The Muslim faith is comprised of many layers of belief systems; one of which‚ and arguably the most significant‚ is Sufism. This religion was not the earliest practiced Muslim faith‚ but arose as a backlash to the recently altered and unnecessary complications of others‚ especially Islam. The Sufis neither agreed with nor promoted the evident worldliness that had seeped into the mind and actions of their fellow Muslims‚ and even their rulers. In fact‚ they detested this manner of living so much
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Muslim women in interfaith relationships By Muneebah Dawson 2nd year UCT Social Science degree Student Introduction We are living in a world where religious peace talks are prominent. The walls of gender inequality are encouraged to be broken down. Tradition and culture is evolving. However; in the Muslim community I still find that women are struggling to find gender equality. Women are frowned upon when they enter into interfaith marriages. Love does not ask what religion you belong to. Following
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Debating Muslim political representation HILAL AHMED THE political representation of Indian Muslims‚ one of the most contested political questions in postcolonial India‚ has become very relevant in recent years primarily because of two important‚ yet distinct‚ reasons. The publication of the Sachar Committee report (The report of the Prime Minister’s High Level Committee on Social‚ Economic and Educational Status of Muslims in India – PMHLC 2006) is the first reason behind the apparent revival
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necessary to cover one self to be a good Muslim. There is no one image of an Arabic woman but whether or not there is a scarf on her head‚ Islamic woman feel the same pressure as women of every culture. Unfortunately in many places‚ these women don’t have a say or have a chance to rebel against these pressures and laws as they could be punished. These pressures come from their religion and their society; from their peers and their culture. Growing up in a Muslim home‚ I understand what Islamic women
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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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Muslim Contributions in Medicine‚ Science & Technology: The contributions in the advancement of knowledge by the traditional Islamic institutions of learning (Madrasahs‚ Maktab‚ Halqa & Dar-ul-Aloom) are enormous‚ which have been summed up in Encyclopedia Britannica: “The madrasahs generally offered instruction in both the religious sciences and other branches of knowledge. The contribution of these institutions to the advancement of knowledge was vast. Muslim scholars calculated the angle
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To What Extent were Muslims Affected by 9/11? On September 11‚ 2001‚ nineteen hijackers took control of four passenger jets departing from U.S. airports. Two of those planes collided with the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York‚ the third plane hit the Pentagon‚ and the remaining plane was redirected and crashed in an empty field. Altogether‚ nearly 3‚000 people died‚ and the blame was immediately placed upon the Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda. (http://timeline.national911memorial
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“Define the term Muslim and Islam?” In Arabic‚ the word “Islam” means submission or surrender to God. However‚ it was derived from the root word “salam”. From this root word‚ you can also derive the word peace. Many people feel that Islam implies some sort of enslavement to Allah‚ but others find it more helpful to define the word “Islam” as surrender. Many religions have a concept of surrender to God. In Jewish history‚ when the ancient Hebrews obeyed God’s commands‚ they had a long period of
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The life of the Indian Muslim woman is shaped by her dual identity as an Indian and a Muslim. The just and fair tenets of Islam as a religion often do not come to the aid of the Muslim woman‚ posited as she is within the hierarchical Indian tradition and the male dominant Muslim community. The minority status of the Muslim community in India leads to the privileging of community identity over gender identity and basic human dignity is often denied to the woman. The Muslim male orthodoxy rigidly and
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Are Muslim Women under Oppression or Not? Among the many topics of interest to non-Muslims‚ the status of Muslim women and the theme of their rights‚ or rather‚ the perceived lack of them seems to be foremost. The differences in how the Islamic countries interpret and follow the Islamic laws‚ seems to contribute to this perception. An acceptable number of Muslims and non-Muslims do agree that women should have more equal rights‚ whilst others believe that traditional gender differences under Muslim
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