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The King Abdullah I Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الملك عبد الله الأول) is a mosque, located in Amman, Jordan. Named in honour of Abdullah I, the mosque was built between 1982 and 1989 and is capped by a blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer. Tourists are allowed to visit.
In 2016, King Abdullah II participated in funding renovation of Christ's tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and in 2017, Abdullah donated $1.4 million to the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, the Jordanian authority responsible for administering Al-Aqsa. An independent report estimates the total amount that Jordan and the Hashemites have spent ...
Mausoleum: 13th century Mosque: 20th century: Contains the purported tomb of Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah. Maqam Nabi Yusha' As-Salt: Mausoleum: 16th century Mosque: 20th century: Contains a tomb which is alleged to be that of the biblical Joshua. The mausoleum is historic but the mosque itself is modern and dates back to 2004. King Abdullah I ...
Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951.
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The college fell on hard times after the end of the military draft and college deferment during the Vietnam War and offered itself to the state in 1975, which refused the gift. In December 1978, the school changed its name to the University of Charleston. Beginning with the inauguration of President Dr. Edwin H. Welch in 1989, the school has ...
Women in the 1980s, particularly university students, were actively involved in expressions of Islamic revival. [3] Women wearing Islamic garb were a common sight at the country's universities. [3] For example, the mosque at Yarmouk University had a large women's section. [3] The section was usually full, and women there formed groups to study ...
The FBI has arrested a student at George Mason University in Virginia for allegedly plotting a mass casualty attack on the Israeli consulate in New York, according to a federal court filing.