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Islam Abbasids' Fall

This paper consists of five pages and discusses the beginning of the Islam Abbasids and chronicles its demise. Four sources are l...

Islam Perceptions

In three pages this paper discusses the media's role in shaping perceptions and misperceptions of outsiders regarding Islam in a c...

Daily Rituals and Mohammad's Importance in Islam

In three pages this paper discusses daily worship practices, the death ritual, and Mohammad's role as profit in Islam. Two source...

Somalian Women and Islam

This paper consists of five pages and discusses Somalian women's social position and how it is influenced by the values of Islam. ...

Globalized Islam by Oliver Roy

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

Islam and Rights for Women

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

Defining "Crusade" And "Jihad"

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

Islam Today: Pakistan and Iran

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

History of Islam: Sudan and the Dinka People

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

Islamic Beliefs and the Five Pillars of Wisdom

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

Islamic Women

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

Middle Period Islam

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

Islamic Religion and Impacts of Culture

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

Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi

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

Russia and Islam

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

West Africa History

In eleven pages Islam and slavery are among the issues discussed in this West Africa historical consideration that focuses upon th...

Kurt Lohbeck's Holy War, Unholy Victory Eyewitness To The CIA's Secret War In Afghanistan

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...

The Immediate and Remote Causes of the Attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center

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...

Comparison of Muslim, Hindu, and Jewish Prayer

in the woods or when theory are alone or even when they are in a crisis situation. Prayer under the umbrella of many religions is ...

800 AD Middle East and Islam

In six pages this paper examines how Islam took root in the middle East during this time period and considers the importance of th...

Women and Gender in Islam by Leila Ahmed

veil to designate between "respectable" and "disreputable" women. However, Ahmed emphasizes the fact that "Mesopotamian, Persian...

Ibn Battuta

In six pages this paper examines a pilgrimage in terms of its social value and considers Ibn Battuta's travels to Mecca and the si...

Jazz Saxophonist John Coltrane and His Important Influence Upon Music

In 6 pages this paper examines the influential jazz musician John Coltrane in a consideration of his Islam conversion and his ques...

Judaism and Islam Conflict

In eight pages the nature of the conflict that exists between Judaism and Islam is traced back to prerenaissance history. Six sou...

The Beginning and the End by Mahfouz

In three pages this novel that celebrates Islam is examined with modernity and tradition among the topics discussed. There are no...

Islam and Universal Declaration of Human Rights Definitions of Human Rights

In six pages this paper examines how human rights is defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and how it is viewed fro...

Female Oppression and Islam

In eleven pages this paper discusses how Islam oppresses women in a consideration of whether it is rooted in the religion itself ...

Indonesia's Rising Islam During the Middle Ages

In 5 pages this paper considers the effects of Indonesia's rising Islam during the Middle Ages. Three sources are cited in the bi...

Islamic Countries and Mock Tour Itinerary

In eight pages this paper discusses issues relating to Islam in a mock tour itinerary presentation that begins in Washington DC an...

Are Democratic Priniciples Universally Applicable?

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