2024年12月9日 · Petra, ancient city, center of an Arab kingdom in Hellenistic and Roman times, the ruins of which are in southwest Jordan. The city was built on a terrace, pierced from east to west by the Wadi Musa (the Valley of Moses)—one of the places where, according to tradition, Moses struck a rock and water gushed forth.

2024年1月10日 · The king of what Middle Eastern country has a British mum? A fascinating nugget of information, new every day.

2024年12月18日 · Hussein, king of Jordan from 1953 to 1999 and a member of the Hashemite dynasty, considered by many Muslims to be among the Ahl al-Bayt (‘People of the House,’ the direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad) and the traditional guardians of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

2024年12月5日 · Walden, series of 18 essays by Henry David Thoreau, published in 1854 and considered his masterwork. An important contribution to New England Transcendentalism, the book was a record of Thoreau’s experiment in simple living on Walden Pond in Massachusetts (1845–47). It focuses on self-reliance and individualism.

2024年12月19日 · Although initially reluctant, in 1984 Knight signed Jordan to a lucrative contract that would revolutionize sports marketing and transform Nike into an international powerhouse. The company’s line of Air Jordan sneakers became a phenomenon and are perhaps the world’s best-known shoes.

2024年12月23日 · Fisher was the daughter of movie star Debbie Reynolds and popular crooner Eddie Fisher. Her parents’ marriage broke up (very publicly) when she was a toddler, and she was largely raised by her mother. Fisher’s acting career began when she appeared onstage in the 1973 Broadway revival of the 1919 musical Irene, which starred her mother.Her film debut was …

2024年12月24日 · Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950, Rosses Point, County Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, and novelist whose atmospheric work often involves violence and explores issues of love and betrayal.

2024年12月17日 · Prior to the start of the war, attacks conducted against Israel by fledgling Palestinian guerrilla groups based in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan had increased, leading to costly Israeli reprisals.

2024年12月21日 · Morgan Freeman is an American actor whose emotional depth, subtle humor, and versatility have made him one of the most-respected performers of his generation. His notable movies include Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Se7en (1995), and Million Dollar Baby (2004), for which he won an Academy Award.

2024年12月12日 · Salafi movement, broad set of Islamic movements that strive to emulate the practices of al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ (“the pious predecessors”), the early generations of Muslims during and after the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad.. Salafis (followers of the al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ) are characterized by the prioritization of the Qurʾān and the Sunnah as the fundamental uṣūl al …