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illusion of democratic choice by parents of children who are fed up and frustrated with the local school system. Furthermo...

a lifetime of prison sentences], a flame still burned in Clarence Earl Gideon. He had not given up caring about life or freedom; ...

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...

to stifle dissent. When citizens can no longer speak freely for fear of being called traitors or harassed or arrested, then the co...

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...

relates to specific patterns or traditions within the church. The author notes, "There is no clergy in Islam and thus no hierarchy...

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...

The concept of Jihad has long been at the forefront of controversy in its indignation toward government and strong-arm tactics. O...

person, Muhammad (also spelled Muhammed or Mohammed)", a man who "became dissatisfied with polytheism and came to believe in one G...

This direction is sometimes general in nature yet it can be applied to specific components of our world. Other times this directi...

first" (Roy 25). As this indicates, Roy sees fundamentalist Islam as both a "product and an agent of globalization," due to the fa...

their protectors in a state of dependence..The rule of inheritance was..traced through males to the exclusion of females" (Badawi,...

women can have no authority over men" (Kamguian). Or, according to another author, Islamic women who give birth to a child out of ...

the religion itself. And, one must perhaps understand that there are various forms and approaches to the religion so that there is...

through careful linguistic analysis. The Pashtun language is a part of the Eastern Iranian language and the people are offshoots ...

before, however, Islam is very much an "exposed" religion. It comes to us through practically every medium as each news or public...

"Throughout many historical periods, Sudan had served as a bridge linking Asia, Africa and a number of Mediterranean countries. Th...

by the Western Enlightenment where one writers and philosopher after another philosophized on such concepts. Democratic principle...

up doing business globally. Going back to Merriam-Webster, the definition of methodology involves the set of procedures us...

2004, p. 101). These qualities were to be found only in the members of the Prophets family, meaning that the leader would always h...

through her father that Ahmed first becomes aware of the conflicting political forces that shape her world, as he is hemmed in on ...

It only began to assume its own unique identity after combining various faiths and incorporating other cultural traditions. Traci...

"Charity is a necessity for every Muslim" (Zahid, 2010). All Muslims are encouraged to give as much as they please, but giving bac...

extremely popular throughout the Islamic world. Not only do young people like to listen to it, they are forming bands of their own...

in the United Kingdom" and focus on changes primarily between the middle to the end of the twentieth century (Peach & Gale, 2003)....

a stranger in a modern world is hinged upon what Hammoudi (2006) cites as a troubling duality that exists in each and every human;...

religious and ethnic groups to such an extent that people continue to die from the violent outbreaks. At this point in time, Shar...