Essays 151 - 180
Discusses the ideas of political Islam and its potential impact on developing worlds. There are 2 sources listed in the bibliograp...
through her father that Ahmed first becomes aware of the conflicting political forces that shape her world, as he is hemmed in on ...
2004, p. 101). These qualities were to be found only in the members of the Prophets family, meaning that the leader would always h...
out, even before Islam made it to the major media of the world, that both people and politics related to the Middle East and Islam...
and ultimately believes that God is responsible for everything. In Buddhism one could argue that it is the souls of the people who...
in the new society. From the period of 800 AD, Muhammads Islamic influence upon the people of Syria, Iran and Egypt was great and...
(Schuett, 2006). This is the definition that seems to be in widespread use today, as people define jihad as a struggle between Mus...
Europeans were studying at Muslim universities, located mostly in Spain, by the 13th century (The Islamic world to 1600). Even aft...
throughout most of Western history, Christianity has practiced active and persistent racism against Jews, as European pogroms agai...
This 5-page paper compares Islam and Christianity in Russia. Also offered is a brief history of both religions. Bibliography lists...
examination of this there is a letter written by Leo III to Umar II which states the following: "In brief you admit that we say th...
It only began to assume its own unique identity after combining various faiths and incorporating other cultural traditions. Traci...
of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...
In six pages this paper examines a pilgrimage in terms of its social value and considers Ibn Battuta's travels to Mecca and the si...
In three pages this novel that celebrates Islam is examined with modernity and tradition among the topics discussed. There are no...
In eight pages the nature of the conflict that exists between Judaism and Islam is traced back to prerenaissance history. Six sou...
This paper of 6 pages compares western culture and Islamic religion in terms of similarities and differences, providing definition...
In eight pages this paper discusses the rise of Christianity in the West and Islam in the Middle East. Six sources are cited in t...
This paper addresses fundamentalist ideologies of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity in Iran and Egypt. The author also comments on...
veil to designate between "respectable" and "disreputable" women. However, Ahmed emphasizes the fact that "Mesopotamian, Persian...
In 6 pages this paper examines the influential jazz musician John Coltrane in a consideration of his Islam conversion and his ques...
and elsewhere. It was there that these people became known as Babylonians, Syrians, Hebrews, and Phoenicians (Mathewson, 1994). ...
basis of the religion (Esposito, 1978). This began his quest for a true religion. Muhammad believed that both Judaism and Christi...
the local political process (Ceasar, 2005). The Dawa party which is religious based was the top winner in that election (Ceasar, ...
Texts of the Worlds Religions" presents Islam as a religion which stresses that an individuals submission to Allah is what is most...
a supreme being and endeavor to live by his word s recorded in holy scriptures. Westerners are frequently surprised to learn that...
the religion the people already possessed. What was different was the book that he would begin to orally present, the Qoran which ...
must begin with its very fundamental concept of unity of God (Tawhid). In this context, it is also important to note that the cree...
in the woods or when theory are alone or even when they are in a crisis situation. Prayer under the umbrella of many religions is ...
first" (Roy 25). As this indicates, Roy sees fundamentalist Islam as both a "product and an agent of globalization," due to the fa...