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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...
removing religion and irrationality from human history" (Inayatullah, 2002). The ideals of globalization are also predominantly ...
Whether or not the charge regarding globalization is true is besides the point. The people feel that way and are perhaps angered t...
In ten pages this paper examines the culture of Islam as presented in Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi. There are no other sour...
of women, granted the gender a decidedly intellectual and moral existence within the societal framework; indeed, these were two as...
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 eight pages this paper examines how the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, commit several types of abuses against w...
on greed for middle east resources, notably oil. They fear that the western culture, with modern conveniences and popular culture...
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 war and conflict for generations. Islam is a unique and comprehensive ideology which serves as a guide for the worldly...
difference in the way that religion is practiced and interpreted. Growing rapidly in popularity, Islam is in fact spreadi...
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...
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
September 11 has brought a massive increase in conversions to Islam as never seen before" (Igbal). He proves his own asser...
by His Grace to the garden of bliss and forgiveness. And He makes His signs clear to mankind, that they may receive admonition". M...
in an economic position to support a family. The PPA adopts a pragmatic outlook, in that it leaves matters of religious beliefs re...
represents a threat to those ideals is subject to punition" (Swidler). While the protection of womens morality is common throughou...
personal liberation through approaching everything in life as it relates to what Allah wants, not what the individual wants. There...
only hold power in areas in which they can maintain political and economic support of the rich as well as the social mandate of th...
He was so devout in his beliefs, that eventually he caused the downfall of the Majapahit kingdom, which had been very powerful.7 ...
to pass judgment on dogmas source, i.e. "the closing of the door of ijtihad" occurred in Sunni Islam between the tenth and twelfth...
are utilizing an ethnocentric approach or a prejudiced approach. When we are more open to facts rather than our own expectations ...
analyzed the chemical composition of the cement through the use of an electron microscope. One of the scientists on the team descr...
for the most part and that matters. There is the Protestant Work Ethic that is aligned with the "spirit of capitalism," that Max W...
on to explain that Sufism, drawing on this tradition, actually evolved roughly two centuries after the beginning of Islam. The c...
life. Though cultural and religious differences are often supported as a means of directing public opinion towards the belief t...