A Day in the Life of a Muslim Teenager Wednesday‚ September 5‚ 2012 Dear Diary‚ My name is Walliyah. You don’t know me but soon you will know everything. I am Muslim‚ 15 years old‚ and going to Eagle Rock High School. It was my first day today. Everything is so different. The people here in America don’t pray 5 times a day. I tried to but it was hard without being made fun of. During lunch and nutrition I went into the garden to read a little bit of the Qur’an and pray to Allah‚ but I could
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The civil war ended many problems‚ but it also created many. Slavery was abolished‚ supremacy of the national government was confirmed and secession had been refuted. Reconstruction did not last very long‚ in fact it lasted for twelve years. Even though the northern states won‚ the southern states lost thousands of lives‚ properties were destroyed‚ and it created many tasks to be accomplished in order to reunite the country. Some people however did not like the new laws that stated that blacks
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are‚ the freedom to fully enjoy your religion with your own judgments and consciences‚ you are a good Puritan. The civil government however‚ did not believe in that statement. Roger Williams published his most famous text‚ The Bloody Tenant of Persecution. His book defines many principles that defend the liberty of conscience and portrays a great dialogue between truth and peace. The first principle starts you off with a pretty distinct image‚ “That the blood of so many hundred thousand souls of
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CAUSES OF THE DOWNFALL OF MUSLIM EMPIRE The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with dramatic suddenness within a few decades after his death. The Mughal Empire owes its decline and ultimate downfall to a combination of factors; firstly Aurangzeb’s religious policy is regarded as a cause for the decline of the Mughal Empire as it led to disunity among the people. Although the policy did lead to weakening of the empire but the major cause of
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Along with Herodotus accounts of this distortion‚ various historical scholars like Strabo‚ Pindar‚ and Plutarch were eyewitnesses; distinctly‚ referencing this as sexual worship to Pan. To this end‚ for the Egyptians‚ this ‘reverence’ developed as part of their religion paying divine honors to real goats representing Pan; similarly‚ this corruption occurs in the recorded tablets of the goddess Isis. Obviously‚ this ongoing Egyptian custom to worship and perform rituals with goat creatures clearly
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Don’t Drink the Water: The Persecution of Native Americans in the 1800s When first hearing Dave Matthews Band’s “Don’t Drink the Water‚” you might believe the song is about the apartheid having knowledge of Matthews’ country of birth but when you continue to listen to the song the listener will discover a different story behind the song. Matthews moved to The United States when he was two leading him to write about different events in America’s history. Through the different stanzas Dave Matthews
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The source of conflict between Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages. The conflict between Christians and Muslim can be still observed in various parts of the world. One could think that there has always been hostility between Christians and Muslims since the younger religion‚ Islam came into existence in the 7th century and started to spread. Another very common opinion is that the religions themselves – Christianity and Islam are the source of this conflict. Even though both these opinions
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On Literacy amongst Muslims - * 25 per cent of Muslim children in the 6-14 year age group have either never attended school or have dropped out. * Drop out rates among Muslims are higher at the level of primary‚ middle and higher secondary. * The Committee observed that since artisanship is a dominant activity among Muslims technical training should be provided to even those who may not have completed schooling. * In premier colleges only one out of 25 under-graduate students
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The muslims inherited much from Greece‚ Rome‚ and India. Muslims tolerated other cultures and because of that were so advanced in scholarship‚ the medical field‚ and many others areas at the highest level at that period of time. The muslims achievements will always have a lasting impact on our world. One of the areas the Muslims were advanced in was the medical field. It states in document 3 that many medical books such as the five volume‚ The Canon of Medicine. Books like those were translated
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Why is Muhammad (pbuh) important to Muslims? Muhammad (pbuh) is extremely important to Muslims all around the world‚ and a sacred symbol for the Islamic religion. Pbuh stands for ‘peace be upon him’. This abbreviation is added along with his name all around the world as a sign of respect for him. Not only that‚ but Muslims do this to give peace upon him. Muhammad was not able to read or write so his was known as an ‘illiterate’ when he was born‚ and until he died. Because of this‚ when ‘Allah’
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