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Islamic Architecture and Courtyards

different. With new design it is likely that the courtyard is considered completed and not reliant on change. In addition, alth...

Religious Connotations of 'Just War'

with holy wars that are most familiar to Westerners are in the Old Testament. Exodus 32:27 tells of how God ordered the destructio...

Overview of Kuwait Finance House

1995). The Kuwait Finance House was started in response to a need for financial services that met the Islamic requirements for in...

Terrorism and Accounting

the regulations. For example, Prince Salman, Governor of the Riyadh Province is known to have said "If beneficiaries had used ass...

Survival of Islamic Militancy

a primary reason why they are often regarded as trouble-making societal fringe desiring nothing more than to cause problems and wr...

Evolution of Women's Roles in the Islamic Tradition

in 7th century Arabia" (Time, 2001; 50). For example, while many pagan societies of the time buried unwanted female infants alive,...

Outline for Proposals for 10 Dissertations

easy to obtain. However, with organisations such as the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance in London there is a good sourc...

Definitions in Comparative Politics

Domestic Product (GDP): This is an economic term that is "a measure of the size of the economy of a particular territory" (Wikiped...

Political Agendas of the Islamic Salvation Front

is to save people from governmental interference, they view themselves as "sovereign citizens" (Freeh, 1998, p. PG) who have the i...

Comparative Politics Concepts

black and white just what the situation is. Of course, there are numerous indicators, one of which is the Gross Domestic Product o...

Pilgrimages in Buddhism and Islam

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

Iran's Islamic Revolution

In six pages this paper examines the Islamic revolution taking place in Iran in terms of its impact, its spread to Egypt, and the ...

Perceptions of Ibn Battuta

In five pages this paper considers the Islamic scholar and the fourteenth century travels that molded his personal and cultural pe...

Islam and Marriage

In seven pages this paper examines marriage practices from an Islamic perspective. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Islamic Art and Its Influence

In eight pages the influence of Islamic art is considered in terms of religion and Western artistic forms. Ten sources are cited ...

Shiite and Sunni Differences

prophet Muhammad, considered by Muslims as the true messenger of Allah, died in 632 A.D., he left know instructions regarding the ...

Moroccan Women and the Impact of Imperialism

In five pages this paper examines how Islamic Moroccan women have been affected by imperialism. Three sources are cited in the bi...

Middle East and Women of Islam

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

Global Business and Religion

the predominant religion of the land. Confusion of Culture and Religion Repression of women is...

Polygamy in African Countries

In a paper consisting of five pages this writer argues that the polygamy justification used by African Islamic men in order to per...

Islamic Mosques

In ten pages this paper examines the Islamic cultural importance of mosques with 3 famous examples provided. Nine sources are cit...

Different Types and Regional Museum Pieces

liked to envision men, the primary subject of sculpture, as regal and noble and strong characters. There was nothing more powerful...

Suffering and Evil

suffering: Why doesnt he participate, and why does he leave his faithful servants to suffer?5 These questions are fundamental to...

Islamic Fundamentalism and The Whigs

underwent what is known as the "Glorious Revolution," in which the Catholic King James II was replaced by the more tolerant Willia...

THE KORAN AND ISLAMIC CULTURE

to the tribe itself, and he was orphaned at a young age (Williams, 1962). When he was a young man, he was employed by a wealthy wi...

Psychological Well-Being and Islam

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

Various Renaissance Periods

Introduction In world history there have been times of great growth and change, often referred to as renaissance periods. While m...

Visual Arts and Religion

life that one would want to aspire toward. And, typically, as in a religious painting, the consequences of not choosing the faith ...

Comparative Analysis of Women in Kung and Islamic Cultures

of the book over and over and over again. The sense of modesty is important to the people and while it is especially true for wome...

Pakistan and Afghanistan Islamic Fundamentalism

nature, in order to accomplish the goals of fundamentalist sects requires firm control of the political and social apparatus of a ...