Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam was an exhibition held at the
British Museum in London from 26 January to 15 April 2012. It was the
world's first major exhibition telling the story, visually and
textually, of the hajj: the pilgrimage to Mecca which is one of the five
pillars of Islam. Textiles, manuscripts, historical documents,
photographs, and art works from many different countries and eras were
displayed to illustrate the themes of travel to Mecca, hajj rituals, and
the Kaaba (depicted). The exhibition was formally opened by the then
Prince Charles and was popular both with Muslims and non-Muslims,
attracting nearly 120,000 adult visitors and favourable press reviews.
An exhibition catalogue with essays about the hajj was published by the
British Museum in 2012, along with a shorter illustrated guide to the
hajj. An academic conference, linked to the exhibition, resulted in
another book about the topic.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj:_Journey_to_the_Heart_of_Islam>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1863:
American Civil War: at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge in
Mississippi, Union forces under John McClernand defeated a Confederate
rearguard, capturing around 1,700 men.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Big_Black_River_Bridge>
1900:
The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard
of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz>
1954:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Brown v.
Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation in public schools
because "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and
therefore unconstitutional.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education>
1987:
An Iraqi jet aircraft fired two Exocet missiles at the American
frigate USS Stark leaving 37 personnel of the warship dead and 21
others injured.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stark_incident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
internetted:
1. Entwined or linked together so as to form a network; interconnected,
networked.
2. (networking) Connected into a computer network.
3. (specifically, Internet) Connected to, or able to access, the
Internet. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/internetted>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
That society is badly arranged which forces nearly all women to
be servants.
--Henri Barbusse
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henri_Barbusse>
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