Paper 1 – Al-Qaeda 10/19/10 It would not at all be surprising if this decade comes to be known as the decade of terrorism in years to come. Since the turn of the millennium‚ terrorism‚ maybe more than any other global issue or topic‚ has plagued the world stage with constant news and horror. It can be argued that terrorism is a problem with no solution and no end in sight. The Islamic militant group‚ Al-Qaeda‚ is the most well known terrorist organization in the world. Al-Qaeda has been held
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Religious Discrimination Religious discrimination is strictly forbidden in the United States Constitution and in many Individual States own constitutions. While in the US constitution it more specifically refers to the government imposing any undue laws or policies in place that would potentially discriminate on an individual’s right to worship as they so choose. Whereas in the States constitutions and in this case the State of Massachusetts laws states that an employer shall not be allowed to discriminate
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To begin‚ for my religious visit‚ I chose to venture to Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation‚ located on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis. The congregation started on November 2nd‚ 1856 when fourteen Jewish men gathered in a home belonging to a man name Julius Glaser‚ and they founded a congregation with an explicitly described constitution and set of by-laws in their community. Two years later‚ the congregation’s first consecrated home held a dedication and became the fourth synagogue to become
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There are hundreds of religions throughout the world but the two most examined seem to be Christianity and Islam. These two religions have been brought into the spotlight throughout the years but more recently so with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. People speculate on rumors of each religion but how much do we actually know? Unless you are a religious scholar‚ odds are you do not know any more than what the internet and television tell you. Each religion has its own view on creation‚ the end times
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its followers to live life "the right way"‚ whose definition varies according to the religion itself. They have some beliefs and practices that distinguish themselves from each other. Some examples are differences and similarities of Buddhism and Islam. Buddhism originated from India‚ and was founded by Prince Siddharta Gautama‚ who later came to be known as Buddha‚ or the enlightened one. Born of a princely caste‚ he later renounced his comfortable life in search for nirvana. In order to do that
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Alcohol in the Eyes of Islam By Tato M. Usman‚ MD‚ MPAIM DOH Center for Health Development – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Alcohol in Islam Perspective During the period of Jahiliyyah (pre- Islamic ignorance)‚ Arabs were very fond of wine and drinking parties. This love of wine is reflected in their language‚ which has nearly one hundred names for it‚ and in their poetry‚ which celebrates the praises of wine‚ goblets‚ drinking parties‚ and so on. To eradicate this pervasive evil from
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History Al Jazeera claims to be the only politically independent television station in the Middle East. The station remains partly dependent on the emir of Qatar for funding. Now rivaling the BBC in worldwide audiences Al Jazeera was started with a $150 million grant from the emir of Qatar; it aimed to become self-sufficient through advertising by 2001‚ but when this failed to occur the emir agreed to continue subsidizing it on a year-by-year basis ($30 million in 2004[1]‚ according to Arnaud de
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example‚ Islam‚ the predominant religion in the Middle East‚ accepts as an integral part of its religious teachings both the Old and the New Testaments. If this commonality of moral traditions among the world’s major religions does not say something about the universality of religion‚ it does say something about the universality of mankind. . . (King Hussein‚ 1935 - 1999) Islam is an intriguing and strong member of the monotheistic trinity‚ comprised of Christianity‚ Judaism and Islam. Due to Islam’s
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Understanding the Five Pillars of Islam can be confusing if you do not have an open mind. As any religion they all have similar foundation. How we should live and the values of live‚ that are different from others. The Five Pillars are just that‚ how they believe their values should be in the religion and culture. The first of the five is Shahadah means to witness or to testify. Muslims bear witness to the oneness of God by reciting the creed "There is no God but God and Muhammad is the Messenger
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One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to God‚ and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The word Zakat means both ’purification’ and ’growth’. Our possessions are purified by setting aside a proportion for those in need‚ and‚ like the pruning of plants‚ this cutting back balances and encourages new growth. Zakat is the amount of money that every adult‚ mentally stable‚ free‚ and financially able Muslim‚ male and female‚ has to pay to support specific
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