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Islamic Influence in Venetian Architecture

In "The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in A World Civilization" Marshal Hodgson (1990)...

Women’s Rights/Incompatibility with Islam

of the state. They are always perceived in their relationship to men as defined by Islamic scripture. Within this social and polit...

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...

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 ...

Ibn Ishaq's The Sira

the Koran. These collections are called hadiths, or Sunna.(Lippman, 1990). Until this time, there existed the Sira, which were ora...

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 ...

Capital Punishment in Islam

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

U.S. Homeland Security and Islamic Extremists

It is a highly sticky position for a democratic society to be in when the government, not its citizens, discriminate against a rel...

Perspectives on Human Nature

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

Pan Islamic Terrorism and Conflict Between Palestine and Israel

in the Middle East. The Arabs aggressively opposed the establishment of Israel. As a means of rectifying the situation the Unite...

Egypt Invasion by Napoleon and Culture Clashes

that in Egypt, he would not be able to simply occupy and conquer as he had previously. For, here was a firmly entrenched religion...

Accounting and Financials As They Involve Islamic Banking

For the most part, Islamic practices when it comes to money dont adapt themselves very well to more Anglo methods of accounting or...

AKP Ruling Party of Turkey

has necessitated their decline in power. There had also been political instability accompanied by the need for economic reform. ...

Transformations of Hagia Sophia

second fire, it was reconstructed yet again by Justinian I (Justinian the Great) during the sixth century. Due in large part to J...

Islamic Women: Feminist Influence

roles. Inasmuch as the barricade toward womens rights "remains deeply rooted in traditional Islamic culture" (Witte 2005:A24), it...

Islamic View of Holy War

who do not fight "with severe punishment in the hereafter" (Gould, 2005, p. 15). But the Koran does not make it clear whether Musl...

Women’s Rights and Islam: Sunni vs Shia

to confront the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The Shiites, in contrast, felt like this position was destined to be filled w...

Ideology and Religion of Islam

In twenty one pages this paper discusses ideology and religious practices of Islam in a consideration of cultural misconceptions b...

Questions on Readings

long for Nandas friend to marry her son. Nandas article points out mating customs and attitudes are culturally based. While Nanda...

Medical Knowledge/Medieval Europe v. Arab World

texts, such as the works of Hippocrates and Galen, were held by the Roman Catholic Church, whose policies toward medicine were des...

Relations between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran

oil, so the United States claims that any move on Irans part to threaten the oil supply will not be tolerated (Sadri). Since the U...

Gulf Corporation Council (GCC): Crime Law And Capital Punishment

living world. Through the centuries, this perpetual quest for upholding said rights has been met with great resistance from those...

Perspectives on Jihad

(Schuett, 2006). This is the definition that seems to be in widespread use today, as people define jihad as a struggle between Mus...

Visiting an Islamic Mosque in Toledo, Ohio

longer large enough to house all the members of the Islamic community. As such, in 1978 the community bought 48 acres in the Towns...

Arab Peninsula and Empire

In eight pages this paper examines the pre Islamic Arab Peninsula and Empire. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Historical Influences Upon the Culture of Iran

In ten pages the cultural development of Iran is examined in a historical overview that includes Western, Islamic, and Persian inf...

Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution and Its Causes

In a paper consisting of five pages Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution is examined in terms of leading up to it and the influence of A...

Islamic Architecture and Space Syntax Theory

In six pages this paper examines space syntax theory in terms of definition and usage as it relates to Islamic town architecture...

Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

In seven pages this virtually unchanged ancient Islamic architectural structure in Jerusalem is examined. Five sources are cited ...