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4 hours ago For Independence Day, NPR wants to know: What does freedom mean to you?

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Olympics   来源:Transportation  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:U.S. troops landed on the main Okinawa island on April 1, 1945, beginning a battle in their push toward mainland Japan.

U.S. troops landed on the main Okinawa island on April 1, 1945, beginning a battle in their push toward mainland Japan.

Devout Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid, in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)On Monday, worshippers shoulder-to-shoulder joined in communal prayers in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Preachers in their sermons called on people to pray for Muslims in Gaza and Rafah.

4 hours ago For Independence Day, NPR wants to know: What does freedom mean to you?

“Our prayers and thoughts are with our brother and sisters who are now suffering in Palestine,” worshipper Adi Prasetya said after praying at a field in southern Jakarta. “There are many opportunities for us now to channel our help through charities.”“May Allah give strength to those ravaged by war... may those who are divided can live in peace again,” said another devotee, Berlina Yustiza.Although Indonesia has more Muslims than any other country in the world, its traditions to mark Eid al-Adha have been influenced by other religions.

4 hours ago For Independence Day, NPR wants to know: What does freedom mean to you?

Residents in Yogyakarta, an ancient center of Javanese culture and the seat of royal dynasties going back centuries, believe that if they manage to catch the crops arranged in the form of a cone-shaped pile called “gunungan” that is paraded from the royal palace to the Kauman Grand Mosque, it can bring them good luck. They scrambled to grab various food offerings, made of fruit, vegetables and traditional snacks.A day before the sacrifice festival, people in East Java’s Pasuruan city expressed their gratitude and respect for the sacrificial animals by dressing them as beautiful as a bride. The sacrificial cow is wrapped in a seven-fold garland, a shroud, turban and prayer mat and paraded in a tradition called “manten sapi,” or bride cow, before being handed to the sacrificial committee.

4 hours ago For Independence Day, NPR wants to know: What does freedom mean to you?

A Muslim inspects a goat’s teeth before buying for Eid al Ada, near the Jama Masjid, in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A Muslim inspects a goat’s teeth before buying for Eid al Ada, near the Jama Masjid, in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)“He hasn’t said bad about me personally, but I’m sure that will be next,” Trump said. “But I’m very disappointed in Elon. I’ve helped Elon a lot.”

Observers had long wondered if the friendship between the two brash billionaires known for lobbing insults online would flame out in spectacular fashion. It did, in less than a year.“Look, Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore,” Trump said.

He said that he had helped Musk a lot and brushed aside the billionaire’s efforts to get him elected last year, claiming that he would have won closely contested Pennsylvania even without Musk’s help, which included spendingsupporting his campaign.

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