“Women in the Sufi Orders” Pro Seminar Paper: Sufism in the Middle East Date: 4.8.13 Table of Contents: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3-7 Chapter 1: Women’s status in Sufism…………………..………………………….....8-9 Chapter 2: Negative thoughts on Sufi women …………………………..…………..10-11 Chapter 3: Rabi’a al Basri …………...…….……………..……...……………….....12-14 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..…......15 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….16 Introduction: Sufism or taṣawwuf (تَصَوُّف)
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MIDDLE EAST CUSTOMS GUIDE V3 July 2012 The Information provided is based on customs regulations and requirements as of 29th July 2012. Please note customs regulations and sanctions are fluid and may change‚ we will provide updated information in a timely fashion however the information communicated in this document from June 2012 onwards is to be used as a guide. SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT BAHRAIN OMAN QATAR UAE YEMEN LEBANON JORDAN SYRIA EGYPT IRAQ AFGHANISTAN WELCOME TO DHL EXPRESS MIDDLE
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A PLACE WHICH NEEDS ATTENTION: THE EAST The term Orientalism‚ was used by the West‚ to define the East. Orientalism is the perspective of the West‚ the way they see the East. The West here‚ is the Western Europe and the East is rest of it. Also Said divided Orientalism into two groups which are “latent and manifest Orientalism.” Nineteenth century scholars were mostly interested in Manifest Orientalism which is things we can observe about the Orient like language‚ literature‚ art‚ history. Most
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Was the Middle East really in decline in the eighteenth century‚ like the "paradigm of decline" claims it? And if this is the case‚ what did actually decline and what happened to other aspects of society and the economy? I will first discuss the two approaches regarding the "paradigm of decline" and their critics‚ and I will then explain why the Middle East was indeed in decline before the modern era. To begin with‚ the "paradigm of decline" is composed of two different approaches. First the meta-narrative
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ANTI-AMERICANISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST April 28‚ 2012 ANTI-AMERICANISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST The roots of anti-American perceptions and views cannot be described through an overall assumption of Middle Eastern perceptions. It is far more complicated than a simple assumption that negative feelings towards the United States exist throughout the entire Arab World. To define anti-Americanism is difficult in that the term allows
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Telecoms and fixed-line Developing regulatory systems in the telecoms sector of the Middle East have improved conditions for competitors although in almost all markets the main competitors to fixed-line incumbents are mobile network operators. Cross-border co-operation is becoming increasingly evident with regulators working together to improve services for end users and operators working together to deploy two regional terrestrial cables. Broadband continues to be the focus of incumbent operators
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CHAPTER II CONTENT International Relation between Indonesia‚ Middle East and OIC Indonesia‚ Middle-East‚ and OIC The Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia and Northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries‚ often used as synonym of Near East. The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times‚ and throughout its history the Middle East has been a major centre of world affairs. The Middle East is also the historical origin of the three of the world’s major monotheistic
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to spread throughout the Middle East‚ more and more cultural changes began to occur and the people of the Middle East began to change. The Middle East went from a low social economic status to one of the most growing regions in the world as Islam came and changed the lives of the people living in the Middle East. As the journey of Islam began to spread and develop a new “Middle East” came to play. One of the biggest elements Islam changed for the people of the Middle East was their religion‚ not
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this essay is to compare and contrast solar-power electricity generation with wind-power electricity generation in terms of location and portability. The essay will attempt to determine which of these energy sources is the most suitable for the Middle East. As far as the suitable location of solar and wind power is concerned‚ it has been reported that the efficiency of wind panels is depended on wind speed. The electricity produced by wind turbines is more expensive for places with low or medium
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MCM 225 Research paper MCM 225 Dr. Ralph D. Berenger Communication theories applied to recent risings in the Middle East Fatima Yaseen‚ Mohamed Alesayi‚ Shahd Anis Introduction: In the recent few years people from across the Arab world have chose to show their voice against the oppression that they endured for decades. Events that filled us with hope and despair‚ pride and pain. Many good‚ honest‚ defenseless‚ men‚ women‚ and children where were put through so much for the fall of
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