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In the medieval Islamic Caliphate, a form of passport was the bara'a, a receipt for taxes paid. Border controls were in place to ensure that only people who paid their zakah (for Muslims) or jizya (for dhimmis) taxes could travel freely between different regions of the Caliphate; thus, the bara'a receipt was a "basic passport".
The Provisional Government of Free India, or Azad Hind, was a state founded to oppose the British Raj. It was based in Rangoon and later in Port Blair. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was the leader of the government and the Head of State. The government was initially established in Singapore but later given control of Japanese-controlled territory ...
Some of the assumptions underlying DOPMA have proven false. For example, the services' prediction that most career officers would elect a 30-year career was more optimistic than reality. By 1990 the average officer retired after 24 years of service at the age of 46. [14] DOPMA has also proven difficult to implement.
He was confirmed on 30 June 2010, [60] and took over command from temporary commander Lieutenant-General Sir Nick Parker on 4 July 2010. [ 61 ] Involvement in the Iraq War
The five-day workweek is a cultural norm; the result of early 1900s union advocacy to reduce the six-day workweek, which led to the invention of the weekend.In the early 20th century, when the average work week in developed nations was reduced from around 60 to 40 hours, it was expected that further decreases would occur over time.
Senators were scheduled to have 30 minutes each to question Barrett in the first round, with a second round lasting 20 minutes per senator. [99] [100] Barrett did not use notes during her questioning. [101] As the questioning began on October 13, Barrett was asked whether Roe v. Wade had been wrongly decided. She refused to answer, noting that ...
David Robert Patrick Eby KC MLA (/ iː b i /; born July 21, 1976) [1] [2] is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the 37th and current premier of British Columbia since November 18, 2022.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic encompassing all of Ireland.