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    Organization to Society (system) • Serfs don’t belong to the lord‚ they belong to the Manor • Lord gives protection for Serfs so sometimes it is preferred to be one - Rise of Islam Values of Islam (art‚ mathematics‚ social structure‚ science) - Crusades Was it a conflict of religion‚ or power structure? Renaissance Renaissance (Rinascimento) Definition: Rebirth (French) of Greek and Roman ideas. Greco Roman Ideas of‚ Humanism – Greek Gods‚ praising the Homo sapiens Art & Architecture –

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    The Second Crusade: Discord between the Crusader states Tyler Rathke HIS 111-601 After the end of the first Crusade‚ three Crusader States were created in the East. The three Crusader states were the Kingdom of Jerusalem‚ the Principality of Antioch‚ and the county of Edessa and after the first three Crusader states were developed‚ a fourth was added called the County of Tripoli. The social‚ political‚ and economic factors throughout the Crusader States led to the cause of the second

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    For many people‚ the word jihad is likely to conjure up images of bearded men wearing suicide vests‚ of black-robed militants brandishing AK-47s‚ or of clandestine terrorist cells plotting to overthrow the United States. But what if‚ instead of representing violence‚ hate‚ war‚ and death‚ jihad was understood as a nonviolent struggle for peace‚ justice‚ understanding‚ love? In his book The Jihad of Jesus (Wipf & Stock‚ $22)‚ Dave Andrews draws upon Christian and Muslim history‚ theology‚ tradition

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    Jihad vs. Mcworld‚ the Ultimate Showdown According to Benjamin Barber‚ the future of International Relations is dominated by a conflict between McWorld and Jihad. The world is being simultaneously pulled together by McWorld and apart by Jihad. McWorld is working towards globalization and commodification by using the forces of capitalism to create human needs. Jihad‚ on the other side‚ is a sort of retribalization‚ where humanity is being divided and subdivided into exclusive units. Through

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    THE SHADE OF SWORDS Jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity M.J. Akbar Book Review By Mehr Islam (BSMS5) Introduction Jihad is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic‚ the word Jihad means "struggle". Within the context of the classical Islam it refers to struggle against those who do not believe in the Islamic God. However‚ the word has even wider implications. Jihad means "to struggle in the way of Allah". The "greater jihad" is the inner struggle by a believer

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    Terrorism has gradually uprooted the ethics of civilization. It is the greatest enemy of our nation. By the help of some ill-advised persons‚ it is now flourishing rapidly. Collecting funds is no more a tough job for them. Terrorism has acquired global dimensions. Developed nations may play a good role ill uprooting terrorism. Dilly laws may not prove effective 10 end terrorism. General public’s co-operation and psychological rehabilitation is very much required. Essay And Article On : The Menace

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    The film “The Crusades: An Arab Perspective” is a TV series that was produced by Al Jazeera English which emphasizes the history of the holy war between crusaders and Islam. In the first place‚ the western European we know today was not the same in the 11th century. Europeans had no title of land and they were serfs who worked in agricultural lands. Most knights would rob people just to accumulate income. The church who had the power to govern wanted to conquer the Islam region. It was their calling

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    It is known historically that the Crusades started because the emperor of the Byzantine Empire was afraid of the Turks threat to invade‚ leading him to ask Pope Urban II for help. The pope then decided to start a series of wars‚ known as the Crusades‚ to take the holy land‚ Jerusalem‚ back from the Arabs. Although it is still a question whether helping the emperor was truly the motive of the pope. At this time the pope was also struggling with the Investiture Controversy‚ a power struggle between

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    Crusades were military units that began “in the late 11th century‚” and was initiated “by Western Christians” to regain “the Holy Land” and stop the expanse of both Muslims and Islam. Of course‚ the warriors or the knights were guaranteed for a cancellation of their wrongdoings‚ which are accepted as sins in Christianity‚ and an immediate acceptance “to Heaven” as soon as they were killed in the military action. According to Douglas E. Streusand‚ Jihad means “holy war” as a usual usage of the word

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    the Muslim concept of Jihad. Jihad means the struggle or effort‚ and it means much more then holy war. Muslims believe there are three different kinds of struggle‚ such as a believer’s internal struggle to live out the Muslim faith as well as possible. Also‚ the struggle to build a Muslim society and lastly the holy war; the struggle to defend Islam‚ with force if necessary. Jihad is believed to have two sections‚ the greater Jihad and the lesser Jihad. The greater Jihad refers to the efforts

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