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Russia and Islam

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

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...

West Africa History

In eleven pages Islam and slavery are among the issues discussed in this West Africa historical consideration that focuses upon th...

Islam and Universal Declaration of Human Rights Definitions of Human Rights

In six pages this paper examines how human rights is defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and how it is viewed fro...

Nation of Islam

In seven pages the U.S. Nation of Islam and its status as a nationalist organization is compared with the fundamentalist Islamic r...

A Comparison of Occidental and Islamic Cultures in 'The Venture of Islam'

This paper of 6 pages compares western culture and Islamic religion in terms of similarities and differences, providing definition...

Female Oppression and Islam

In eleven pages this paper discusses how Islam oppresses women in a consideration of whether it is rooted in the religion itself ...

The Beginning and the End by Mahfouz

In three pages this novel that celebrates Islam is examined with modernity and tradition among the topics discussed. There are no...

Judaism and Islam Conflict

In eight pages the nature of the conflict that exists between Judaism and Islam is traced back to prerenaissance history. Six sou...

800 AD Middle East and Islam

In six pages this paper examines how Islam took root in the middle East during this time period and considers the importance of th...

Women and Gender in Islam by Leila Ahmed

veil to designate between "respectable" and "disreputable" women. However, Ahmed emphasizes the fact that "Mesopotamian, Persian...

Jazz Saxophonist John Coltrane and His Important Influence Upon Music

In 6 pages this paper examines the influential jazz musician John Coltrane in a consideration of his Islam conversion and his ques...

Ibn Battuta

In six pages this paper examines a pilgrimage in terms of its social value and considers Ibn Battuta's travels to Mecca and the si...

A 911 Sociological Analysis

Whether or not the charge regarding globalization is true is besides the point. The people feel that way and are perhaps angered t...

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...

Sunnis, Shiites and Differences in Their Religious Beliefs

the Muslims(Guillaume, 1955). The Shiites seem to have begun as a family feud of sorts. When the prophet Mohammad (PBUH) died, th...

Globalization and Islam

removing religion and irrationality from human history" (Inayatullah, 2002). The ideals of globalization are also predominantly ...

The Straight Path by John Esposito

West has had trouble reconciling Muhammad as a spiritual leader and also as a military conqueror. He explains this seeming dichoto...

Examining Rituals and Beliefs of Islam

provides a non-ethnocentric view of Islam. A number of Western writers, however, have attempted to approach Islam in an honest an...

Beliefs and Tenets of Islam and Sufism

a more intimate and personal approach to God than was provided by Sunni formalism and detachment (Lippman, 1995). The Sufis found ...

Female Involvement in Various Organized Religions

of the least considered female-dominated religions is Wicca, a practice that imparts spirituality, benevolence and earthly powers ...

18th Century Muslim Reform Movements

Western conquest, similar movements were directed wholly or in part against Westerners. These include the Wahhabis and Faraizis of...

Islam and Buddhism Spread Throughout Asia

the silk trade in general, laid the groundwork for the spread of religion. One might compare the phenomenon to the Internet today....

Buddhism's Spread Throughout the East

several different schools" (Anonymous The History of Buddhism, 2002; history.html). From this we can perhaps understand that these...

Sub Saharan Gold Trade and Islam

of the cultural impacts resulting from the extensive trade which characterized the period revolved around controlling the trade ro...

The Fundamentalist Middle East Society and Anti-Westernism

on greed for middle east resources, notably oil. They fear that the western culture, with modern conveniences and popular culture...

Childhood and Young Adulthood of Malcolm X

by angry whites and the white social workers who farmed the children out to foster homes drove his mother to insanity (Dreyfuss 13...

Middle Period Islam

of women, granted the gender a decidedly intellectual and moral existence within the societal framework; indeed, these were two as...

Civilization and Religion of Islam

in war and conflict for generations. Islam is a unique and comprehensive ideology which serves as a guide for the worldly...

Middle East Terrorism

difference in the way that religion is practiced and interpreted. Growing rapidly in popularity, Islam is in fact spreadi...