city of the three faiths. Jerusalem founded in between 4500-3500 BCE has become a center of the three major monotheistic faiths in the world‚ Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. Rising from a proto-Canaanite village to a city that has had crusades and Jihads launched in its name has truly been an amazing turn of events. How did it happen? Why is it important? Why here and not elsewhere? What makes people so driven to capture Jerusalem? Why has it been captured and recaptured no less than forty four times
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Usage variations of bin Laden ’s name Because there is no universally accepted standard in the West for transliterating Arabic words and names into English‚ bin Laden ’s name is transliterated in many ways. The version often used by most English-language mass media is Osama bin Laden. Most American government agencies‚ including the FBI and CIA‚ use either "Usama bin Laden" or "Usama bin Ladin"‚ both of which are often abbreviated to UBL. Less common renderings include "Ussamah Bin Ladin" and "Oussama
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World Religions and Global Responsibility Questions and Answers 2. Buddhism- Explain the following Buddhist notions: Four Noble Truths‚ anicca and anatta‚ Nirvana‚ karuna‚ the Eightfold Path. Buddhism’s contribution to global responsibility revolves around its understanding of the person as anatta and as able to be enlightened. Explain. -Four Noble Truths: 1. “Everyone’s life contains dukkha [suffering]. Life isn’t all bad‚ but it is not what we’d life it to be.” 2. “Dukkha [suffering] is
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diseases‚ and also Muslims showed religious tolerance to the non-Muslim people. After Muhammad died in 632‚ Abu Bakr became the first caliph means the rightly guided. For the next two years‚ he applied the jihad in order to pacify the revolt in the Islam world. However‚ during the process of jihad‚ Abu Bakr and the next three elected caliphs -Umar‚ Uthman‚ and Ali expanded the territory to the east to the Indus River and to the west through North Africa to Spain. That’s how Islam began to spread.
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Abstract This chapter examines some of the most widely researched trends and developments within the phenomenon of modern international terrorism‚ providing policy recommendations on how to counter its emerging threats – particularly that of the Global Jihad movement and “homegrown” terrorism. The magnitude of the modern terrorist threat was demonstrated by the attacks of September 11‚ and ever since‚ the field has experienced a renewal of sorts‚ attracting unprecedented attention by both scholars and
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Nick Wood Movements essay October 15‚ 2014 Hamas The word Hamas is an acronym‚ from the Arabic for Islamic Resistance Movement. Hamas grew out of the ideology and practice of the Islamic fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood movement that arose in Egypt in the 1920s. Sheikh Ahmed Yassin founded this Palestinian Islamic group in 1987 during the first intifada‚ as a result of the Israeli taking up most of the West Bank or Gaza strip and later emerged at the forefront of armed resistance to Israel
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Pakistan emerged as a separate homeland for Muslims by assiduous hard work and enormous sacrifices of Muslims. The pioneers of Pakistan movement dreamed of a state that could offer a peaceful milieu for free exercise of religion and attainment of one’s rights. It is highly disheartening to see the state crippled by the ethnic conflicts‚ religious extremism‚ terrorism and dissension between the public and government. The article‚ “Whither Pakistan? A five-year forecast”‚ was published on June 3‚ 2009
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Background: Radical Islamism in the Middle East Throughout the course of history‚ particularly over the last century‚ the Middle East has been identified as a growing source of hostility and violence due to its extensive involvement in religious conflict‚ ethnic rivalry‚ territorial dispute‚ and war. Poor governance‚ as well as the absence of an effective civil society and the lack of the rule of law‚ has led to the demise of several states within the region. Such instability has fostered the growth
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Student Name: Emir Beytur Student Number: Audit Student Assessment: ISL181 Islamic History II: Biography (Sirah) of the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) Word count: 1436
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Lasting more than six centuries‚ this Empire was one of the longest‚ best organized‚ and most enduring political entities in world history. A. Safavid B. Ottoman C. Mughal D. Ummayad Correct Answer: B. Response Feedback: The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299-1922. It was carved up after being defeated in WWI. Turkey became the largest country formed from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire founded by nomadic Central Asian people had gained overlordship in key territories from
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