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Title page of the second edition of Das Judenthum in der Musik, published in 1869 "Das Judenthum in der Musik" (German for Judaism in Music, but perhaps more accurately understood in contemporary language as Jewishness in Music), [1] is an anti-semitic essay by composer Richard Wagner which criticizes the influence of Jews and their "essence" on European art music, arguing that they have not ...
Lu Xun (Chinese: ι²θΏ ; 25 September 1881 β 19 October 1936), born Zhou Zhangshou, was a Chinese writer, literary critic, lecturer, and state servant.He was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature.
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 β April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
War and Peace in the Global Village is a 1968 book by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore.It contains a collage of images and text that illustrates the effects of electronic media and new technology on man.
K. Satchidanandan (born 28 May 1946) is an Indian poet [1] and critic, writing in Malayalam and English.A pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator, [2] he is the former editor of Indian Literature journal and the former secretary of Sahitya Akademi. [3]
The total annual value contributed due to zakat is 15 times greater than global humanitarian aid donations, using conservative estimates. [99] Sadaqah, as opposed to Zakat, is a much-encouraged optional charity. [100] [101] A waqf is a perpetual charitable trust, which finances hospitals and schools in Muslim societies. [102]
On December 3, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming January 24 as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for bringing global peace and sustainable development. [2] [3] [4]
The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary is a 2015 English-language edition of the Quran edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and published by HarperOne.Fellow muslims Joseph Lumbard, Caner Dagli and Maria Massi Dakake, prepared the translation, wrote the commentary, and also served as general editors, and Mohammed Rustom contributed as an assistant editor by checking the translation and ...