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| | | | | By Ismail Albayrak, Australian Catholic University In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. (The Conversation) - Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, 1304. From a statement in his celebrated travel book the Rihla ("legal affairs are my ancestral profession,") he evidently came from an intellectually distinguished family. According to the Rihla (travelogue), Ibn Battuta embarked on his travels from Tangier at the age of 22 with the intention of performing the Hajj (the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca) in 1325. Although he returned to Fez (his adopted home-town) around the end of 1349, | |
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| | | | | The Gothic churches of the Middle Ages featured elaborate sculpture work and were sanctioned by the pope; the seventh centuryPope Gregory noted that "To adore images is one thing; to teach with their help what should be adored is another. What Scripture is to the educated, images are to the ignorant ... they read in... | |
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| | | | | Excavations at St. Nicholas Church in Turkey uncovered a sarcophagus, possibly the tomb of Saint Nicholas who inspired the legend of Santa Claus | |
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| | | Six protestors arrested as insurer's office is chalk-sprayed, the famous Gherkin building is occupied and insurance CEOs are branded climate criminals by a video van tour of the City of London as day two of Extinction Rebellion's Insure Our Survival week hits the streets. | ||
