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Is the West Responsible for the Radicalization of Islam

The contention has been presented again and again that Islam represents a multifaceted faith, not just the faith associated with t...

Does Realism Still Work in Today’s World?

well what each is doing to do. The United States, for example, as the last superpower, has shown a deplorable tendency to do as it...

Overview of Five Religions

most ancient religions. Monotheistic, Jews believe that creation is the work of a "single, all-knowing divinity" and that everythi...

Islam and Women’s Rights

before, however, Islam is very much an "exposed" religion. It comes to us through practically every medium as each news or public...

Women in Islam

the religion itself. And, one must perhaps understand that there are various forms and approaches to the religion so that there is...

The Pashtun Tribes of Afghanistan and Pakistan

through careful linguistic analysis. The Pashtun language is a part of the Eastern Iranian language and the people are offshoots ...

Are Democratic Priniciples Universally Applicable?

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

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 ...

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...

Basis of Judaism, Christianity & Islam

but rather on living according to Gods word in this life. Judaism introduced into the world a high moral standard of love and just...

ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN TODAY'S RUSSIA

This 5-page paper compares Islam and Christianity in Russia. Also offered is a brief history of both religions. Bibliography lists...

Concepts of God

throughout most of Western history, Christianity has practiced active and persistent racism against Jews, as European pogroms agai...

Medieval Times: The West and Islam

examination of this there is a letter written by Leo III to Umar II which states the following: "In brief you admit that we say th...

Global Terrorism

to stifle dissent. When citizens can no longer speak freely for fear of being called traitors or harassed or arrested, then the co...

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 ...

Mohammad and Jesus

of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...

Rise of Islam

It only began to assume its own unique identity after combining various faiths and incorporating other cultural traditions. Traci...

Comparing Religions in Fundamental and Historical Ways

further, a historical religion while Hinduism cannot be traced to one particular person or era (1998). Further, while Islam is dep...

Buddhism and Islam

and ultimately believes that God is responsible for everything. In Buddhism one could argue that it is the souls of the people who...

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...

MUSLIMS AND ISLAM IN THE WESTERN MEDIA

out, even before Islam made it to the major media of the world, that both people and politics related to the Middle East and Islam...

Sunni and Shi-i Islam

2004, p. 101). These qualities were to be found only in the members of the Prophets family, meaning that the leader would always h...

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...

Scriptures and Islam

relates to specific patterns or traditions within the church. The author notes, "There is no clergy in Islam and thus no hierarchy...

Shaping Muhammad's Establishment Of Islam In The Arabian Peninsula

in the new society. From the period of 800 AD, Muhammads Islamic influence upon the people of Syria, Iran and Egypt was great and...

The Thesis of Henri Pirenne

In an essay consisting of five pages Pirenne's thesis that the European economic decline that began in the Middle Ages commenced w...

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. ...

Africa and the Historical Role of Islam

In ten pages this paper discusses Africa and the historical role Islam played in terms of influence, development, and expansionism...

Essays on Heritage and Culture

In a paper consisting of twelve pages 3 short essays on African heritage and culture are presented with such keywords incorporated...