an in-depth look into the potential justifications of terrorism in regards to religion. In this article‚ Bar attempts to identify the differences between the religion of Islam and the duties associated with being a Muslim including participating in jihad. The author explains the various differences between the ideas of both the traditional Muslim as well as the moderate Muslim. He goes on to identify jihadist-type acts that could potentially be changed if the right movement and implementation of rules
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Video Notes: “Inside Islam” (The History Channel‚ 2002) Streaming segments c. 10 minutes each Part 1 of 9: Intro and basic facts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjsu1ATrts Islam means Peace and Submission (The peace that comes from submission‚ the attention to God that comes from peace.) Allah Akbar means “God is great.” Sunni = 85% of Muslim population; Shia = 10%; Sufi less than 5% Islam is not only a religion of the Middle East: largest population of Muslims is in India. Largest Islamic
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ORIGINS OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN SYRIA Syrian Islamist organization started by Syrian students returning from studies in Egypt in the 1930’s‚ where they were confronted with the ideology of Hassan al-Banna‚ the founder of the original Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.[1] So‚ the Syria branch of Muslim Brotherhood’s roots based on students of the shari’ah (Islamic law). Firstly‚ association’s name was “ Muhammad’s Youth”‚ after it became the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. Most of the society’s
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Andalus‚ al- 3. Anatolia 4. Battle of Talas River 5. Bedouins 6. dhimmis 7. Ghazali‚ al- 8. hadiths 9. hajj 10. hijra 11. House of Wisdom 12. Ibn Battuta 13. Ibn Sina 14. Iimms 15. jihad 16. jizya 17. Kaaba 18. madrassas 19. Mecca 20. Mozarabs 21. Muhammad Ibn Abdullah 22. Muslim 23. Pillars of Islam 24. Polo‚ Marco 25. Rightly Guided Caliphs 26. Qur’an (Koran) 27. sharia 28
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The Battle of Tabuk The lofty and strong fort‚ which had been built by the side of a spring on the road leading from Hijr to Damascus in the border area of the territory of Syria‚ was called Tabuk. In those times Syria was one of the colonies of the Eastern Roman Empire. Its capital was Constantinople. Its frontier people were the followers of Christianity and the chiefs of the districts were satellites of the Ruler of Syria who himself took orders directly from the Roman Emperor. The rapid penetration
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Bibliography: Barber‚ Benjamin. 1995. "Jihad vs. McWorld" The Atlantic Monthly‚ volume 269‚ no. 3. Franck‚ Thomas M. 1992. "The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance." American Journal of International Law 86‚ no. 1: 46-91. Jacobson‚ David. 1996. Rights Across Borders: Immigration and the Decline
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The US and its NATO allies which were engaged in a bitter the Cold War with the then Soviet Union decided to use Pakistan as a frontline state against their enemy. Prof Munawar Sabir in his scholarly lecture delivered at the Superior University‚ Lahore‚ exclusively for the CSS students preparing for interview on ‘Geo-strategic importance of Pakistan’. He highlighted the geo-strategic importance of Pakistan by discussing Pakistan’s relations with its neighbouring countries and the major powers
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I have intended to write about “Islam and Violence” for some time‚ something I should have addressed a long time ago; I only hope that it is not too late. Before asking you to carefully read all of this‚ I want to be sure that you do not conclude that I am making any moral judgment or that‚ even more importantly‚ I am holding myself above others. I see what I believe is an unacceptable situation and I refuse to sit silently anymore and endorse it with my silence. I am also not going to debate
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four caliphs through military conquest and the purpose of expanding the Arab empire. “The wars of expansion were also advanced by the devotion of the faithful to the concept of jihad.” (history-world.org‚ “Islam From the Beginning to 1300‚” Peter N. Stearns‚ 2002) “Jihad” means “struggle in the way of God.” In other words‚ “jihad” means “the struggle to convert.” Through military conquest and expansion‚ the Muslims gained many converts in the newly conquered areas like the Byzantine province of Syria
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Section One In the 1990s‚ both Amos Elon (an Israeli) and Anton Shammas (a Palestinian) suggested that peace depended on Israelis and Palestinians changing the way they remembered certain things. What were those things‚ and what do you think about these ideas? Elon suggested that peace between the Israelis and Palestinians depends on changing the way that the Israelis remember the Holocaust. Elon alleges that Israel leverages the memory of the Holocaust to target the existence of “another” Germany
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