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Hejira

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Hejira: see Hegira Hegira or Hejira (both: hĭjī`rə, hĕj`ərə) [Ar.
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Hegira, Hejira
1. the departure of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622 ad; the starting point of the Muslim era
2. the Muslim era itself


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Moving to Boise is not like moving to Romania, and those who make a go of it during the hejira in the Idahoan hinterland can always move back home when their financial situations improve.
The speaker of the poems is en route on both a spiritual and cultural hejira and a sexual pursuit.
Her Miles of Aisles (1974, #2), The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975, #4), Hejira (1976, #13), and Court and Spark (1974, #2) are considered among the most influential and important albums of the rock era.
 
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