Continuing my series onthe most interesting facts about China, I’d like to look at a few of my favorite pieces of trivia involving China’s history, as well as its culture and traditions. All facts are followed by their source. Please feel free to use these facts yourself – and if po...
Then she touched on the two main branches of Islam and some madhhabs/mazahib, referring to Islamic schools of thought. Sunni and Shia/Shīʿa are the two main branches of Islam, and around 85% of the Muslim population are Sunnis, with 15% being Shias (source: the Council on Foreign ...
That is, to watch her, as we watch these kites That bate and beat and will not be obedient. The key to the hawk’s training is in conditioning, which means finding the correct hunting, or “flying,” weight—i.e., the weight at which it would hunt if living in its natural environm...