Essays 61 - 90
that is precisely what it is. Satrapi is Iranian, and her autobiography gives Westerners the chance to understand what its like to...
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...
The sawm, the fourth pillar, is an annual fast that is held during the month of Ramadan. Again, communal identity is strengthened...
underwent what is known as the "Glorious Revolution," in which the Catholic King James II was replaced by the more tolerant Willia...
Introduction In world history there have been times of great growth and change, often referred to as renaissance periods. While m...
The writer presents a proposal to assess the way that Islamic banks based in western countries can support growth through marketin...
This research paper offers an over-all summary of the debate over whether or not New York City should allow construction of an Isl...
system such as due to the cost. However, the law may also have a positive influence; it may support social changes which are neede...
and a range of problems for women, the "New Order" regime under Suharto focused on mass media messages that put women in their pla...
This essay is an outline for a proposed paper on warfare in pre-Islamic Arabia and late Antiquity. The outline includes causes, l...
During the first several centuries, war was a constant state of being in different parts of the world. This essay focused on war i...
This research paper reports on the customs and significance of fasting during the Islamic celebration of Ramadan. Three pages in l...
This paper relates the life and accomplishments of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, who succeeded the Prophet Mohammad as the leader of the Isl...
This research paper offers an overview of Islamic, Buddhist, and Taoist views on health and healing. Six pages in length, six sou...
Boko Haram are an Islamic jihadist organization based in Nigeria who became known for the kidnapping of more than 200 Christian s...
This 7 page paper gives an overview of the basics of the major religions and why nurses should study them. This paper includes Jew...
This essay presents a discussion of gender equality within Islamic Arab countries. Seven pages in length, seven sources are cited....
Discusses how groups such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State rely on religion and other identity factors to recruit and build terro...
1995). The Kuwait Finance House was started in response to a need for financial services that met the Islamic requirements for in...
with holy wars that are most familiar to Westerners are in the Old Testament. Exodus 32:27 tells of how God ordered the destructio...
p. 50). In addition we note very forward thinking when we understand that "Muhammad even decreed that sexual satisfaction was a wo...
To understand the relative impact of veiling upon Islamic women we must delve into the culture, religion and politics of Islam. I...
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...
East Asia (Fiero, DATE). This religion provided "spiritual unity and cultural cohesiveness to people of a wide variety of language...
their lifetime. Presumably this requirement is for the spiritual edification of the Islamic adherent. During the ten days of rites...
nature, in order to accomplish the goals of fundamentalist sects requires firm control of the political and social apparatus of a ...
the Koran. These collections are called hadiths, or Sunna.(Lippman, 1990). Until this time, there existed the Sira, which were ora...
life that one would want to aspire toward. And, typically, as in a religious painting, the consequences of not choosing the faith ...
in war and conflict for generations. Islam is a unique and comprehensive ideology which serves as a guide for the worldly...
after three years, he felt compelled to bring the message to the public. He openly attacked the practice of worshipping idols whic...