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Marriages: Their Eyes Were Watching God

want him to do all de wantin" (Hurston 192). Her grandmother tells her something that seems specific to all arranged marriages whe...

Islamic Banking

literature concerning the way in which Islamic law could be satisfied with the creation of an Islamic banking system was exhilarat...

Christian Theology, Family, and Marriage

covenant of irrevocable personal consent" and that procreation was not the sole purpose or the basis for the union (Lawler, 2001, ...

Islamic Militarism Since 600 A.D.

of Toledo. Bypassing Spanish Christian survivors that were huddled in the mountains of northwest Spain, Muslim armies pushed on an...

Islamic Banking and Finance

mainstream, and many mainstream banks are setting up Islamic banking divisions, Hong Kong and Shanghai banking Corporation (HSBC),...

Islamic Hatred of the United States

This 4 page expository essay explores a history of hatred against the United States based in two Islamic cultures, Indonesian and ...

Islamic Religion

as he would receive the messages and the revelations he would record them and then teach these things to his followers (History of...

Islamic Women's Lives

Women had been treated as possessions of their husbands; Islamic law made the education of girls a sacred duty and gave women the ...

Fatima Mernissi's Beyond the Veil Reviewed

In five pages this text on Islamic women's sexuality is reviewed....

Terry Alford's Prince Among Slaves

as much narrative, as documentary, as historical or human horror. Horror not from the aspect of grade-B movies, but the reminder ...

The Idea of Marriage Expressed in Three Plays.

This 5 page paper discusses the portrayal of marriage in three plays: A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen; The Marriage of Olype by Aug...

In Favor of Same-Sex Marriage - With Qualifications

define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The same debate in mostly-liberal Vermont several years ago resulted in ...

Do American Catholics Accept Vatican Council II

(Broderick, 2003). Greeley (1998) explains some of the effects of Vatican Council II. Prior to that Council, decisions in the Chu...

Questions on Readings

long for Nandas friend to marry her son. Nandas article points out mating customs and attitudes are culturally based. While Nanda...

Women’s Rights and Islam: Sunni vs Shia

to confront the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The Shiites, in contrast, felt like this position was destined to be filled w...

Islam and Marriage

In seven pages this paper examines marriage practices from an Islamic perspective. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Islam and Interfaith Marriage

by His Grace to the garden of bliss and forgiveness. And He makes His signs clear to mankind, that they may receive admonition". M...

Evolution of Women's Roles in the Islamic Tradition

in 7th century Arabia" (Time, 2001; 50). For example, while many pagan societies of the time buried unwanted female infants alive,...

3 Religious Issues

women being "accepted in the diaconate which is a part of Holy Orders" (Womens Ordination Conference, n.d.; also see The Campaign ...

Latin America and Marriage Ceremonial Changes Before and After the Catholic Church Introduction

the wives would remain with their own family. After the Church organized the marriage, couples were encouraged to set up their own...

Intermarriage Between Christians and Jews

fifty years (Sander 27). However, other sources indicate that the rate of intermarriage is on the rise. The 2000 National Jewish P...

Catholic Social Instruction and the Value of Family and Marriage

social structure. His prediction of severely negative consequences directly related to artificial contraception shed light upon t...

Roman Catholic Church and Gay Marriage

said they had an obligation to give witness to the whole moral truth and reinforce Catholic teaching that gay sex is a sin" (Bisho...

Chastity, Sex, Marriage, and the Catholic Church

This paper consists of five pages and examines the Catholic Church's position regarding chastity, sex, and marriage. Eight source...

Gay Marriage and the Catholic Church

in these times of change and forward movement. Will the Catholic Church change its stance? That remains to be seen. This is like e...

Birth Defects and Vitamin A Overuse

In five pages this paper discusses how birth defects including those involving the cranial neural crest and retinal issues can be ...

Catholic Views Regarding Marriage Mutuality and Authority

In a paper consisting of twelve pages Ephesians 5: 21-33 is examined as it pertains to marital relationships and includes Pope Joh...

Thoughts on Marriage

the woman reaps any benefit at all from her matrimonial vows. "If marriage be such a blessed state, how comes it, may you say, th...

Comparative Analysis of Women in Kung and Islamic Cultures

of the book over and over and over again. The sense of modesty is important to the people and while it is especially true for wome...

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). ...