AMMAN Prime Minister Omar Razzaz has issued a communiqu declaring Saturday, August 31, a public holiday for ministries and public departments to observe the Islamic Hijri new year, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
This Muharram 1 marks 1441 lunar years since Prophet Mohammads migration from Mecca to Medina, known as hijra.
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