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To: Kenny Bunk
In countries where the default calendar is A.D. (C.E., if you must) Islamic years are referenced as A.H. (Anno Hegirae, IIRC). I'ts currently 1382 A.H.

It's also the year 5764 on the Jewish Calendar...I don't know that there is an accepted abbreviation, though I understand they call it the "year of the world" which I suppose would be latinized to Anno Mundi and abb. "A.M.", which could cause humorous incidents:

"The excavation revealed that primitive pumps were in use at the wells of Beersheeba as early as 845 A.M."

"Wow, and it's only 9:05 now!"

7 posted on 08/21/2004 6:02:39 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (Call her in the middle with a double, before, wrong, and home.)
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To: ExGeeEye

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8 posted on 08/21/2004 6:07:24 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: ExGeeEye

I believe your 1382 is on the Persian Calendar, which applies to Iran, but not the rest of the muslim world.


15 posted on 08/21/2004 12:39:51 PM PDT by nuconvert (Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.)
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To: ExGeeEye
This just goes to show you should never ask any Freeper,

"What time is it?"

26 posted on 08/22/2004 7:05:10 AM PDT by Kenny Bunk
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