The Muslim Veil The veil worn by many Muslim women tends to be a stereotyped piece of clothing. Many of us in the United States see it and automatically assume that the person is a terrorist‚ but what do we really know about the Muslim veil? Caryle Murphy‚ a writer for The Christian Science Monitor‚ thinks that we do not fully understand the complexity of the Muslim veil. In “Behind the Veil: Why Islam’s Most Visible Symbol Is Spreading‚” Murphy writes that “Rarely in human history has a piece
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The Ganges[4] (English pron.: /ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez) or Ganga (Hindi: [ˈɡəŋɡaː] ( listen)‚ Sanskrit: गङ्गा‚ Hindi: गंगा‚ Bengali: গঙ্গা)‚ is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2‚525 km (1‚569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand‚[4] and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh‚ where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the longest river of India and is the second greatest river in the world by water
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and helper who can give him peace and comfort. They both will help each other through life’s problems and struggles. All Muslims are expected to marry because the Prophet Muhammad was married and Muslims regard Muhammad as the perfect example of how to live. “Whoever gets married has completed half of his faith”. (Hadith) The Islamic banning of social contact between Muslims after puberty means that most couples meet through introductions from their parents (arranged marriages). It is felt that
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challenges faced by the Muslim Leaders(dai) Challenges between Muslims There are a lot of problems and challenges even among the Muslim. Nowadays‚ the unity of Ummah is lacking in many places. Muslim society is supposed to be one whole community but there have been many internal conflict among us. The following are some of the challenges faced by the Muslim leaders as a Dai. (1) Racialism or nationalism even among Muslim themselves. A muslim treats other muslim depends on where he or
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Portrayal of Muslims in Indian Cinema By Taqdees Babar To Abbass Rashid Butt (Assignment for M.phil) “Cinema is the great interpreter of the past and constantly programs the memory of its audience‚” Abstract: Ever since the partition of the sub-continent in 1947‚ when Britain took apart its Indian domain‚ India and Pakistan have been arch rivals. Bollywood is one of the famous and the strongest industry among the film industries around the world‚ even before the incident of 9/11 happened
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EXAM NOTES – ISLAMIAT – THE LIFE OF THE HOLY PROPHET (PBUH) ! Sent by Allah as His last messenger‚ Brought the Quran . He is a model of how people could live by its teachings. He struggled against persecutions and difficulties. Early years in Makka Born in Makka in CE 570. Most important tribe of thetime was theQuraysh of Makka. Makkans worshipped dods and godesses. Themain CE ntre of worship was theKabah. Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)s motHer was Amina and fatHer was Abdullah. Thetribe He
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tends to be a male relative. The stringent rules and nature of the Islamic culture propose that Muslim women cannot marry outside their religion. Muslim men however‚ can marry Christian or Jewish women because they are “People of the Book”‚ i.e. those who hold a monotheistic faith. These women‚ who ultimately must raise their children under the Islamic beliefs‚ can alternatively convert to the Muslim faith by performing the ‘Shahada’ ceremony in which the convert accepts Allah and Mohammed as his
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A Muslim Critique of Fukuyama and Huntington By Ibn Yasin Introduction Both Fukuyama’s hypothesis of the ‘End of History’ and Huntington’s hypothesis of the ‘Clash of Civilisations’ is discussed below in relation to their lack of usefulness in understanding the aspirations of Muslims in the modern world. The End of History In his hypothesis to prove that the only system that will survive into the future is Western liberalism‚ Fukuyama dismisses Islam and Muslims by looking at the global Islamic
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Women in Muslim States and Politics • Women have gained basic political right‚ the right to vote and to stand for office in almost all Muslim-majority states‚ with the last major holdouts‚ Kuwait and Saudi Arabia‚ on the verge of joining the others. Despite having such rights‚ Muslim women‚ like women worldwide‚ are underrepresented in high office and legislatures. However‚ a number of Muslim countries outside of MENA have seen women in high office in numbers that exceed world averages. Such
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In the article “Drugs: America’s Holy War‚” Arthur Benavie speaks of the social problems that can arise with the use and supply of illicit and illegal drugs. He begins asking the reader‚ who’s the enemy in this war on drugs? I asked myself in the beginning if is it even realistic to assume there is an actual war on drugs. Benavie explains that society is constantly reminded of the harmful effects of certain drugs such as marijuana‚ heroin‚ LSD‚ ecstasy‚ cocaine‚ morphine‚ methamphetamine‚ amphetamines
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