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Tag Archives: Humanities

12Feb/17

Won’t solemnise weddings without proof of toilets, declare Muslim imams in northern India

February 12, 2017Human InterestAnthropology, Country: India, Haryana, Humanities, Imam, Marriage, Weddingsmbale

In a unique move, over 1,200 Muslim imams in India’s northern Haryana state declare that they will not solemnise a wedding without proofs of toilets at the residences of prospective brides and grooms.
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01Jul/15

UK stock markets calm despite Greek default

July 1, 2015FinanceBill Blain, Business/Finance, Economic history, Economics, Economy of Greece, Economy of the European Union, Euro, Europe, European Central Bank, European sovereign debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis timeline, Financial crises, Greece, Humanities, International Monetary Fund, Late-2000s financial crisis, Stock market crashes, United Kingdomsmbale

UK traders consider the consequences of a possible ‘Grexit’ on the European markets.

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11Feb/15

Obama seeks war authorization from Congress to fight Islamic State

February 11, 2015WarAl-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Barack Obama foreign policy, Congress, Contemporary history, Humanities, Iraq War, Islam, Islamic terrorism, Osama bin Laden, Politics, Presidency of Barack Obama, president, South Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration, United States, War on Terror, War/Conflictsmbale

U.S. President Barack Obama sends Congress a letter seeking the authorization of military force against Islamic State militants, limiting operations to three years.
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10Feb/15

Police seize lost ‘Da Vinci’ painting in Switzerland

February 10, 2015WorldAge of Enlightenment, bank vault, Giftedness, History by period, Humanities, Isabella d'Este, ITALIAN FINANCE POLICE, Leonardo da Vinci, Lugano, Renaissance, Switzerland, Titiansmbale

Italian and Swiss Police have seized a lost painting attributed to Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci from a bank vault in Switzerland.
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