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    Historical analysis of Prophetic Traditions About Jihad The original author of the document is Sunan Abu Dawus. The document was translated by Ahmad Hasan and Nusrat Ali Nasri‚ born in 1990. The document was originally written from 817 to 889‚ while original author‚ Sunan Abu Dawus‚ was living. The document was written because Sunni Islam’s fundamental texts written in Qur’an which explained most of Muslim’s way of life did not entirely have rules and explanations for every scenario that could

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    202G-02 November 28‚ 2012 During the late nineteenth century‚ the west had become a widely diverse place‚ populated by New Englanders‚ Mormons‚ African Americans‚ Mexicans‚ and Latinos as well as immigrants from Europe‚ Asia‚ and Canada. With so many different racial‚ religious‚ and ethnic backgrounds‚ it was impossible for the Native Americans to be the only group of people who suffered from discrimination and prejudice in the West. All of the groups of people listed above‚ were discriminated against

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    The East is East and the West is West! China is the one of the largest countries in the world. As to population China is the first country in the world. China is a great country. China has a recorded history of nearly four thousand years. Key Issues What is “culture”? Substantial differences among societies arise from cultural differences Culture differences are related to social structure‚ religion‚ language‚ education‚ economic and political philosophy “Culture” and workplace values are

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    Cornel West

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    Woodberry‚ Hijiri Ms. Bralock American Literature February 13‚ 2015 Cornel West Cornel West‚ Ph.D.‚ is an American philosopher that was born on July 2‚ 1953. He is involved politically with the Democratic Socialists‚ and teaches in the Department of Religion and African American Studies. Cornel West is sometimes referred as a “non-Marxist socialist” and is one of the most famous and popular African American intellectuals in the United States. He wrote the bestseller book Race Matters

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    East and West

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    East and West Rabindranath Tagore I It is not always a profound interest in man that carries travellers nowadays to distant lands. More often it is the facility for rapid movement. For lack of time and for the sake of convenience we generalise and crush our human facts into the packages within the steel trunks that hold our travellers’ reports. Our knowledge of our own countrymen and our feelings about them have slowly and unconsciously grown out of innumerable facts which are full of contradictions

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    The fall of the Songhay Empire starts chapter thirteen. The height of power was under Askiya Muhammad Ture‚ during the 16th century. Towards the late 16th century the royal power weakened‚ because of short reigns and dynastic disputes. This caused growth of rivals‚ which drew off trade from Songhay domination‚ gold from Akan forest to go to Europeans coast‚ and no external threat visible. The Moroccan invasion also contributed to the fall of Songhay. The Moroccan motive was to control and revive

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    colony‚ whereby the vast resources and indigenous population of the colony exist to serve the mother country and the needs of its elites. Colonialism was common before the Second World War when the European nations established their colonies in Asia‚ Africa and America since after the Second World War decolonization took place. After the decolonization‚ colonialism has taken a new form. ‘Neo Colonialism’ is a term used for new Colonialism. It is a relationship between two nations in which one nation

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    Songhai, Africa

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    Songhai‚ Africa The Songhai Empire‚ also known as the Songhay Empire‚ was a state located in western Africa. From the early 15th to the late 16th century‚ Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history. This empire bore the same name as its leading ethnic group‚ the Songhai. Its capital was the city of Gao‚ where a Songhai state had existed since the 11th century. Its base of power was on the bend of the Niger River in present day Niger and Burkina Faso. The Songhai state has existed

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    What Caused the Scramble for Africa? Why was Africa so rapidly colonized? By Alistair Boddy-Evans Ads: South African Map West Africa US History Timeline Home History Black History Month Ads Meet Kenyan Singleskenyancupid.comFind Your Dream Kenyan Woman. View Profiles. Join Free Now. Find A Foreign Husbandafrointroductions.com/MarriageChat With Men From USA‚ Europe & Canada. Browse Profiles & Join Free Referred Academic Journalwww.iiste.orgFast Review‚ Publishing

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    In Islam‚ there is a major practice called a Jihad. This practice stands for struggle or striving‚ but in today’s society‚ people think it means holy war because of the media that is covering the stories in the Middle East. Jihad actually has two meanings in Islam because there is a Greater Jihad and a Lesser Jihad. The Greater Jihad is the struggle against one’s lower self‚ whereas the Lesser Jihad is an external effort to protect the Way of God against the forces of evil. Both of the Jihad’s relate

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