The One Dollar Bin It’s a bit over 8 PM and the house is completely still‚ no one is home except for me. All that is heard is the rapid typing of the keyboard‚ and Jim Morrison’s voice resonating from my record player. Most people fear being left alone‚ but not me. I welcome it as a friend‚ as truthfully I am never alone. Yes‚ I have my friends and family who I love dearly‚ and never fail to be there for me‚ but at the hardest time of my life‚ I found a new passion. Record collecting. Now‚ I should
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Osama Bin Laden is a figure that almost all in western society agreed had to be stopped in his tracks‚ which is not a particularly immoral idea to have. Although the idea of purposely ending a human life goes specifically against their initial creed‚ the common
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Osama Bin Laden. Freedom fighter or terrorist? Osama Bin Laden can be viewed under two lights. The light of an evil terrorist with a driving goal to bring down the fabric of western society‚ or you could view him as a light bringing hope to his people and giving them the courage to fight for their country. Is Osama Bin Laden a terrorist or a freedom fighter? Born in 1957‚ into a wealthy family‚ at school and university he joined the Muslim Brotherhood. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in
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King Abdul Aziz Al Saud 1876-1953 (1293-1373 H) Born in the city of Riyadh‚ King Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman Ibn Faisal Al Saud was brought up under the stringent care of his father. A group of contemporary scholars were assembled to teach him the fundamentals of Islam. He soon began to show an impressive array of qualities and talents‚ including shrewdness‚ courage‚ farsightedness and horsemanship. He was able to grasp both current and historical events. In 1891 and barely 12 years old
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close friend of the Prophet and the first Khalifah after his death. Her halfsister‚ Aishah‚ was a wife of the Prophet and one of the Ummahat al-Mumineen. Her husband‚ Zubayr ibn al-Awwam‚ was one of the special personal aides of the Prophet. Her son‚ Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr‚ became well known for his incorruptibility and his unswerving devotion to Truth. Asma a herself was one of the first persons to accept Islam. Only about seventeen persons including both men and women became Muslims before her. She
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day King Minos was a very powerful man. This one town called Athens and every year he would go to war with them. So they made a deal with the king that if he stopped the war with them they would 7 kids every year to his maze where he had his monster very hungry for humans. So the King liked the deal and went on with it and said yes. That was a very sad day for the Athens and cried every year when they had to send 7 kids who tried to kill this monster but never came back. So one says the Kings son
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Once a king is dead another shall take his place‚ as has been repeated throughout history. No different was the succession of the great King Darius after his death‚ his son Xerxes comes to power‚ to take his father’s place and rule the vast empire of Persia. What makes the rise to prominence of Xerxes so controversial is that Xerxes is the third born son of Darius which would normally name him third in line in competition with his two older brothers. So why was the third born son Xerxes chosen over
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United States...Islam strictly forbids causing harm to innocent women‚ children and other people‚” (“Hard Facts Hard Truth -Bin Laden ‘Confession Tapes”). This quote is spoken by Osama Bin Laden himself the day after the September 11‚ 2001 attacks on both Twin Towers‚ the Pentagon‚ and attempt to reach the White House although failed and crashed in Shanksville‚ Pennsylvania. Osama Bin Laden then was denying all accusations of him outlining the attacks on September 11‚ 2001. The morning of September 11
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fight with the Mujahedeen was Osama bin laden‚ who would be the founder of al-Qaeda in the early 1990’s ‚ the terrorist organization responsible for the September 11 attack. Bin laden saw the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan as an attack on his Muslim brothers. Bin Laden was a fighter himself but used his connections to win financial and moral support for the Mujahedeen . He also encouraged young Middle easterners to join [you need the word the here] Afghan Jihad. Bin Laden had an organization that recruited
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Killed Millions Osama bin Laden leader of al-Qaida was responsible for many terrorist attacks on the U.S. He took the blame for many such attacks like 9/11‚ the bombing of a national guard training center‚ but such attacks were not just in America. In Egypt‚ there was a failed attempt of the Egyptian President. And another bombing in Saudi Arabia. The effects of these attacks put everyone on edge. It also led to them doing something about it. Everyone tried to kill Osama bin Laden hoping it would
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