Essays 241 - 270
of women, granted the gender a decidedly intellectual and moral existence within the societal framework; indeed, these were two as...
the Muslims(Guillaume, 1955). The Shiites seem to have begun as a family feud of sorts. When the prophet Mohammad (PBUH) died, th...
West has had trouble reconciling Muhammad as a spiritual leader and also as a military conqueror. He explains this seeming dichoto...
provides a non-ethnocentric view of Islam. A number of Western writers, however, have attempted to approach Islam in an honest an...
States. Abdulwahab Alkebsi, executive director of the Islamic Institute in Washington stated after the attacks that "this is the b...
removing religion and irrationality from human history" (Inayatullah, 2002). The ideals of globalization are also predominantly ...
Like other writers, he sees the current position of women as reflecting the respect in which they were held in previous eras:...
Western conquest, similar movements were directed wholly or in part against Westerners. These include the Wahhabis and Faraizis of...
of the least considered female-dominated religions is Wicca, a practice that imparts spirituality, benevolence and earthly powers ...
of the cultural impacts resulting from the extensive trade which characterized the period revolved around controlling the trade ro...
the silk trade in general, laid the groundwork for the spread of religion. One might compare the phenomenon to the Internet today....
several different schools" (Anonymous The History of Buddhism, 2002; history.html). From this we can perhaps understand that these...
Whether or not the charge regarding globalization is true is besides the point. The people feel that way and are perhaps angered t...
In eight pages this paper discusses issues relating to Islam in a mock tour itinerary presentation that begins in Washington DC an...
In seven pages the U.S. Nation of Islam and its status as a nationalist organization is compared with the fundamentalist Islamic r...
In three pages this novel that celebrates Islam is examined with modernity and tradition among the topics discussed. There are no...
In 5 pages this paper considers the effects of Indonesia's rising Islam during the Middle Ages. Three sources are cited in the bi...
This paper of 6 pages compares western culture and Islamic religion in terms of similarities and differences, providing definition...
In eleven pages this paper discusses how Islam oppresses women in a consideration of whether it is rooted in the religion itself ...
production and distribution system, something called perestroika (1999). That contributed to the breakup of the centralized struc...
In six pages this paper examines how human rights is defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and how it is viewed fro...
In eleven pages Islam and slavery are among the issues discussed in this West Africa historical consideration that focuses upon th...
In seven pages this paper reviews Lohbeck's text in an emphasis upon the roles of Islam and the CIA in the author's Afghan reality...
This 5 page paper discusses the fact that Osama bin Laden and his followers are Muslims, and that Islam claims to be a peaceful re...
In ten pages this paper examines the culture of Islam as presented in Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi. There are no other sour...
interpreted. Islam in particular has begun to serve as a point of confusion for the Western World as to exactly what its teaching...
and their embracing of Islamic belief. "Following the death of Khosrau II in 628, then the Persian governor in Southern Arabia, B...
In five pages the Koran is examined in a consideration of Islam and its system of ethical values. Six sources are cited in the bi...
In five pages the Islam influence upon the African and Arab relationship and the frequent discord are discussed. Five sources are...
In five pages the reasons behind the discord between African Americans and Arabs is linked to the Islam religion that has been emb...