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    Christians and Muslims had strong views on trade‚ and both views changed slightly over time. In both cultures‚ the virtue of fair and honest trade was always highly coveted. Christian views were originally very harsh and critical against merchants‚ though over time they recognized the importance of trade to the economy‚ and accepted it as long as it was an honorable transaction. On the other hand‚ Muslims always accepted trade as long as both the merchant and consumer were both honest. The missing

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    Characteristics of Gothic churches and cathedrals In Gothic architecture‚ a unique combination of existing technologies established the emergence of a new building style. Those technologies were the ogival or pointed arch‚ the ribbed vault‚ and the flying buttress. The Gothic style‚ when applied to an ecclesiastical building‚ emphasizes verticality and light. This appearance was achieved by the development of certain architectural features‚ which together provided an engineering solution. The structural

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    [pic] ISLAMIC BANKING: IS IT REALLY “ISLAMIC”? By: Omar Mustafa Ansari & Faizan Ahmed Memon Is it really Islamic? …. In this era of development and growth in Islamic finance and banking‚ this is a question being raised at every forum by various quarters. All those who raise this question‚ are undoubtedly well-wishers of Islam‚ Islamic economic system and Muslim Ummah. Accordingly‚ while we celebrate the achievements of Islamic banking on one hand‚ we should not

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    being grouped together as the Western religions. Perhaps Islam doesn’t fit into this statement so well but for Christianity and Judaism people tend to think that these religions are very similar. Furthermore‚ many people know that there are differences between the

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    high schools who have a technical career center school offer drafting as a class also. If you take three years of drafting in high school you only take two years of drafting in college‚ or however many years you take in high school you take the difference in college to get all five years.

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    Chandigarh Master Plan – 2031 Draft 7. COMMERCIAL AREAS IN CHANDIGARH 7.1 INTRODUCTION Commercial areas in Chandigarh were planned to provide adequate‚ organized retail and wholesale trading activity for the city residents. The city has however emerged as a important commercial hub. A concept of hierarchical distribution of commercial centers was introduced into the city plan as a departure from the organic developments of the traditional towns. To provide a continuum of commercial

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    What are the impacts of the global financial crisis on Islamic banking system and how Islamic bank spared from the crisis? Accounting Master ’s thesis Salad Addawe 2012 Department of Accounting Aalto University School of Economics i What are the impacts of the global financial crisis on Islamic banking system and how Islamic bank spared from the crisis? Master’s Thesis Salad Araye Addawe Winter 2012 Accounting Approved in the Department of

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    Islamic Branding – Brands‚ Islam and the New Muslim Consumer inShare WEBWIRE – Monday‚ July 12‚ 2010 Built on a bank of rigorous bespoke research conducted in key Muslim markets by TNS Built on a bank of rigorous bespoke research conducted in key Muslim markets by TNS‚ this study offers detailed branding recommendations on how to forge stronger bonds with the new generation of Muslim consumers‚ through every aspect of branding‚ from business practice and philosophy to visual identity and customer

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    most common form of architecture‚ but they were used for worship gods and politics‚ there existed two different types of architecture in the Ancient Greece; The Doric order‚ and The Ionic order‚ these two orders were the most common type of architecture used in the Ancient Greece. The Doric columns were the simplest‚ having the capitol which is the top or crown‚ they are circular with a square on top‚ but they do not contain a base. The Doric was very simple yet powerful architecture. The Parthenon is

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    business firms‚ and their primary aim is to make profits. These are financial institutions that bridge the gap between surplus and deficits units. They accept funds from the public and place them into current‚ savings or fixed deposit accounts. The lenders earn interest on their investment. Banks also grant loans to needy people and the latter pays a rate of interest to the institutions. The difference in the borrowers’ and the lenders’ interest rates is the profit of the bank. 2. Creditworthiness of

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