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Essays 391 - 420
provides a non-ethnocentric view of Islam. A number of Western writers, however, have attempted to approach Islam in an honest an...
I of Austrasia and then Pepin III (also known as Pepin the Short) who would ultimately depose the last Merovingian king and become...
States. Abdulwahab Alkebsi, executive director of the Islamic Institute in Washington stated after the attacks that "this is the b...
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
a more intimate and personal approach to God than was provided by Sunni formalism and detachment (Lippman, 1995). The Sufis found ...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
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...
Western conquest, similar movements were directed wholly or in part against Westerners. These include the Wahhabis and Faraizis of...
of women, granted the gender a decidedly intellectual and moral existence within the societal framework; indeed, these were two as...
interpreted. Islam in particular has begun to serve as a point of confusion for the Western World as to exactly what its teaching...
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 ten pages this paper examines the culture of Islam as presented in Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi. There are no other sour...
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...
on greed for middle east resources, notably oil. They fear that the western culture, with modern conveniences and popular culture...
in war and conflict for generations. Islam is a unique and comprehensive ideology which serves as a guide for the worldly...
by angry whites and the white social workers who farmed the children out to foster homes drove his mother to insanity (Dreyfuss 13...
Like other writers, he sees the current position of women as reflecting the respect in which they were held in previous eras:...
however, given the current state of world affairs it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of it. A number...
production and distribution system, something called perestroika (1999). That contributed to the breakup of the centralized struc...
In eight pages Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are considered in a contrast and comparison of evolution theories. Six sources ar...
In seven pages the U.S. Nation of Islam and its status as a nationalist organization is compared with the fundamentalist Islamic r...
In eight pages this paper discusses issues relating to Islam in a mock tour itinerary presentation that begins in Washington DC an...
In eight pages this paper examines how the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, commit several types of abuses against w...
In eleven pages this paper discusses how Islam oppresses women in a consideration of whether it is rooted in the religion itself ...
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 eight pages this paper discusses the rise of Christianity in the West and Islam in the Middle East. Six sources are cited in t...
In six pages this paper examines how Islam took root in the middle East during this time period and considers the importance of th...
veil to designate between "respectable" and "disreputable" women. However, Ahmed emphasizes the fact that "Mesopotamian, Persian...
In 5 pages this paper considers the effects of Indonesia's rising Islam during the Middle Ages. Three sources are cited in the bi...