Diversity Calendar For January By: Richard Alpert | - January & February Diversity Calendar "" Christmas, New Year, Spring?
January is rich in other diverse historical, religious, and cultural traditions. It started with two events marking efforts to end the slavery of African Americans. January 1 marked the day in 1804 when Haiti gained independence from France as a result of the only successful slave revolt in history and in 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation feeing all slaves in the states of the Con ... Tags:diversity calendar, cultural diversity calendar, multicultural
Muharram By: Sazz | - Muharram (Arabic) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited. Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.
Muharram is so called because it is unlawful to fight during this month; the word is derived from the word haram, meaning "forbidden". It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan. Some Muslims fast dur ... Tags:Muharram, martydom, Imam Hussain(A.S), Karbala
Visit Tabriz Bazaar When You Visit Iran By: Rahman Mehraby | - Tabriz bazaar is known to be the largest covered market in the world. UNESCO has declared it a World Heritage Site just recently in July 2010. It is a very old bazaar and is well known for its wide range of goods in the Middle East. Located on the famous Silk Road, it has been an important center for trading since time immemorial.
The Arabic word for flag is Alam, meaning signpost, or standard. Alam carries considerable importance in Islamic warfare as it represents a cause , a bearing for the exclusive identification of the various tribes or present day battalions that constitute the army and most importantly, the Alam is upheld by the commander in the middle of raging battle . Upholstering of Alam in enemy territory, with or without combat, signifies victory.
... Tags:Muslim, Shiite, Ashura, Alam, Religious, Shiaism, Moharram
