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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...

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...

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

he refused Gods command to bow down to Adam" (Horn, 2004). This is slightly different from Christian theology, which maintains tha...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

and reconcile them to the view of what is right would have provided for a more equalizing relationship where Jewry was concerned. ...

difference in the way that religion is practiced and interpreted. Growing rapidly in popularity, Islam is in fact spreadi...

by angry whites and the white social workers who farmed the children out to foster homes drove his mother to insanity (Dreyfuss 13...

force themselves upon their wives for sexual favors, and they are not allowed by faith to molest them. The Torah and Talmud both ...

on greed for middle east resources, notably oil. They fear that the western culture, with modern conveniences and popular culture...

of sorts so that a divorce could not be granted simply and carelessly. "If there was a certificate, there should also be grounds f...

in war and conflict for generations. Islam is a unique and comprehensive ideology which serves as a guide for the worldly...

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 ten pages this paper examines the culture of Islam as presented in Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi. There are no other sour...

production and distribution system, something called perestroika (1999). That contributed to the breakup of the centralized struc...

Princess. Brenda is both wealthy and domineering. Certainly one sees the two as inextricable. However, if Brenda were a poor Jew, ...

interpreted. Islam in particular has begun to serve as a point of confusion for the Western World as to exactly what its teaching...

of women, granted the gender a decidedly intellectual and moral existence within the societal framework; indeed, these were two as...

States. Abdulwahab Alkebsi, executive director of the Islamic Institute in Washington stated after the attacks that "this is the b...

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...

of the cultural impacts resulting from the extensive trade which characterized the period revolved around controlling the trade ro...

Whether or not the charge regarding globalization is true is besides the point. The people feel that way and are perhaps angered t...