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A Spanish Mosque in India

The Begumpet township of Secundrabad, Hyderabad, India, boasts of a beautiful mosque with unique design in Indian context - A mosque with Spanish or Hispano–Islamic architecture.


 This one-of-its-kind mosque in India was built in 1906 by Nawab Sir Iqbal Ud Daula, a Noble person and Prime Minister of Nizam (Ruler) of erstwhile Hyderabad State. He had commissioned the construction of the mosque soon after his return from Spain and it is believed that he was inspired by the Great Mosque of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain. The distinct feature of the exterior of the mosque are its church like spires instead of the traditional minarets or domes.
The interior of the mosque also has pronounced similarity with the Córdoba Mosque, notably the horseshoe arches and columns in its main hall, which give the hall a definitive European feel. The Quranic verses in exquisite calligraphy inscribed on the inside walls are in Ottoman Turkish instead of the traditional Arabic.
Source of info and more info: 
Anuradha Goyal Travels. The blog is full of useful travel information and great images of several world heritage sites and off beat travel destinations in India. &
The Hindu, Newspaper
http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.com 

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We need a joy like this as long as possible .....

A joy, a happiness which remains in my heart. A smile & yells like a predator. This is what im wishing to, More than ever though. Im happy - yes i am, Watching my favourite team playing like this. This is just amazing, They lead the Serie A campaign this season with a superb 8 wins in a row. History noted that a winning like this will be ended with a Champion or Scudetto? Juventus made it lastly in the season of 1930/1931, 1985/1986, & 2005/200, What happened ? They won the Scudetto, except the last one was declined due to a 'calciopolli'.

Actually i myself never expect my team Roma will do like that, but after this huge victories and record that More scorring 22 with just 1 concided is a sign that they will do the same as Juve did.

Alright, now let's talk about last night victory againts the top rival, Napoli, 2-0 as the final result of the game, with The heart 'Rudi's midfielder Miralem Pjanic helps the giallorossi by becoming 2 goals scorer on the beautiful set pieces (1 free kick & 1 penalty spot).
"Im happy that we' won the game, Thanks to both set pieces, because you should know that how hard to face Napoli on a game like tonight'' Said Rudi Garcia on official roma site.

Yeps, it was a very though game, very difficult to play with a very tactical game between Roma's Rudi garcia & Napoli's Benitez. Every single chance would be so much conclusive for each team. And roma did, First set piece came from the fault by the subtitute Paolo cannavaro, Pjanic took the chance and did a Superb free kick, "bent pjanic, just bent it" !!! 2nd goal at the 2nd half also came from a fault by Cannavaro after hauled Borriello from a heading chance at the box. Miralem took it again and GOALLLLL !!! 2-0 until the final whistle blows. AS ROMA won the 8 victory in a row this season. This is more than great, As Rudi's only take it in his first season with giallorossi. Dont forget to thanks to the two goals from Miralem pjanic, He was like a painter tonight !!!

Now, i'd like to take a look at our defense. On roma's zeman last season, I have a very dissapointing note from roma's defensive area. They attack beautifuly but defense was very anxiously. Eventhouh we had a competitive players such : Stekelenburg, Piris, Kjaer, Marquinhos, Castan & Heinze. But the strategy sufferred roma. Not work well.

While, Rudi garcia's roma is fairly different. Only 1 goal concieded . Relied on first team defenders such : Morgan de sanctis, Maicon, Castan, Balzaretti, and Mehdi Benatia, They temporally did the jobs very well. And also, The vice captain Danielle De Rossi is now on his Top form. Manages the ball and helps defense very strong as a fisrt blocker in front the two Center backs Castan & Benatia. I saw the best of him last night match againts Napoli. You can see how Danielle plays !! Grazie Futuro Capitano.....




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Guides urged to abide by ethical codes

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry requires professional guides in Indonesia to follow the existing ethical codes in an attempt to improve the country’s image as a world-class destination.

I Gde Pitana, head of the ministry’s tourism resources department, said tour guides played a crucial role in the tourist industry.

“They are the spearheads in the industry, directly dealing with tourists. Their work and professionalism will certainly mirror our tourism,” Pitana said, while opening the 12th national congress of the Indonesian Tourist Guide Association (HPI) in Denpasar.

Pitana urged all those working as guides to register with official agencies and acquire the necessary professional certification.

Issuing the certificates was another problem. “It should be managed by authorized agencies,” said Pitana, who is also a professor of tourism studies at Udayana University.

He further said the majority of registered guides already demonstrated professionalism.

“But there are still many guides who do not have official licenses. They may act against the ethical codes and could damage the image of Indonesia,” Pitana said.

Recommendation was also made for guides to register as members of HPI. “It is a forum in which guides can share each other’s experiences, exchange information and learn to find solutions,” Pitana said.

Referring to Law No. 10/2009 on tourism, Pitana said that tourism workers, including tour guides, must be certified.

The certificates must be obtained by passing the examinations and evaluations offered by competent and authorized agencies.

The ministry has targeted subsidizing the certification process for 50,000 tourism workers between 2012 and 2014.

“So far, around 47,500 workers have undertaken the certification process,” Pitana said, adding that 50,000 other workers had undergone certification using their own money.

Erman Maulana, chairman of HPI, said that the association had signed the global ethical code for guides in 2012.

The ethical codes on tour guiding stress the importance of good attitudes, skills and knowledge.

“Indonesian guides are weak in attitude. This depends on personal characteristics. It will be a long process to change one’s attitude,” Erman said.

HPI would also issue standard operational procedures for guides, based on international standards.

HPI has 12,000 members across Indonesia, including 6,500 members in Bali. “But only 10 percent of the members have already obtained their certification,” said Erman.

Sumber : Bali Daily

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