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Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi

9 Feb

Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi

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Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi
Born 980
Baghdad
Died 1037
Nationality Iraq
Fields Mathematician
Doctoral students

Abu Mansur Abd al-Qahir ibn Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Tamimi al-Shaffi al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو منصور عبدالقاهر ابن طاهر بن محمد بن عبدالله التميمي الشافعي البغدادي‎) was an Arabian mathematician (c. 980–1037) from Baghdad who is best known for his treatise al-Takmila fi’l-Hisab. It contains results in number theory, and comments on works by al-Khwarizmi which are now lost.

[edit]See also

  • List of Arab scientists and scholars.

[edit]References

  • O’Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., “Abu Mansur ibn Tahir Al-Baghdadi”, MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
  • Biography of Imam Al Baghdadi by at-tawhid.net
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Tarabin bedouin

3 Feb

Tarabin bedouin

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1908 map of the Bedouin tribes

The Tarabin Bedouin (Hebrew: תראבין), also known as Tirabin al-Sana, were the most important Bedouin tribe in the Sinai Peninsula during the 19th century, and the second largest inside Mandatory Palestine. Today this tribe resides in Egypt (mostly in Sinai, but also in Cairo), Israel (Negev), Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Gaza strip.[1] A township named Tirabin al-Sana was built in Israel in 2004 especially for the members of the tribe.

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  • 1 Origin
  • 2 Sinai Tarabin
    • 2.1 Transformation of the Bedouin society and its problems
      • 2.1.1 Unemployment issues
      • 2.1.2 Smuggling
      • 2.1.3 Land issues
    • 2.2 Attitude of Egyptian authorities
  • 3 Negev Tarabin
    • 3.1 Sedentarization
      • 3.1.1 Land issues
    • 3.2 Attitude of Israeli authorities
    • 3.3 A solar project
  • 4 Outstanding representatives of the community
  • 5 See also
  • 6 References
  • 7 External links

[edit]Origin

A name of Tarabin derives from the Taraba valley in Saudi Arabia where this tribe has once settled. Originally Tarabin were called Boqom tribes, but later found it easier to

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Equestrian at the 2006 Asian Games

2 Feb

Equestrian at the 2006 Asian Games

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Equestrian and Equestrian Endurance were contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Equestrian was contested from December 4 to December 12. In this sport, men and women compete side by side, against one another. Equestrian Endurance was contested on December 14. It was managed on the Equidex Endurance Race Management Software from G CEM, Bahrain.

Contents

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  • 1 Medal summary
    • 1.1 Medal table
    • 1.2 Medalists
  • 2 Results
    • 2.1 Individual dressage
    • 2.2 Team dressage
    • 2.3 Individual endurance
    • 2.4 Team endurance
    • 2.5 Individual eventing
    • 2.6 Team eventing
    • 2.7 Individual jumping
    • 2.8 Team jumping
  • 3 External links

[edit]Medal summary

[edit]Medal table

 Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Qatar (QAT) 2 1 1 4
 South Korea (KOR) 2 1 1 4
3  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2 0 2 4
4  Japan (JPN) 1 2 1 4
5  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 1 0 0 1
6  Malaysia (MAS) 0 1 2 3
7  Bahrain (BRN) 0 2 0 2
8  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 1 0 1
9  India (IND) 0 0 1 1
Total 8 8 8 24

[edit]Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual dressage  Choi Jun-Sang
South Korea (KOR)
 Yukiko Noge
Japan (JPN)
 Qabil Ambak
Malaysia (MAS)
Team dressage  South Korea (KOR)
Choi Jun-Sang
Kim Dong-Seon
Shin Soo-Jin
Suh Jung-Kyun
 Malaysia (MAS)
Diani Lee Cheng
Soraya Putri Alia
Quzandria Nur
Qabil Ambak
 Japan (JPN)
Kumiko Sakamoto
Masanao Takahashi
Asuka Sakurai
Yukiko Noge
Individual endurance  Rashid Al-Maktoum
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
 Nasser Al-Khalifa
Bahrain (BRN)
 Sultan Bin Sulayem
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Team endurance  United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Rashid Al-Maktoum
Hamdan Al-Maktoum
Ahmed Al-Maktoum
Majid Al-Maktoum
 Bahrain (BRN)
Nasser Al-Khalifa
Ahmed Hamad Al-Rowaiei
Khalid Al-Khalifa
Duaij Al-Khalifa
 Qatar (QAT)
Essa Al-Mannai
Fahad Al-Hajri
Ali Al-Malki
Mohammed Al-Thani
Individual eventing  Yoshiaki Oiwa
Japan (JPN)
 Abdulla Al-Ejail
Qatar (QAT)
 Husref Malek
Malaysia (MAS)
Team eventing  Qatar (QAT)
Awad Al-Qahtani
Rashid Al-Marri
Ali Al-Marri
Abdulla Al-Ejail
 Japan (JPN)
Ikko Murakami
Shigeyuki Hosono
Yoshiaki Oiwa
Daisuke Kato
 India (IND)
Bhagirath Singh
Deep Kumar Ahlawat
Palvinder Singh
Rajesh Pattu
Individual jumping  Ali Al-Rumaihi
Qatar (QAT)
 Jasmine Chen
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Joo Jung-Hyun
South Korea (KOR)
Team jumping  Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Khaled Al-Eid
Abdullah Bin Mutaib
Kamal Bahamdan
Abdullah Al-Sharbatly
 South Korea (KOR)
Song Sang-Wuk
Hwang Soon-Won
Park Jae-Hong
Joo Jung-Hyun
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Latifa Al-Maktoum
Abdullah Al-Marri
Abdullah Al-Muhairi
Mohamed Al-Kumaiti

[edit]Results

[edit]Individual dressage

December 4–5

Rank Athlete Horse GP GPS GP+GPS GPF Total
1  Choi Jun-Sang (KOR) Dancing Boy II 65.944 68.311 67.128 71.550 68.602
2  Yukiko Noge (JPN) Lanchester Kouko 66.389 66.756 66.572 68.200 67.115
3  Qabil Ambak (MAS) Charming 8 66.000 66.222 66.111 68.900 67.041
4  Suh Jung-Kyun (KOR) Caleostro 66.444 65.422 65.933 65.550 65.806
5  Masanao Takahashi (JPN) Cleveland 2 64.611 64.711 64.661 66.500 65.274
6  Omar Al-Mannai (QAT) Walz of Flowers 62.000 63.467 62.733 66.600 64.022
7  Jacqueline Siu (HKG) Jamiro 62.389 63.867 63.128 65.750 64.002
8  Quzandria Nur (MAS) Havel 65.278 62.889 64.083 60.500 62.889
9  Aram Gregory (HKG) Lucky Star 61.667 61.867 61.767 65.100 62.878
10  Ali Al-Mehshadi (QAT) Donovan Bailey 59.722 62.933 61.328 65.000 62.552
11  Natalya Yurkevich (KAZ) Don Petro H.L. 60.667 61.822 61.244 61.500 61.330
12  Yeh Hsiu-hua (TPE) Lear 60.556 59.156 59.856 61.550 60.420
13  Sergey Mironenko (KAZ) Ispovednik 59.833 59.867 59.850
14  Lin Chun-shen (TPE) Pani 60.722 58.800 59.761
15  Shin Soo-Jin (KOR) M. Donner Boy II 64.944
16  Kim Dong-Seon (MAS) Pleasure 18 62.278
17  Asuka Sakurai (JPN) Watten Keiker 61.556
18  Kumiko Sakamoto (JPN) Rabano 61.500
19  Soraya Putri Alia (MAS) Chagall Junior 61.389
20  Diani Lee Cheng (MAS) Antschar 60.833
21  Lily Zilo Chiu (HKG) Windsor’s Mira 59.222
22  Lee Yuan (TPE) Laszlo 30 58.833
23  Hamam Al-Abdulla (QAT) Ideal 44 58.389
24  Wejdan Al-Malki (QAT) Ricon 57.000
25  Sergey Buikevich (KAZ) Volan 55.944
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