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Transformations of Hagia Sophia

second fire, it was reconstructed yet again by Justinian I (Justinian the Great) during the sixth century. Due in large part to J...

West and Influence of Islam

culture of Islam and the occidental world. The book details the impacts Islam has had from a religious perspective in particular....

AKP Ruling Party of Turkey

has necessitated their decline in power. There had also been political instability accompanied by the need for economic reform. ...

Middle East, Democracy, and Islam

In Europe, however, greater religiosity tended to be linked to internationalism, European integration, and support for foreign aid...

Perspectives on Human Nature

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

Comparing Two Regional World Civilizations

differences. In respect to the Islamic and Asian societies that sprang up, these occurred largely by 1000 B.C. (Roberts, 1993). ...

Pan Islamic Terrorism and Conflict Between Palestine and Israel

in the Middle East. The Arabs aggressively opposed the establishment of Israel. As a means of rectifying the situation the Unite...

Egypt Invasion by Napoleon and Culture Clashes

that in Egypt, he would not be able to simply occupy and conquer as he had previously. For, here was a firmly entrenched religion...

Comparative Analysis of Women's Status in Iran and Pakistan

the way this s interpreted now and in the past which reflects on the current status. If we look at Pakistan this is a country wh...

Islamic World, the West, and the Relevance of Medieval History

is based solely upon the influence of culture. Louis Rene Beres 2001 article entitled Terrorism and the Global Clash of Civilizat...

Discipline and Islam

in the different aspect and practices, but to look at the way in which discipline manifest in the main practices of modern Islam. ...

Religious Prejudice and Ethics

perhaps for good reasons but with disastrous results over the long term. Community over self is more obvious and calls to m...

Examing the Islamic Fundamentalist Revival and Reasons for its Resurgence

As is the case with most social phenomena, the prominence of such groups is made more apparent in the contrast of the times. It c...

Islamic Jihad and What It Means

possible to see even though war may be inevitable in some circumstances Muslims should not be those to start the war, as seen with...

Muslims and Canada

the country, and that British Canadians appear to be getting serious about getting back in shape. However, the proposals that in ...

Suffering and Evil

suffering: Why doesnt he participate, and why does he leave his faithful servants to suffer?5 These questions are fundamental to...

Persepolis

that is precisely what it is. Satrapi is Iranian, and her autobiography gives Westerners the chance to understand what its like to...

THE KORAN AND ISLAMIC CULTURE

to the tribe itself, and he was orphaned at a young age (Williams, 1962). When he was a young man, he was employed by a wealthy wi...

Psychological Well-Being and Islam

The sawm, the fourth pillar, is an annual fast that is held during the month of Ramadan. Again, communal identity is strengthened...

Islamic Fundamentalism and The Whigs

underwent what is known as the "Glorious Revolution," in which the Catholic King James II was replaced by the more tolerant Willia...

Various Renaissance Periods

Introduction In world history there have been times of great growth and change, often referred to as renaissance periods. While m...

Promotion and Marketing of Islamic Banking

The writer presents a proposal to assess the way that Islamic banks based in western countries can support growth through marketin...

The Role of Law

system such as due to the cost. However, the law may also have a positive influence; it may support social changes which are neede...

In Favor of the Ground Zero Mosque

This research paper offers an over-all summary of the debate over whether or not New York City should allow construction of an Isl...

Contemporary Muslim Turkey and the Religion Theory of Karl Marx

in a system and was so closely linked with economics that it was largely used as a buffer for those in the oppressed lower classes...

Opposition to Islamic Beliefs

their lifetime. Presumably this requirement is for the spiritual edification of the Islamic adherent. During the ten days of rites...

Islam's Early Rise

East Asia (Fiero, DATE). This religion provided "spiritual unity and cultural cohesiveness to people of a wide variety of language...

Religious Connotations of 'Just War'

with holy wars that are most familiar to Westerners are in the Old Testament. Exodus 32:27 tells of how God ordered the destructio...

Overview of Kuwait Finance House

1995). The Kuwait Finance House was started in response to a need for financial services that met the Islamic requirements for in...

Oppression of Islamic Women

p. 50). In addition we note very forward thinking when we understand that "Muhammad even decreed that sexual satisfaction was a wo...