By the 16th century these forms were of little importance compared with dower at common law, or subject to local customs under which dower might extend to a quarter, a half, or even the whole of the land.
Masdar City (Arabic: ÙØ¯ÙÙØ© ÙØµØ¯Ø± â, MadÄ«nat Maá¹£dar) is a planned city project in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Its core is being built by Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, with the majority of seed capital provided by the Government of Abu Dhabi.
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