Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World‚ by Jack Weatherford. New York: Crown‚ 2004‚ 312 pages. Reviewed by Tyler E. Tatum. The book‚ Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World‚ written by Jack Weatherford to recount his “quest” through the Mongol’s homeland. Weatherford states that “this book presents the highlights of our findings” that were acquired through years of research and travel in the Mongol’s homeland of Mongolia. (page XXXV). Weatherford begins his book in a lethargic
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In the book Children of Dust‚ Ali Eteraz goes through five tumultuous stages in life. These stages are The Promised‚ The American‚ The Fundamentalist‚ The Postmodern‚ and The Reformer. Each stage he takes on a new identity and name in order to give relevance to each stage he is going through as a way of reinventing who he is at that given time. During the first stage he is born Abir ul Islam‚ which means “Perfume of Islam”. As a baby his mother took him on Hajj. As a child he grew up in a Pakistan
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This book is a summary of Dr. Ali Shariati’s own experience and understanding after three times doing hajj and once visiting Mecca. He starts his book with a question; what does hajj mean? Then he continues answering this question by the spiritual feelings that he experienced during his journey. He clearly expresses to readers that this is not a ritual training book instead its purpose is to show his perception of one of the most significant ritual in Islam. According to Dr.Shariati‚ there is no
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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Muslim reformer: Through the 1850s‚ Syed Ahmed Khan began developing a strong passion for education. While pursuing studies of different subjects including European [jurisprudence]‚ Sir Syed began to realise the advantages of Western-style education‚ which was being offered at newly established colleges across India. Despite being a devout Muslim‚ Sir Syed criticised the influence of traditional dogma and religious orthodoxy‚ which had made most Indian Muslims suspicious of British
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bee‚ his hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see.” -Muhammad Ali- fight against George Forman in 1974 Muhammad Ali is the greatest professional boxers and the world‚ The reason I say this because Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight championship 3 times and also earned an Olympic gold Medal in 1999. Muhammad Ali was only 6’3 and from the years 1960 to 1963‚ Muhammad Ali record was 19-0‚ with 15 knockouts. He is definitely one
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The Person I’d like to Be Many people who were worthy of who I’d like to be but Muhammad Ali stood out because he was not only a fearless boxer boxer‚ but a great humanitarian. Muhammad Ali was fearless and very brave‚ he got punched in the face for a living. He routinely visits sick children with disabilities around the world. He has helped out organizations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation‚ and Special Olympics. Refused to be inducted into US Army because of a growing
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Reading Response to Ali and Nino The most evident and reoccurring theme that I noticed in Kurban Said’s‚ Ali and Nino was the importance of religion and cultural backgrounds. In many different places in the story it is evident that Ali and Nino have been taught some completely different things about the world in general. The first major example that I found is when Ali speaks with his father and Nino’s father about marrying Nino. Although they are both somewhat supportive of the marriage‚ they
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A Critical Review of Ali Eteraz’s Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a Young Man Kelius Hardy World Religions: East and West REL-223-15WE October 12‚ 2014 Professor Patricia Spacek A Critical Review of Ali Eteraz’s Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a Young Man In Children of Dust‚ Ali Eteraz expresses his life story from the circumstances behind his conception‚ through his early school years‚ troubling teenage years‚ and finally reaching a level of self-fulfillment or finding self
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conclusion of Genghis Khan. The prosecution presents various reasons why my client should be sentence to death‚ but they did not tell you‚ the jury‚ why he did what he did. They also did not even address the positive contribution Genghis has promoted. Genghis Khan’s cruel and unusual conduct can be justified from the horrors of his early life. At an early age his father died from poisoning and Khan was forced to provide for his large family. With his father deceased‚ Genghis Khan and his family were
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World The stereotypical image of Genghis Khan is a savage invader‚ who brought nothing but chaos and death is now firmly rooted in the public mind. Due to different reasons‚ the true precondition of such attitude lies in complete misunderstanding and lack of knowledge concerning this historical figure. Jack Weatherford tries to shed light on this highly ambiguous figure and his legacy. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World examines Genghis Khan’s
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