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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...

Ahmed, Satrapi/Growing up Female in the Islamic World

through her father that Ahmed first becomes aware of the conflicting political forces that shape her world, as he is hemmed in on ...

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...

Business under Islamic Law

set of laws which is universally accepted, the laws are subject to interpretation and application which can vary dependant upon th...

Islamic and Christian Fundamentalism and Global Holy War

of fundamentalism, and extremist elements exist in both Islam as well as Christianity. Islamic Fundamentalism is defined as "an u...

Islamic Extremism in the Philippines

The terrorist group Abu Sayyaf is based on the southern Philippines. Barreveld (2001) traces...

Islamic Influence on Medieval European Women

Europeans were studying at Muslim universities, located mostly in Spain, by the 13th century (The Islamic world to 1600). Even aft...

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 ...

Islamic Integration in the West: Cultural and Political Barriers

material gain and technological advancement, while Islam is typified as highly traditional and driven by moral values rooted in an...

Islamic Women

Like other writers, he sees the current position of women as reflecting the respect in which they were held in previous eras:...

Christian Views on the Islamic Prophet Muhammad

however, given the current state of world affairs it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of it. A number...

Islamic History in Spain

independent from Arab roots, thus making Spain a Muslim country, but without the interference of Muslim rule from afar (Spain, 199...

Post 911 and U.S. Islamic Communities

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

Islamic Oppression and Women

own society for being the victim of a rape. According to the Shariah, if a woman is raped, she must have four witnesses to back up...

911 and its Effects Upon San Diego's Islamic Community

communities after two of the hijackers of the jetliner which crashed into the Pentagon were linked to their community. Since the a...

Comparative Analysis of the 7th Century Islamic Empire and the 13th Century Mongol Empire

In six pages these empires from different historical periods are contrasted and compared. Seven sources are cited in the bibliogr...

Arab Peninsula's Islamic Expansion

and their embracing of Islamic belief. "Following the death of Khosrau II in 628, then the Persian governor in Southern Arabia, B...

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...

Early Christian and Islamic, Romanesque, and Gothic Medieval Art

This is exactly what happened during the early Christian visual transition. The full body shapes of the classical (pagan) world w...

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...

Islamic Civilization Breakdown

In four pages this paper discusses the collapse of the empire of Islam in a consideration of historic and sociopolitical events. ...

Islamic Culture and Women in So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba

focus in the Islamic groupings of Senegal. The two friends describe their lives in complicity and state things like "our lives de...

Islamic and Hindu Religions on Death and Dying

In eight pages the ways these religions deal with dying and death through ritual and corpse disposition are compared and contraste...

Islamic, Buddhism, and Christian Architecture

In nine pages this paper examines and compares the architectural styles of these three world religions. Nine sources are cited in...

First Crusade from the Islamic Perspective

In four pages this paper examines how the First Crusade and its Crusaders were viewed by the Muslim followers. Five sources are c...

Perceptions and Travels of 14th Century Islamic Scholar Ibn Battuta

In eight pages Battuta's travels are outlined with a consideration of his people and cultural perceptions that his Muslim backgrou...

Treatment of Women in Islamic Societies

repressive, male chauvinistic tribal era Islamic society were compelled to do what they had to in order to survive. Unfortunately...

Pan Islamic Terrorism and the Middle East Conflict Between the Palestinians and Israelis

may be analyzed and perhaps resolved. Yet, it remains a source of tension in the world today and the outlook appears bleak. Some...

Examining Two Aspects of Islamic History

son or "the good shepherd" who leaves his flock in order to find a lost sheep (VanBuskirk). Paul pointed out this change in the co...

Islamic Story of Creation

We are expanding it (51:47)," is often contended by many scholars in light of the fact that it was not until fairly recently that ...