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Russia and Islam

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

IRC Impact of Women's Internet Communities Women on the Internet; The Impact of Internet Relay Chat

This paper examines women's internet communities and commercial marketing with regard to women in this overview of Internet Relay ...

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...

Slavery Reactions of Black Women

white freedom and black slavery. The link between whites and blacks would change considerably between the arrival of those first ...

Global Religious Perspectives on the Soul

out the names of his ancestors" (Hauser, 1990). Every eight days, the tribal chief ritually provides a full meal for all the ance...

Post 9 11 and Civil Rights

accident. Of course, China tells almost the opposite story. One wonders then how much propaganda is being disseminated. During a t...

Muslim Holiday Eid

extreme importance to the members of the religion in question as well as being relatively unknown to those outside of that religio...

Critiques of The Clash of Civilizations by Samuel P. Huntington

state has cast religious zeal ... to the wind ... in that battle the Iranians have tilted toward Christian Armenia" (Kaplan, 1997,...

Women of Ancient Greece and Rome

And, in terms of using their sexuality, "They do not share their couches with their husbands but with the other men who happen to ...

Islamic Perspectives on the Battle of Bader

after three years, he felt compelled to bring the message to the public. He openly attacked the practice of worshipping idols whic...

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...

Religion and Muhammad Ali

in a very "somber mood" due to his internal and external feud concerning "his mentor, Malcolm, and his spiritual leader, the Natio...

Famous Speech on the Rights of Women

opinions with regard to womens rights. Indeed, she did not apologize for her forceful tone or powerful declaration; rather, that ...

Islam vs. U.S. Muslim Religion Approaches

continent of North America. While the Muslim religion has experienced much upheaval during the past few centuries, the basic trad...

Islam and the Hijrah

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

Women of Ancient Greece and Rome

of their bodies and exercise often, sometimes along with the men, and sometimes by themselves" (Anonymous Legal Status in the Gree...

2 Interpretations of Gender in Islam

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

Freedom and Culture

so evident in official circles before. Individuals adopted rules and standards of behavior designed to serve "appearances." Youn...

Islam and Interfaith Marriage

by His Grace to the garden of bliss and forgiveness. And He makes His signs clear to mankind, that they may receive admonition". M...

Great Depression and What it Was Like to Be a Teenager

We also had to write a lot of compositions. There was a lot of attention to grammar, spelling and composition, but sometimes it s...

Women's Athletics and Equity

later, it would be reasonable to assume that all educational institutions had eliminated gender-oriented discriminatory practices ...

Women's Social Status and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

fortune spent for him? The next line makes it clear how the women of the community will view such an individual, however: . . "he ...

Seeking to be Free in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin'

was lived during her time. Her work deals a large amount with the oppressiveness women felt within their married lives and their d...

Portrayal of Women in Griselda by Boccaccio, Brothers Menaechmus by Plautus, and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...

Western Civilization and Islamic Culture Integration

Indeed, Muhammad prescribed a life full of "lofty ethical ideals and peaceful coexistence" (Bruning 56) that non-believers of Isla...

Conflict in the Middle East

the various ports from which they would be shipped out to the Persian Gulf. This war and its horrors, brought to fruition the rea...

Artistic Portrayal of Women

altar, they represent Jesus human and divine natures. Believers are also called to be the light of the world. In the Smoking Flame...

Working Women on Barbados

means suits and high heels, yet their work is paid roughly the same as factory workers. This means that, in order to maintain the ...

Sexuality During the 12th Century

practices were dictated by the church or by the state, there were certain rules and regulations which governed the act, and in fac...

Women's Rights and Islamic Veiling Perceptions

To understand the relative impact of veiling upon Islamic women we must delve into the culture, religion and politics of Islam. I...