Religious identity and religious difference (Journey to the West‚ Arabian Nights‚ and Decameron) Religion is not only a complex social and historical phenomenon but also is a common and long-lasting cultural phenomenon. “Religious beliefs influence many aspects of daily life. It is therefore plausible to argue that these beliefs affect some of our most central endeavors”(64). The development of human religion and human culture interacts each other and affects mutual tolerance and mutual penetration
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sends for the porter‚ and it is found they are both named Sinbad. The rich Sinbad tells the poor Sinbad that he became wealthy‚ "by Fortune and Fate"‚ in the course of seven wondrous voyages‚ which he then proceeds to relate. A sailing port in the Arabian Sea. The First Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor After dissipating the wealth left to him by his father‚ Sinbad goes to sea to repair his fortune. He sets ashore on what appears to be an island‚ but this island proves to be a gigantic sleeping whale on
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in the Upper 70m layer of the Arabian Sea Gopika.N Dept. of Physical Oceanography‚ School of Marine Sciences‚ Cochin University of Science and Technology‚ Kochi – 22‚ Kerala‚ India. Corresponding author E-mail ID:- gopika.n81@gmail.com ABSTRACT The upper ocean heat content is the most important parameter in view of ocean atmosphere interaction processes. In this study the temporal and spatial variation of heat content in the upper 70m layer of the Arabian Sea for a period of 1991 to 2008
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Case Brief – Extra Credit Citation: SPECTRUM STORES INC‚ Plaintiffs - Appellants v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION; SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY‚ doing business as Saudi Aramco; Defendants - Appellees. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. 632 F.3d 938 (2011) Facts: Gasoline retailers accused the OPEC member nations of fix pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products in the US. The appellants argued that the district court mischaracterized their complaint as alleging a conspiracy
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mainly used in the area of Johor‚ and on Borneo Island (Sabah and Sarawak). There is also another local lute-like instrument‚ which is called gambus melayu. The oud-like gambus is often imported from the Middle East‚ but quite a few are locally made in Malaysia or Indonesia. Usually they try to imitate the general shape of the imported oud‚ but others have a few differences. Often the wood used for the front is not pine wood‚ and certainly not bookmatched. Some rosettes seem to be made of paper and
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INTRODUCTION Since primitive man did not have the materials or resources to create the more sophisticated instruments of the early civilizations‚ they constructed instruments out of materials from their natural environment. Items such as animal bones‚ horns‚ and skins‚ wood and shells‚ stones‚ gourds‚ and sticks were used in a variety of functions to create various sounding instruments. The earliest music revolved primarily around rhythms and patterns. Melody was eventually discovered
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A Snapshot of Syria Syria is located in Southeast Asia. It borders Turkey‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Israel‚ and Lebanon. Damascus is the capital. Damascus is one of the oldest inhabited communities in the Middle East. It was established in the third period B.C. and was the center of handcraft goods. Syria occupies about 185‚180 square kilometers (71‚498 square miles). It’s industry includes petroleum‚ textiles‚ food processing‚ and farming. Syria’s climate is semi-arid but it differs between east and west
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Dubai. In January 2010‚ the number of Dubai residents who use public transport stood at 6%. Road Five main routes – E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road)‚ E 311 (Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road)‚E 44 (Dubai-Hatta Highway)‚ E 77 (Dubai-Al Habab Road) and E 66 (Oud Metha Road) – run through Dubai‚ connecting the city to other towns and emirates. Additionally‚ several important intra-city routes‚ such as D 89 (Al Maktoum Road/Airport Road)‚ D 85 (Baniyas Road)‚ D 75 (Sheikh Rashid Road)‚ D 73 (Al Dhiyafa Road now
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Dubai: Globalization on Steroids by William Morehouse in The American Scholar‚ Winter 2008‚ 1st December Promotions for Dubai on CNN‚ BBC World‚ and other satellite channels show a shimmering skyline of glass and steel office towers with their graceful curves and aquiline shapes‚ suggesting a distant galaxy where all the unpleasantness of urban life has been airbrushed away. But advertising almost always offers more promise than reality‚ whether the product is potato chips or a city or a country
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Global Village is a term closely associated with Marshall McLuhan‚[1] popularized in his books The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man (1962) and Understanding Media (1964). McLuhan describes how the globe has been contracted into a village by electric technology[2] and the instantaneous movement of information from every quarter to every point at the same time [3]. In bringing all social and political functions together in a sudden implosion‚ electric speed has heightened human awareness
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