The position of Muslims in the Netherlands FACTS AND FIGURES 2010 COLOPHON Publication by FORUM – Institute for Multicultural Affairs Postbus 201‚ 3500 AE Utrecht‚ Netherlands www.forum.nl www.foruminternational.org © 2010 FORUM‚ Institute for Multicultural Affairs 2010 3 PREFACE For some years‚ the position of Muslims in the Netherlands has been subject of fierce debate in the Netherlands. The nature and size of this debate also finds a response across the border‚ something
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underlying tensions between sections of the Hindu and Muslim communities. These conflicts also stem from the ideologies of Hindu Extremism versus Islamic Extremism and prevalent in certain sections of the population. Since independence‚ India has always maintained a constitutional commitment to secularism. The major incidences include the 1969 Gujarat riots and the 1989 Bhagalpur riots. Since 1992 The sense of communal harmony between Hindus and Muslims in the post-partition period has been compromised
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Muslim Attitudes to Marriage In Islam‚ marriage is a partnership. Muslim women accept only Allah as their master‚ and do not therefore consider themselves to be inferior to a husband. It is basic in Muslim society that the man is responsible for the family’s welfare and business outside the home‚ but the woman has virtually absolute rights within it so long as her behaviour does not shame her provider or husband. No institution works well without a clear leader‚ and therefore there should
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urban areas in Muslim society played critical roles in religion because Muslim people had to make religious pilgrimages to Holy Cities such as Mecca and Jerusalem‚ trade because the cities had huge complexes which allowed trade to flourish‚ and cultural advancement because the cities were filled with a variety of different people as well as there were great advancement in education. Cities in Muslim society played a major role in religion because they were places where Muslims had to go to make
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Jessica Jacobovitz November 10‚ 2014 5th Period Christian and Muslim DBQ Throughout all of time the Christians and the Muslims have had views that sometimes run parallel and sometimes these views are perpendicular to each other‚ which make them collide and intersect. Both Christians and Islam are a monotheistic religion; they believe that there is one true god. In addition they also both believe in Jesus‚ however the Muslims do not view him as the son of God‚ but rather as the last prophet
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religion‚ tradition and culture‚ misogyny‚ feminism and - many times - downright ignorance and bigotry. In discussing the role of women in contemporary society there are three main areas that can be addressed. The perceptions of woman within contemporary Muslim societies. The status‚ position and role of woman in the Qur’an and in early Islam from where we derive our aspirations. Some of the challenges facing us in contemporary society - more specifically‚ in South Africa. You might have heard at some
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though marriage is based on mutual consent‚ after some time‚ the mutuality of the commitment might not be the same. Relationships do fall apart‚ and that is where divorce comes in. Divorce is extremely discouraged in Islam. However‚ the Islamic law provides provisions for the termination of the marriage contract if the marriage commitment fails to work. The termination of the marriage contract can be initiated by any party that has decided that the other party cannot or will not satisfactorily
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Every organization requires structure and cohesion. The significance of Law in this expansively interconnected world is resonated through its importance in bringing order to any society. The embodiment of law dates back to the creation of structures itself‚ when man acknowledged that without a regulatory body nothing could function. Following law in its quintessential state might be unprecedented‚ but it’s inherent importance in structuring and securing the loose social‚ financial‚ economic and legal
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I chose to research the Muslim religion for my site visit. If you do not know what to expect when visiting a mosque‚ it can be a pretty nerve-wracking experience for any non-Muslim. I attended Catholic private schools my whole life and was raised as a Catholic and still am. Most religions have a house of prayer; Jews have synagogues‚ Buddhists/Hindus have temples and Catholic and Christians have churches and cathedrals. Muslims have mosques; each religious center has their own different rules‚ rituals
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Committee on Civil Liberties‚ Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Topic: Integration as a two way of mutual accommodation: With the number of Muslims in Europe growing‚ how can the EU help safeguard their religious freedom and to what extend should the Muslim community assimilate to European values? The recent comments of the European leaders like Merkel and Cameron or ex-leader such as Sarkozy show the change of path on integrating the minorities into the society. Yet‚ this new approach hasn’t been
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