Daily Content Archive
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philology
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 FanaaSufism is an umbrella term for the ascetic and mystical movements within Islam that seek to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God. Fanaa is the Sufi concept of achieving complete unity with God by "annihilating" the self. Similar to the idea of nirvana in Buddhism, the concept was advocated by al-Bistami and used by Hallaj in the declaration of his unity with God, which led to his execution for heresy in 922. What similar concept is found in Hinduism? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 The Who Riverfront Coliseum Stampede (1979)After starting out as The High Numbers, British rock band The Who gained international fame in the 1960s and 70s with songs like "My Generation," "Pinball Wizard," and "Won't Get Fooled Again." The band's incredibly loud concerts and penchant for destroying their instruments onstage boosted their appeal to rock fans, but offstage destruction overshadowed the music on December 3, 1979, when a stampede prior to The Who's show at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, killed how many fans? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Jean-Luc Godard (1930)One of the founders of the French New Wave movement in cinema, which rejected the classic narrative style of filmmaking, French director Jean-Luc Godard introduced a number of then-radical stylistic tools in his films, including jump cuts, character asides, and documentary-style techniques, to blur the boundary between fact and fiction. Though he is regarded as one of the late 20th century's great filmmakers, one of his films was condemned by the Catholic Church for alleged heresy. Which one? More... | |
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 One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.Jane Austen (1775-1817) | |
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be in with (someone)— To be in close association with someone or some group. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 International Day of Disabled Persons (2022)The years 1983-92 marked the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons, a period during which great strides were made in raising awareness and enacting laws to improve the situation of individuals with disabilities. At the conclusion of this 10-year observance, December 3 was proclaimed the International Day of Disabled Persons. The UN General Assembly appealed to its members to observe this day with activities and events designed to promote the advantages of integrating disabled persons into every area of social, economic, and political life. More... | |