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    spiritual practises are rising in popularity (Lyon‚ 1948) . These new religious movements span a wide range of what could be considered religious‚ for example yoga‚ alternative medicines and feng shui. This again links to Lambert’s 4 ways that secularisation might affect religion‚ this shows how religion can adapt‚ and be adapted‚ to fit a more secular world; in addition to this‚ some believe that religious diversity may lead to competition between world views which leads to religious vitality and

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    Postmodern Fiqh : An Analysis On Gender Issues Abstract. The history of Islamic law (hukm) gone through fluctuations of phases. From the time of the Prophet PBUH‚ it continuously to become a dynamic force in fulfilling the contemporary needs of the Ummah. After the period of taqlid‚ Islamic jurisprudence gone through the process of tajdid in order to rejuvenate Muslim society to the practice of Ijtihad. Changes that happened in social circumstances and the developments in the field of science

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    Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist 1. America is mourning the September 11 attacks‚ this give way to America retaliating towards various insurgent groups located in the Middle East. 2. Changez views Chris as a rival‚ due to Erica’s ongoing attachment to him. 3. Popcorn shrimp refers to the American delicacy which acts as a reminder of something so common in New York. He compares the delicacy to the flowers found in Lahore so indicate he is loyal to his country. 4. His Princeton degree

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    Using Material from ItemA and elsewhere‚ assess the view that women are no longer oppressed by religion. Compared to men‚ women are more likely to express a greater interest in religion‚ to have stronger personal faith and belief in live after death‚ and have a stronger personal religious commitment. Also to involve themselves more in religious rituals and worship e.g. they are more likely to attend religious services and they participate more in religious life generally. Bruce also found that women

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    Concept of Disorganization and Causes of Social Disorganization Meaning of Social Disorganization: Some condition of order and system pervades all forms of physical‚ biological and social existence. The sociologists have at least accepted a starting point that some order and organisation exist in social life. The very essence of the group‚ culture pattern‚ and social personality implies an arrangement of parts into an integrated whole. But side by side social organisation and social order have

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    stemmed from the white Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASP) and their reaction to the flood of immigrants‚ Catholics and the migration of the African-Americans. These groups’ tensions rose over the introduction of prohibition‚ immigration restrictions‚ fundamentalism and the emergence of a second Ku Klux Klan. The debate over immigration‚ and its restriction‚ was a cause of major social tensions in the decade of the 1920s. The multicultural society of the 20s was threatening the majority of white‚ Anglo-Saxon

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    Acharya. "Freethought Nation | Women ’s Rights in Islam." Freethought Nation News and Commentary. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://freethoughtnation.com/womens-rights-in-islam.html>. -"Women ’s Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran." Women ’s Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://www.wfafi.org>.

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    ESL TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY – The Reluctant Fundamentalist The novel is presented in the form of one man’s monologue. Discuss the effects of this narrative structure. 808 words ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ by Mohsin Hamid uses the narrative technique monologue‚ which is a long uninterrupted speech of a character directly addressing another character or the audience. The use of monologue facilitates Hamid’s viewpoints to go across the reader effortlessly. The effect of the usage of monologue is

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    1. INTRODUCTION For many years religion has been a dominant force in all human societies‚ embracing all aspects of human life. The world was sought to be understood and explained in terms of religion. It was with the path breaking discovers in the world of physical sciences and as well as the social movements like the reformation and the renaissance that broke away the domination of religion in the middle Ages. Thus there was a gradual process by which the church and state began to be separated

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    What is significant about developments in Post-Cold War IR theory? This essay will explore the significance of developments in post-Cold War International Relations theory. It wasn’t surprising that the collapse of the Soviet bloc‚ arguably the third greatest cataclysm of the Twentieth Century and an event which drew a line under the Two World Wars‚ would pose some serious theoretical questions for International Relations. In order to do this the essay will be broken down into two sections. The

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