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The term akhara, is a gender-egalitarian term, [3] which means the circle or more precisely the spiritual core, [4] congregation or league, [5] it is similar to the Greek-origin word academy and the English word school, can be used to mean both a physical institution or a group of them which share a common lineage or are under a single leadership, such as the school of monastic thought or the ...
Al-Masudi (died 956) and Ibn al-Awwam (died c. 1200) are examples of Arabic writers who used the word in the sense of an astrology-based talisman. An 11th-century, 400-page Arabic book about occult magic, astrology and talismans, the book entitled the Ghāyat al-Hakīm , uses the word about 200 times in the sense of a talisman, meaning an image ...
The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.
Gordon Memorial College – defunct primary and secondary school; in 1951, tertiary school merged into * Kitchener School of Medicine; Khartoum American School; Khartoum International Community School; Unity High School
Madrasa (/ m ə ˈ d r æ s ə /, [1] also US: /-r ɑː s-/, [2] [3] UK: / ˈ m æ d r ɑː s ə /; [4] Arabic: مدرسة [mædˈræ.sæ, ˈmad.ra.sa] ⓘ, pl. مدارس, madāris), sometimes transliterated as madrasah or madrassa, [3] [5] is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary education or higher learning.
The word-forms with and without the al-were synonymous until the end of the 17th century; the meaning of each of them covered both alchemy and chemistry. [19] [20] alcohol الكحول al-Kuḥull [ʔlkħwl] (listen ⓘ), very finely powdered stibnite (Sb 2 S 3) or galena (PbS) or any similar fine powder. [8]
Ras Al Khaimah Academy, or RAKA for short, is a co-educational school located in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 1975 as the Ras Al Khaimah English Speaking School and is supported and owned by His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al-Qassimi. The school operates under an executive principal who reports to an appointed board ...
Nord Anglia International School Al Khor is part of Nord Anglia Education. Nord Anglia Education teaches over 75,000 students in 84 schools across 33 countries. The school offers education to students aged 3 – 18 years. The school has been accredited locally, by Qatar National Schools Accreditation, and internationally, by British Schools ...