most commonly knowns as headscarf or veil. It is a visual symbol of the Muslim women. According to Pew Research Center‚ 297 women with hijab were the victims of racial and sexual profiling after 9/11 incident.‚ People have this negative connotation of terrorism when thinking about Muslims and that doesn’t exclude the woman group. Surveyed by Pew Global Attitudes Project‚ about 72% of population of United States‚ excluding Muslims‚ don’t know the purpose of hijab. If you are not fully aware of it‚ then
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Pattern of Muslim and Hindu Population in Murshidabad District‚ West Bengal.Abstract :Education is the basic empowerment tools of the society. Infrastructural development of the schools and Madrasah are getting maximum priority under the financial assistance from different schemes. But the quality of education in the different Govt. aidded schools are degraded and on the other hand Private schools and Private tution are getting priority in the society. As a result Murshidabad District‚ a Muslim affected
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victims of the Black Death felt. In five short years‚ the plague killed between 25 and 45% of the populations it encountered. So how different were the Christian and Muslim responses? In 1348 Christians who were followers of Jesus Christ and Muslims who followed the teachings of Muhammad came face to face with the Black Death. In truth‚ Muslims and Christians responded in many different ways. Even the way the blamed others for the cause of the plague and religious views about the disease were very much
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compatible with social unity? Britain has changed quite significantly over the past few decades in terms of cultural diversity. Whereas Britain was largely white not so long ago‚ the number of ethnic minorities has been steadily increasing and this growth does not look likely to stop anytime soon. Demographic experts have‚ infact‚ predicted that by 2050‚ 1 in every 5 British person will belong to an ethnic minority. The question issue I will be discussing in the following essay is: what effect does
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media is Muslim women being shown as inferior in Islam to men. Daily Mail author Sue Reid (2011) discusses multiple instances of women being subject of domestic violence‚ and being refused a divorce whilst their husbands enter marriages overseas. The mentality of Muslim men being abusive to women can cause issues with social cohesion as Britain is a country where women have equal rights to men. Reid article is backed up by the ICM Unlimited (2015) survey which stated that 39% of Muslims believe that
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Al-Masjid al-Haram and The Dome of the Rock Two Holy Places for the Muslim Communities Thesis Today many cultures have a lot of significant locations and buildings that many people consider sacred. For the United States “Ground Zero” or the 9/11 Memorial will always be considered a sacred place to Americans. This location tells a story of a tragic‚ yet significant event in our history that will never be forgotten. This location is a reminder of the reason why we have to come together as
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The structure of the Shi’a and Sunni Muslims’ religious leadership also vary. One follows strict spiritual hierarchy and requires each one to pay two religious taxes called Khum and Zakat while the latter are only to pay Zakat and has no hierarchy in the clergy.2 Another distinction would be each sects preference for literature with Sunni Muslims favouring any Sunnah or Hadith literature narrated any of the twelve thousand pilgrims. On the contrary‚ Shia Muslims only accept these works under varying
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Looking to the East Orientalism‚ simply put‚ is the perception the West has of the East. The concept was mapped out by Edward Said in his book Orientalism‚ where he explores the concept‚ its origin‚ and how it functions. Said states that Orientalism is "the corporate institution for dealing with the Orient - dealing with it by making statements about it‚ authorizing views of it‚ describing it‚ by teaching it‚ settling it‚ [and] ruling over it" (3). However‚ Said points out that even if Orientalism
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Guest Interview Project 1. Today’s date is November 16‚ 2012. My name is Lindsay O’Connell and this is Cindy Gagnon‚ and we are conducting an interview for our English class. I’ll begin the interview‚ but my students will ask questions as well. 2. Our class is about to read Homer’s Odyssey‚ a story about the making of heroes and their journeys. I would like to interview you for this project to learn more about you‚ who you are‚ experiences that have influenced you‚ and to know what else
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MISCONCEPTIONS OF NON-MUSLIMS ABOUT ISLAM There are many Non-Muslims who have studied Islam. Most of them have only read books on Islam written by biased critics of Islam. These Non-Muslims have an additional set of common misconceptions about Islam. For instance‚ the claim to have found contradictions in the Quran‚ they contend that the Quran is Unscientific etc. ALL RELIGIONS TEACH PEOPLE TO BE RIGHTEOUS‚ THEN WHY TO FOLLOW ONLY ISLAM? Major differences between Islam and most other religions
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