HIST 1750 Understanding Historical Change: Introduction to Islamic History and Culture (ca. 600 – ca. 1400) Fall 2014 MR 10:00-11:15 & 11:30-12:45 @ Keating Hall 219 Dr. Ebru Turan Dealy Hall‚ R 630 Email: turan@fordham.eduPhone: 718.817.4199 Office Hours: MR: 2:00-3:45 pm (or by appointment) Course Description: This course reviews the development of Islamic history and culture from the rise of Islam (ca. 600) to the fifteenth century. Drawing on an interdisciplinary approach that
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Islamic Fundamentalism: Myth and Reality Confronted? Dr Zaniah Marshallsay School of International Studies University of South Australia Refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference University of Adelaide 29 September – 1 October 2004 Zaniah Marshallsay: Islamic Fundamentalism Introduction Language is power‚ and terms consistently used take on a reality that truth belies. Thus with the term Islamic fundamentalism‚ which has been bandied about
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In March 2001‚ the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan which Finbarr Barry Flood said would define Islamic iconoclasm for many decades to follow. The author argues that the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas does not represent Islam’s attitude towards figuration‚ but rather a response at a particular moment in time. This point is still true today considering Islam’s view on images has never been the reason for iconoclasm‚ but what defines iconoclasm has certainly changed in recent years with
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doubt to belief. The Islamic faith: They believe the firm pillars of faith and the fundamentals of Islam and its basic elements and all that proved God and His Messenger Mohammad- peace be upon him - is the heart and scientific and anecdotal‚ as well as platforms for life‚ even including by dealing with others‚ and this is an important point; Because many of those having faith is neglected or perhaps amazed that belief is the result of the apparent deal. Sources of Islamic faith: The sources of
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husband ’s authority: emerging formulations in Muslim family laws Lynn Welchman Subject: Family law. Other related subjects: Legal systems Keywords: Comparative law; Islamic law; Marriage; Morocco; Spouses; United Arab Emirates *Int. J.L.P.F. 1 ABSTRACT This article considers the articulation of the husband-wife relationship in Islamic law and specifically the contemporary equation in statutory formulations of Muslim family law that sets the husband ’s duty of support‚ or maintenance‚ of his wife
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Koran is actually telling men that they are allowed to beat their women. This is a repulsive thing to say. How can there be a religion who guides itself on these principles? For these reasons of why it is obvious that Islamic religion supports women oppression. The laws in Islamic
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On 15 May 1940‚ Holland surrendered to Nazi Germany and the Royal Family of Holland fled and went into exile in London. Holland’s original plans were to stay neutral throughout the war in Europe‚ which Holland declared when the war first broke out. Nazi Germany‚ Canada‚ France‚ England‚ America were involved in one of the most important tasks during the war‚ Liberating Holland from the control of the Nazi’s. German Invasion of Holland In Holland‚ in the morning of May 10‚ 1940 was a sorrowful
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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jebo How ‘Islamic’ is Islamic Banking? Feisal Khan ∗ Dept. of Economics‚ Hobart and William Smith Colleges‚ 300 Pulteney Street‚ Geneva‚ NY 14456‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Islamic Banks hold well over US $700 billion in assets and are growing at over 15% p.a. Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) involves wider ethical and moral issues than simply ‘interest-free’ transactions
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medieval Islam In the history of mathematics‚ mathematics in medieval Islam‚ often termed Islamic mathematics or Arabic mathematics‚ is the mathematics developed in the Islamic world between 622 and 1600‚ during what is known as the Islamic Golden Age‚ in that part of the world where Islam was the dominant religion. Islamic science and mathematics flourished under the Islamic caliphate (also known as the Islamic Empire) established across the Middle East‚ Central Asia‚ North Africa‚ Southern Italy‚
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Islamic Law Teaching Material Developed By: Abdulmalik Abubaker (LL.B‚ MA) Sponsored by the Justice and Legal System Research Institute 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY REMARK………………………………………………………………..1 CHAPTER I: The Historical Development of Islamic Law……………………………..........2 Objective………………………………………………………………………………………….2Introduction…...………………………………………………………………………………….2 1.1. The Pre-Islamic Period…………………………………………………………………
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