white supremacist Richard Snell, who had "predicted" a bombing ...
12 hours ago · t. e. The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although the uprising was part of a larger one, the Mexican Federalist War, that included other provinces opposed ...
