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Al-Quds (other)
Al-Quds ( ar, القدس, 3=The Holy) is an Arabic name for Jerusalem, cognate with he, הקדש, Ha-Qodesh, The Holy sometimes also used in Judeo-Arabic. Education * Al-Quds Open University, an open university with campuses across the Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates * Al-Quds University, the Palestinian university in Jerusalem Islam * Hadith Qudsi, a sub-category of Hadith, the sayings of Mohammed * Tafsir Qudsi, a form of Quranic commentary Palestinian – Israeli conflict * Al-Quds rocket and Al Quds 3, rockets made by Palestinian Islamic Mujahedin * Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) * International Day of Quds, a day commemorating Jerusalem Journalism * '' Al-Quds Al-Arabi'', Arabic newspaper based in London * ''Al-Quds'' (newspaper), a Palestinian newspaper * ''Al-Quds'' (Ottoman period newspaper), an Ottoman period newspaper published in Jerusalem starting from 1908 * Quds News Network, a new agency i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. is a city in Western Asia. Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and is considered to be a holy city for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their Capital city, capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Because of this dispute, Status of Jerusalem, neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Throughout History of Jerusalem, its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quds News Network
The Quds News Network ( ar, شبكة قدس الإخبارية) (QNN, see Quds) is a Palestinian news agency. It is associated with Hamas, and is popular among young Palestinian Internet users for showing videos of the Palestinian conflict and encouraging them to wage war on the Israeli government. Its website is blocked by the Palestinian Authority at the West Bank because it was critical of the administration of President Mahmoud Abbas, and for its ties with his rival Hamas. In the same week, the block led to protests in the Gaza Strip, accusing Fatah of censorship. Twitter Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ... suspended its accounts in 2019. On 26 January, 2021, QNN tweeted from a backup account, that their original Twitter accounts were restored. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem (other)
Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East. Jerusalem or Jeruzalem may also refer to: Places Middle East * Jerusalem District, State of Israel * Jerusalem Governorate, Palestinian National Authority * Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, an Ottoman District from 1872 to 1917 * Kingdom of Jerusalem, a Christian kingdom from 1099 to 1291 United States * Jerusalem, Arkansas, unincorporated community in Conway County *Jerusalem, Baltimore County, Maryland, unincorporated community ** Jerusalem Mill Village, living history museum in Maryland * Jerusalem, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Jerusalem, New York, town in Yates County * Jerusalem, Ohio, village in Monroe County * Jerusalem, Rhode Island, an unincorporated village in the incorporated town of Narragansett in Washington County * Jerusalem, Virginia, former name of Courtland, a town in Southampton County * Jerusalem and Figtree Hill, U.S. Virgin Islands New Zealand * Jerusalem, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, a village in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qud (other)
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Qud or QUD may refer to: * Kichwa language, a Quechuan language with ISO 639-3 code qud. * Qud Tolmush, a village in the Ardabil Province of Iran * QUD, regional airport code for Damanhur, Egypt * Quds Force, a special unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards aiming at Al-Quds (Jerusalem). * Qud, Fictional Location in Caves of Qud See also * Al-Quds (other) Al-Quds ( ar, القدس, 3=The Holy) is an Arabic name for Jerusalem, cognate with he, הקדש, Ha-Qodesh, The Holy sometimes also used in Judeo-Arabic. Education * Al-Quds Open University, an open university with campuses across the Palestinian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to Iraq–Jordan border, the southwest and Syria to Iraq–Syria border, the west. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Iraqi Turkmen, Turkmens, Assyrian people, Assyrians, Armenians in Iraq, Armenians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, Iranians in Iraq, Persians and Shabaks, Shabakis with similarly diverse Geography of Iraq, geography and Wildlife of Iraq, wildlife. The vast majority of the country's 44 million residents are Muslims – the notable other faiths are Christianity in Iraq, Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism. The official langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Quds Index
The Palestine Exchange (PEX) ( ar, بورصة فلسطين, ''bursat filasteen'') is a stock exchange based in Nablus in the Palestinian territories. The PEX was established in 1995, and currently operates under the supervision of the Palestinian Capital Market Authority (CMA). In 2015, the CEO of the PEX was Ahmed Aweidah. The PEX aims to provide an environment for trading that is characterized by equity, transparency and competence, serving and maintaining the interest of investors. As of December 2012, 48 companies were listed on the PEX, with a total market capitalization of about US$3 billion in five main areas: financial services, insurance, investments, industry, and services. Most of the listed companies trade in Jordanian dinars or in US dollars. The PEX is open Sunday to Thursday between 9.45 a.m. and 1 p.m. throughout the year. It is closed on Friday, Saturday, public holidays and the last working day of the fiscal year. There are about ten stockbroker firms which are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quds Force
The Quds Force ( fa, نیروی قدس, niru-ye qods, Jerusalem Force) is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army's Iraq War General Stanley McChrystal describes the Quds Force as an organization analogous to a combination of the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the United States. Responsible for extraterritorial operations, the Quds Force supports non-state actors in many countries, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Yemeni Houthis, and Shia militias in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. The Quds Force reports directly to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei.Dionisi, 7 After Qassem Soleimani was killed, his deputy, Esmail Ghaani, replaced him. The U.S. Secretary of State designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Quds Force as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in 2019 based on the IRGC's "continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astan Quds Razavi
Astan Quds Razavi ( fa, آستان قدس رضوی, Āstān-e Qods-e Razavi) is a bonyad based at Mashhad, Iran. It is the administrative organization which manages the Imam Reza shrine and various institutions which belong to the organization. The administrative apparatus of Astan Quds Razavi is considered the longest-lasting organization since the martyrdom of Imam Reza about 1200 years ago. The main resource of the institution is endowments. The Astan Quds Razavi is a major player in the economy of the city of Mashhad. The organization by order of Ruhollah Khomeini was tax exempt for 35 years until 2019. History Before Safavids era From Safavids era until Islamic revolution Current situation Since the revolution, the ''Astan-e-Qods'' the bonyad has grown from a "modest concern" into a conglomerate employing 19,000 peopleChristopher de Bellaigue, ''The Struggle for Iran'', New York Review of Books, 2007, p.15 and running "auto plants, agricultural businesses, and many ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Quds Mosque
Al-Quds Mosque Hamburg (Arabic: , meaning "Jerusalem", or Masjid Taiba ) was a mosque in Hamburg, Germany between 1993 and 2010 when it was shut down by German security officials. The mosque was known for preaching a radical form of Sunni Islam. Al-Quds mosque was attended by some of the September 11 attackers including Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Ziad Jarrah who formed the Hamburg cell. History The mosque opened in 1993 and was run by the Taiba German-Arab Cultural Association. It occupied a three-story building near the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof rail station in a red-light district, in the St. Georg section of Hamburg. Unlike many other mosques in Hamburg which cater to the Persian and Turkish populations, al-Quds served Hamburg's smaller Arab population. Under the leadership of Iman Mohamed Fizazi ( fr), the mosque preached a radical version of Sunni Islam. Other leaders at the mosque have included Sheik Azid al Kirani. The prayer room for men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem Quarterly
The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) is the oldest independent nonprofit public service research institute in the Arab world. It was established and incorporated in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1963 and has since served as a model for other such institutes in the region. It is the only institute in the world solely concerned with analyzing and documenting Palestinian affairs and the Arab–Israeli conflict. It also publishes scholarly journals and has published over 600 books, monographs, and documentary collections in English, Arabic and French—as well as its renowned quarterly academic journals: ''Journal of Palestine Studies'', ''Jerusalem Quarterly'', and ''Majallat al-Dirasat al-Filistiniyyah''. IPS's Library in Beirut is the largest in the Arab world specializing in Palestinian affairs, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and Judaica. It is led by a Board of Trustees comprising some forty scholars, businessmen, and public figures representing almost all Arab countries. The institu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Quds (Ottoman Period Newspaper)
''Al-Quds'' ( ar, القدس) was an Arabic language newspaper published in Ottoman period Jerusalem between 1908 and 1914. The first issue of the paper appeared on 18 September 1908. Its publisher was Jurji Habib Hanania (1864-1920). According to the Hanania's editorial in the first issue of the newspaper on 18 September 1908 he had already applied several times for the permit to publish a newspaper starting in 1899 without success. In 1908 al-Quds was the first of many new newspapers that could be established after the Young Turk Revolution newly improvement of freedom of the press. It started with issues twice a week in four pages and printed in 1,500 copies. With the rule of Djemal Pasha freedom of the press worsened and the newspaper was eventually discontinued. Among the authors of the published articles were Khalil al-Sakakini Khalil Sakakini ( ar, خليل السكاكيني; 23 January 1878 – 13 August 1953) was a Palestinian Orthodox Christian teacher, scholar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Quds Open University
Al-Quds Open University ( ar, جامعة القدس المفتوحة) is an independent, distance education public university in Palestine. It was created by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1991. QOU is the first Open Learning institute in the Palestinian territories. It has 60,000 students studying in 19 branches and centers distributed all over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Faculties QOU has a Faculty of Graduate Studies, which leads to the Master's Degree in the following specializations: * Arabic Language & Literature. * Psychological & Educational Guidance. The university has seven faculties leading to a BA Degree in: * Technology and Applied Sciences. * Agriculture. * Social and Family Development. * Administrative and Economic Sciences. * Media. * Arts. * Education. The university has announced plans to create Post Graduate School in the future. University Centers The university has six centers located in the Palestinian Terri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
