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Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics.Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times.
The Cililitan-Tanjung Priok Road (Indonesian: Jalan Raya Cililitan-Tanjung Priok), also known as the Jakarta Bypass (old spelling: Djakarta Bypass) or simply Bypass, is a 27 km (17 mile) long bypass road in Jakarta, Indonesia that connects the Dewi Sartika Road and the Bogor Main Road (Jalan Raya Bogor, which is one of the sections of the Great Post Road/Jalan Raya Pos) in Cililitan, East ...
The history of Islam is believed by most historians [1] to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, [2] [3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.
[4] [5] Further studies indicate the worldwide spread and percentage growth of Islam, may be attributed to high birth rates followed by a trend of worldwide adoption and conversion to Islam. [3] [6] Most Muslims fall under either of two main branches: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) [7] Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million ...
Sahih al-Bukhari is divided into 97 books. Books 2–33 are about the Pillars of Islam. Books 34–55 are about finance. The remaining books are not arranged according to some identifiable theme, although the very first and last books are for opening the collection (with a book on the first revelation) and closing it (with a book on Tawhid). [27]
Joseph Aoun (pictured) is elected president of Lebanon after a two-year vacancy.; An attack on the presidential palace in N'Djamena, Chad, results in 19 deaths.; A series of wildfires in Southern California, United States, leaves at least 24 people dead and destroys more than 12,000 structures.
A plane crash near a New York home owned by Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins left the pilot dead Thursday morning. The small private plane, a 1979 Beechcraft A36, was flying from ...
Darul Islam (lit. meaning House of Islam), [6] also known as Darul Islam/Islamic Armed Forces of Indonesia (Indonesian: Darul Islam/Tentara Islam Indonesia, DI/TII), is an Islamist group whose goal is to fight for the establishment of an Islamic state in Indonesia.