fellah‚ his wife‚ and their children all work together in the fields. The dreary routine of their lives is relieved only on a few occasions-the group prayer in the mosques on Fridays‚ religious feasts‚ and family events such as weddings or the circumcisions of young boys. A farmer’s most valuable possession is the water buffalo‚ cow‚ or ox that helps him with the heavy farm work. The water buffalo or ox draws the plow‚ turns the waterwheel‚ and pulls the nowraj. The nowraj is a wooden platform
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woman-to-man) and homosexual (man-to-man) relationships. Consequently having unprotected sex (vaginal‚ anal or oral) with an infected person could result in exchange of body fluids. Concurrent multiple sex partners‚ low level male circumcision and inconsistent and incorrect condom use have been identified as the predominant risk factors that have made escalation of HIV infections in Africa difficult to stem (SAD C‚ 2006; Halperin & Epstein‚ 2007) The progression from infection
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For example‚ by following the cultural relativism theory we would not be able to criticise the practice of female circumcision in many countries in Africa‚ even though it causes long and short term health concerns for female involved. It also shows when believe systems or old traditions tend to shape cultures how illogical‚ irrational acts could be carried by the name
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3:28-30 Paul says‚ “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes‚ of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God‚ which shall justify the circumcision by faith‚ and uncircumcision through faith.” We have all been in situations where we have interacted with non-believers and those from other cultures. We are still called to love and treat people justly and with respect. So a Biblical Worldview
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LEE 1 Silent Trauma: Representing Indian Partition in Subaltern Studies‚ Bapsi Sidhwa’s Cracking India I. Subaltern Studies: Silence of History of Partition and Subaltern In 1947‚ India gained its independence following 350 years of British colonization. At the same time‚ due to the serious communal conflicts that had long existed among the three main communities in India—Hindus‚ Muslims‚ and Sikhs‚ the Independence brought the Partition of India to create two newly independent
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global epidemic (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2. Altman‚ L. (1982‚ June 06). Clue found on homosexuals´ pre-cancer syndrome. The New York Times. 3. Auvert B. et al (25 October 2005)‚ “Randomized‚ Controlled Intervention Trial of Male Circumcision for Reduction of HIV Infection Risk: The ANRS 1265 Trial”‚ PloS Medicine 2(11) 4 5. Busch MP‚ Kleinman SH‚ Nemo GJ. 2003‚ “Current and emerging infectious risks of blood transfusions.” JAMA. 2003 Feb;289(8): 959-62 [PubMed ID: 12597733] 6
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The Function of the Law in the Old testament 1. Introduction Pentateuch is the first five book of the Old Testament‚ which are identified as Torah in the Hebrew Bible. Torah was the Law of the Jews. They lived by it and they lived to study it. In the Torah there are also many theological elements revolve around the Torah and thus‚ law was not the only important element in the Pentateuch. According to Talmud‚ Talmud Makkoth 23b‚ there are 613 commandments: 248 prescriptions and 345 prohibitions
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Chapters 1-2 Summary and Analysis Sultana was the daughter of a prince of Saudi Arabia. Sultana’s father was the son of Abdul Aziz‚ the first king of Saudi Arabia and the brother of the current king. Sultana grew up in the palace belonging to her father and lived in by her ten siblings and her mother‚ the prince’s first of four wives. Sultana‚ who was not allowed by Saudi culture to write a book of her own‚ told her story to the author of this book who presented it to readers in the first person
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Film Critical Analysis of “Sex: Unknown” The consequences of gender change can be disastrous for a human being. That’s what happened to Bruce Reimer. He was born a completely normal boy. But after a circumcision‚ he had his genitalia completely destroyed. His mother was desperate and didn’t know what to do until she met “John Money‚ who was a psychologist and sexologist well-known for his specialized research in sexual identity. Money was a professor of pediatrics and medical psychology
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and induction of labor. While many studies have included patient characteristics; the influence of individual providers and hospitals has not been examined. Cesarean section is currently the second most common surgery in the US‚ behind only circumcision at this time. The cesarean birth rate increased by 46% from 1996 to 2006. Cesarean sections impact future maternal health by increasing the rate of placenta previa‚ accrete‚ stillbirth and uterine rupture; risks that may not seem important in
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