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January 18[edit]

Sufi orders in South Asia[edit]

Which sufi tariqas (orders) are commonly practiced in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and Maldives)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.89.43.164 (talk) 00:18, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Naqshbandi is probably one of the most famous. Barelvi is a Sufi-influenced movement which represents traditional folk-mysticism practices that strict reformist or back-to-the-Arab-roots movements among Muslims hate... AnonMoos (talk) 03:13, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I said tariqas (orders) in plural. Please answer the question properly. -- 23:21, 19 January 2014‎ 70.54.66.66

Whatever, dude -- I told you what I know, and gave you some convenient terms to use for conducting further research... AnonMoos (talk) 23:30, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sufi Orders in Arab World[edit]

Which Sufi Orders are commonly practiced throughout the Arab World only (Algeria, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, Comoros, Sudan, Somalia and Djibouti and Western Sahara)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.54.66.66 (talk) 23:27, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Start from tariqa and the category Sufi orders. It seems we have articles on about 72 different Sufi orders. You could go through them all to construct your list by country, since no such list appears to already exist. 142.150.38.142 (talk) 18:58, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Date Walter Heller said unemployment target was 4%?[edit]

When did Walter Heller say "our fiscal policy targets have been recast in terms of 'full' or 'high' employment levels of output, specifically the level of GNP associated with a 4-percent rate of unemployment" as quoted in Peterson and Estenson (1992) "Chapter 9. Public Expenditures, Taxes, and Finance" Income, employment, and economic growth (7th ed., New York: Norton. pp. 364–70. ISBN 0-393-96139-7) and why isn't it plotted on http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/NROU ? EllenCT (talk) 04:20, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

SWIFT Standards Release Guide 2002[edit]

I am seeking a copy of the Swift Messaging Standards applicable in the first quarter of 2002 for MT100 and MT103 messages. Information sought includes definition, usage and rules. Is this an ISO standard? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keltrem (talk • contribs) 23:15, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See ISO 15022 and ISO 20022 as your starting point. _{Hia10 (talk) 21:03, 19 January 2014 (UTC)}[reply]