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In fifteen pages this paper discusses Islamic women in a consideration of law, attitudes, female identity, religious and social va...

II. The Life of Muhammad Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca, an important trading center in...

In five pages this paper examines how these major world religions originated and considers how they relate to each other. Five so...

In eleven pages this paper examines Egypt and Nigeria in terms of the roles of Islamic women and the ways in which their protectiv...

which set the family in a state of poverty (Hooker, 1996). Mohammeds family was from the Hashim clan, which was one of the poorer ...

(Lampman, 2001). Fourth is the Ramadan month-long period of fasting, which recreates the first communications between God and Muh...

In ten pages this research paper discusses the mysticism of Islamic alchemy and also examines its impact upon the culture of the W...

worship upon just one -- and they glorify the same god, at that. It is curious that while it may appear on the outside that these...

to his god. Another is in the form of what is accepted by Jews as the first covenant. This laid the foundation for the Jewish re...

applied to their celebratory events of Ramadan, Hanukkah and Easter. Unlike so many other religions that divide their devotion am...

The sawm, the fourth pillar, is an annual fast that is held during the month of Ramadan. Again, communal identity is strengthened...

practice of prayer in the two religions is very different. Christianity calls for steady and ongoing prayer. They praised God, ask...

This paper addresses Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his implementation of a fundamentalist, Islamic regime. The aut...

second wife (Brooks 211). Until this century, most Muslims married soon after puberty. Today, however, its generally recognized t...

most significant cons, according to critics, is President Bushs imperialist implication. Since the events of October 11th, Presid...

that the political, social and revolutionary benefits of Hajj have been overtaken by mass production of ritual mismanagement" (Hae...

particularly interesting examination of the variation that exists even in the face of a transcending moral code can be made with a...

political values," which are necessary in order for representative democracy to flourish, values such as "separation of religious ...

In five pages this paper considers the historical relationship between the Islamic religion and the east coast African civilizatio...

of both a man and a woman. These are considered to be pure beings made of Divine Consciousness which can be whatever they need t...

has been a "very big thing" (Axelrod, 1995, p. PG). Even just a decade ago, a Jewish womans place was still in the home, although...

or what is referred to as tauba in Islam, is able to save a man (Salvation and the Afterlife, 2002). Therefore, Islam invites man...

islands as slaves (Crawford, 2001). It was created from necessity for the slaves to continue practicing their native religion with...

believe that the Bible reflects the primitive concepts of the age in which it was written (Ahavat Israel, 1995). Reform Judaism no...

of development and which necessitated the imposition of one husband on the woman, whereas a man was left free to have several wive...

is a predominant part of Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism alike even today. are replete with legends, some of which are passed o...

Other resources may include statistical website. The important aspect is that many researchers need to be able to gain access to t...

come from western society and not conform to the lifestyle of the Muslims there. Not wearing veils was seen as immoral (1969). If ...

and goddesses. The commerce and economy largely depended on the tourist dollars. When Muhammad (pbuh) began preaching that there w...

Satanic Verses spoke against Islam and because Rushdie was raised Muslim, he became one of the most visible and obvious choices fo...