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What is the Kiswa?
It is the black curtain that is draped around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque of Makkah. The fabric is made of high-quality silk, with verses of the Qur’an woven into it in the form of gold and silver thread running across the Kaaba’s belt. Once a year during Hajj, the kiswa is replaced with a new one.
What is Sephardim?
It is the Hebrew term for Jews of Spanish origin. More than 500 years ago, the Sephardim faced a bleak choice when Spain told them convert to Catholicism or be burned at the stake. The only other option was exile. many of the exiles fled to the Ottoman Empire or North Africa and later to Latin America. In a bid to correct the injustice, Spain's Parliament in 2015 passed a legislation that allowed those able to prove their Jewish heritage and their “special connection” to Spain to apply for citizenship.
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