In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JEM
JEM, Jaish-e-Muhammad, Jaish-i-Mohammed, Army of Muhammad
(noun) a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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17 January 2025
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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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