A SAMPLE POSITION PAPER Globalization: A Transition to What? Barber‚ Benjamin R. Introduction to Jihad vs. McWorld (New York: Ballantine Books‚ 1996) Kobrin‚ Stephen J. "Back to the Future: Neomedievalism and the Postmodern Digital World Economy‚" Globalization and Governance (London: Routledge‚ 1999. After the bloody clashes between anti-globalization protesters and the police in Genoa‚ globalization is once again on the world’s agenda and it is here to stay. A dream to some and
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References: Global Jihad - Hawala System. (2008‚ November 10). Global Jihad - GLOBAL-JIHAD HOME PAGE. Retrieved January 18‚ 2011‚ from http://www.globaljihad.net/view_page.asp?id=1171 Jihad. (n.d.). Islamic Glossary Home. Retrieved January 18‚ 2011‚ from www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/reference/glossary/term.JIHAD.html
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With each passing day‚ Pakistan becomes an even more crucial player in world affairs. Home of the world’s second-largest Muslim population‚ epicentre of the global jihad‚ location of perhaps the planet’s most dangerous borderlands‚ and armed with nuclear weapons‚ this South Asian nation will go a long way toward determining what the world looks like 37 years from now. Pakistan the country filled with thousands of minerals
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Historically three world religions with their roots in the Middle East adopted‚ at different times‚ the idea of a ’Holy War’‚ as well as that of a ’Just War’. Brief outlines are discussed below. Judaism: It is found in the Old Testament as; ‘they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation‚ neither shall they learn war any more’. (The Old Testament: Isaiah 2:4). In principle‚ peace is the central teaching of rabbinical
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and falling apart‚ disunited‚ it becomes easier for conquerors to conquer (like when the Christians conquered back Spain) Jihad (there is a big difference in what people think about Jihad today‚ and what they thought then!) Two Jihads today The Greater Jihad the struggle to be a better person The lower Jihad when you are attacked‚ self-defence Jihad then Only one Jihad! the war‚ the conquests. A set of rules: Why you should fight‚ how you should fight‚ who you should fight. Discussion/questions
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The Muslim faith is one of the five major religions in the world. It boasts a following of well over a million. Religion is one of the most controversial topics in the world‚ and can spur different emotions when discussed. One can even go as far as killing or dying for ones religions to show devout faith. Many people can get offended when one other might be trying to express their opinion‚ and show why they believe what they believe. Here you will read on how the Muslim faith is told to act towards
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Composition II “You Have Atomic Bombs‚ but We Have Suicide Bombers” In Rohde’s article we learn of his experience as a hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He explains the Islamic cultures and values‚ but shows us his view on them. Their cultures have some similarities‚ but more differences. We both have religions‚ but Americans approach their religion differently and less violently. America’s whole reality and country differs greatly from the Taliban’s society. The Taliban’s reality differs
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The suicide bombers were brainwashed that what they were doing was good for Islam as they were fighting Jihad or the Holy War. Suicide bombing is not a new thing invented by the Mujahidin‚ it has its origin in the past. The first recorded suicide bombing came from Christian soldiers during the Crusades to free the holy city of Jerusalem from the control of
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Reality Check Imagine for a second‚ you are walking down the street. Your typical‚ average day includes dirty looks and nasty stares. Passersby look you up and down and sneer. They point when they think you’re not looking. They whisper to their friends about you. You hear the words‚ “towel head” and “terrorist”. Whether you’re a man with a beard and taqiyah (prayer cap) or a woman with a head scarf‚ it hurts to be treated this way. So why does it happen? Why do so many non-Muslims continuously
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believed that returning to a true Islamic state would provide social justice and cure societal malaise as “Islam stands against corruption‚ oppression and capitalism.”[2] His main beliefs‚ including the concept of jahiliyyah and his understanding of jihad are expressed through his two main publications: In the Shade of the Qu’ran and Milestones. Although these books are heavily criticised by many Orthodox Muslims and Salafi scholars‚ they are widely read and his ideology of “takfir” (excommunication)
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