Inventions and Discoveries from the Muslim World By Adnaan Idrees Have you ever noticed that all the books on science and technology somehow only seem to be filled with discoveries and inventions from the likes of Aristotle‚ Archimedes‚ Da Vinci and Thomas Edison... but what about the Muslims? Where are all our discoveries? A period of a thousand years exists between these thinkers and when great Muslim men and women expressed their religiosity through contributions made to society and the sciences
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most commonly knowns as headscarf or veil. It is a visual symbol of the Muslim women. According to Pew Research Center‚ 297 women with hijab were the victims of racial and sexual profiling after 9/11 incident.‚ People have this negative connotation of terrorism when thinking about Muslims and that doesn’t exclude the woman group. Surveyed by Pew Global Attitudes Project‚ about 72% of population of United States‚ excluding Muslims‚ don’t know the purpose of hijab. If you are not fully aware of it‚ then
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Firstname Lastname Instructor’s Name Course Number 27 May 2013 Attending a Muslim Friday Prayer as an Atheist Introduction Growing up in the place where almost everybody was atheist‚ I have become increasingly curious about Islam‚ as a religion and the culture that comes along with it. As someone who has traveled and studied abroad‚ I always feel excited with meeting people from different backgrounds. But sometimes I sense that my lack of knowledge in some religion-related culture makes
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victims of the Black Death felt. In five short years‚ the plague killed between 25 and 45% of the populations it encountered. So how different were the Christian and Muslim responses? In 1348 Christians who were followers of Jesus Christ and Muslims who followed the teachings of Muhammad came face to face with the Black Death. In truth‚ Muslims and Christians responded in many different ways. Even the way the blamed others for the cause of the plague and religious views about the disease were very much
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Q.5. Q.6. Q.7. ’The more developed a country‚ the more lethally it is armed.’ Higher education as an agent of change. The future of mankind in a ’Global Warming’ perspective. The image of Islam in the western world and responsibilities of the Muslim Ummah. A country is backward because its people are backward. Globalization and electronic media. "The present system of education must assume some of the responsibilities of our failures." Discuss. "Politics is the art of possible." Discuss. Terrorism
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Hussain‚ honor killing is against Islamic teachings and morality and is a product of ‘pre-Islamic eras in the ancient culture of desert tribes’. It is a cultural tradition of Muslim societies; which is not practiced by many but few Muslim societies (Zaid‚ 2007). “Customs and religious beliefs can be deliberately mixed with the law to consolidate political‚ economic and social power to the detriment of less powerful women and men (UNDP‚ 2011).” Even attributing Panchayats as a traditional and cultural
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Al-Masjid al-Haram and The Dome of the Rock Two Holy Places for the Muslim Communities Thesis Today many cultures have a lot of significant locations and buildings that many people consider sacred. For the United States “Ground Zero” or the 9/11 Memorial will always be considered a sacred place to Americans. This location tells a story of a tragic‚ yet significant event in our history that will never be forgotten. This location is a reminder of the reason why we have to come together as
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plays a role in our own identity formation. We must look at the everyday groups we fall into such as male‚ female‚ heterosexual‚ bisexual‚ homosexual‚ freshman‚ sophomore‚ senior student‚ working class‚ upper middle class‚ white‚ black‚ Christian‚ Muslim‚ young‚ old‚ foreign‚ American or many others. These levels closely intertwine to form identity‚ at the conscious or sub-conscious level‚ with or without our agreement. I agree with Okazawa-Rey and Gwyn Kirk (2006) in their book titled Women ’s Lives
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Looking to the East Orientalism‚ simply put‚ is the perception the West has of the East. The concept was mapped out by Edward Said in his book Orientalism‚ where he explores the concept‚ its origin‚ and how it functions. Said states that Orientalism is "the corporate institution for dealing with the Orient - dealing with it by making statements about it‚ authorizing views of it‚ describing it‚ by teaching it‚ settling it‚ [and] ruling over it" (3). However‚ Said points out that even if Orientalism
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Guest Interview Project 1. Today’s date is November 16‚ 2012. My name is Lindsay O’Connell and this is Cindy Gagnon‚ and we are conducting an interview for our English class. I’ll begin the interview‚ but my students will ask questions as well. 2. Our class is about to read Homer’s Odyssey‚ a story about the making of heroes and their journeys. I would like to interview you for this project to learn more about you‚ who you are‚ experiences that have influenced you‚ and to know what else
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