gaps in income levels may have had a hand as well. Numerous factors have led to the protests‚ including issues such as dictatorship or absolute monarchy‚ human rights violations‚ political corruption (demonstrated by Wikileaks diplomatic cables)‚ economic decline‚ unemployment‚ extreme poverty‚ and a number of demographic structural factors‚ such as a large percentage of educated but dissatisfied youth within the population. Also‚ some - like Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek - name the 2009–2010
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INTRODUCTION SALAHUDIN AYUBI Salahudin Ayubi‚ better known in the Western world as Saladin‚ was a Kurdish Muslim‚ who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He led Islamic opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power‚ he ruled over Egypt‚ Syria‚ Mesopotamia‚ Hejaz‚ and Yemen. He led the Muslims against the Crusaders and eventually recaptured Palestine from the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem after his victory in the Battle of Hattin. As
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Medell’s Islamic Ancient Traditions: The Six Pillars Islamic Ancient Traditions: The Six Pillars From the Writings of Crystal Medell Humanities Ms. Melissa Jayne Shelton University of Central Oklahoma Abstract The purpose of this paper is to describe ancient Islamic traditions. This paper focuses on the religious traditions that are mainly still practiced today according to the Qur’an. The six pillars are described which consist of Shahadah‚ Salat‚ Zakat‚ Sawm‚ Hajj‚ and Jihad.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. Coming from Greek language Amyotrophic simply means no muscle nourishment (alsa.org). Lateral is the anatomical identification along the spinal cord and as the disease progresses‚ it eventually leads to sclerosis which is hardening of the region along the spinal cord. ALS was first discovered in 1869 by a famous French neurologist named Jean- Martin Charcot‚ ALS was originally named “Maladie
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The disease model of addiction is intrinsic of Al-Anon‚ based on its relationship with Alcoholics Anonymous and it too is founded on the disease model of addiction. The disease model posits that alcoholism is caused by an abnormal condition. Thus‚ the exposure to the substance is viewed as the fundamental cause of psychological addiction (Al-Anon Family Group‚ 2008; Alcoholics Anonymous‚ Jenkins 2016). In this model of therapy‚ addiction is a disease in which individuals are susceptible in their
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Exploring Women’s Rights in the Islamic Faith “People of the world don’t look at themselves‚ and so they blame one another” - A Persian Sufi mystic Maulana Jalal Al-Din Rumi‚ translated by Camille A. and Kabir Edmund Helminski I have always wondered how different our world would be if every human being actually uses their God (Allah) given gifts of reason‚ logic‚ and rationality rather than succumbing to ignorance and bending their will to the popular belief whether it is right
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The Current State and Future of Al Qaeda United States President Barack Obama announced on May 1‚ 2011 that “Osama bin Laden‚ the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world‚ was killed in a firefight with the United States forces in Pakistan.” The death of Osama bin Laden is certainly a major blow to the Al Qaeda terrorist network causing many of its leaders to go underground. Yet‚ the threat of Al Qaeda still exists and many intelligence
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Al-Jazeera – A new perspective? Since its birth as an independent TV station and new agency in 1996‚ Al-Jazeera has been viewed as a controversial‚ influential free-speaking news agency. A news agency uninfluenced by corporations‚ governments and so on. But why is Al-Jazeera so controversial? And is it really that different from BBC‚ CNN and other news agencies? Al-Jazeera was launched November 1st 1996‚ in Doha‚ Qatar‚ which still contains the headquarters. Its birth followed the closing of
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ALS Medical history has been filled with an array of diseases and illnesses‚ ranging from the common cold to deadly killers. Some are easily treatable and others can be terminal‚ but some of the worst are those that still remain without a cure; one such disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS for short‚ is a progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the central nervous system‚ leading to wasting of the muscles and
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Al Jazeera – Case Analysis History and Current Growth Al Jazeera was set up in the mid 1990’s by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. During this time the BBC was attempting to set up an independent News cannel in the Middle East‚ basing them selves in Saudi Arabia. They were unable to do this due to the Saudi government not allowing the BBC full editorial freedom. This resulted in them abandoning their plans. The Emir of Qatar saw the opportunity to set up the first independent news channel in
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