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Essays 511 - 540
In eight pages the conditions that existed in Iran during the time of the Shah and after his overthrow when the Ayatollah establis...
In eight pages intermarriages and issues of cultural diversity and nationalism are considered from a U.S. perspective through Jewi...
In ten pages this research paper discusses the mysticism of Islamic alchemy and also examines its impact upon the culture of the W...
analyses of art, artists, patrons, and techniques. It retains its unique chronological presentation in compact topical units, offe...
In seven pages this virtually unchanged ancient Islamic architectural structure in Jerusalem is examined. Five sources are cited ...
In six pages this paper examines space syntax theory in terms of definition and usage as it relates to Islamic town architecture...
roles. Inasmuch as the barricade toward womens rights "remains deeply rooted in traditional Islamic culture" (Witte 2005:A24), it...
highly unimaginable - solution for bypassing the impasse: reengineer the human brain because "after spending years researching art...
through her father that Ahmed first becomes aware of the conflicting political forces that shape her world, as he is hemmed in on ...
liked to envision men, the primary subject of sculpture, as regal and noble and strong characters. There was nothing more powerful...
Majestatem, which was heavily influenced by Glanvills English law treatise, but it demonstrates the many sources of Scottish law a...
a mitvah, which resembles a small swimming pool. The water of the mitvah must be very pure and from a natural source, therefore, r...
who do not fight "with severe punishment in the hereafter" (Gould, 2005, p. 15). But the Koran does not make it clear whether Musl...
In twenty one pages this paper discusses ideology and religious practices of Islam in a consideration of cultural misconceptions b...
to confront the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The Shiites, in contrast, felt like this position was destined to be filled w...
that in Egypt, he would not be able to simply occupy and conquer as he had previously. For, here was a firmly entrenched religion...
in the Middle East. The Arabs aggressively opposed the establishment of Israel. As a means of rectifying the situation the Unite...
perhaps for good reasons but with disastrous results over the long term. Community over self is more obvious and calls to m...
As is the case with most social phenomena, the prominence of such groups is made more apparent in the contrast of the times. It c...
is based solely upon the influence of culture. Louis Rene Beres 2001 article entitled Terrorism and the Global Clash of Civilizat...
in the different aspect and practices, but to look at the way in which discipline manifest in the main practices of modern Islam. ...
core values of a culture" (Kreiter 66). For example, Roman painters depicted orators, philosophers and athletes in their art, and ...
possible to see even though war may be inevitable in some circumstances Muslims should not be those to start the war, as seen with...
the country, and that British Canadians appear to be getting serious about getting back in shape. However, the proposals that in ...
suffering: Why doesnt he participate, and why does he leave his faithful servants to suffer?5 These questions are fundamental to...
the way this s interpreted now and in the past which reflects on the current status. If we look at Pakistan this is a country wh...
the regulations. For example, Prince Salman, Governor of the Riyadh Province is known to have said "If beneficiaries had used ass...
no means represent the lives of most Muslim women (2002). What are the lives of most like? How are women viewed in Muslim society?...
For the most part, Islamic practices when it comes to money dont adapt themselves very well to more Anglo methods of accounting or...
structures, art, sculpture, glass works, decorative pieces and illuminated composition from the twelfth through the sixteenth cent...