The difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims is not Islamic beliefs or spiritual differences‚ but politics. The division of Sunni and Shia Muslims started after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Sunni Muslims believed that the new leader of the Muslim nation should be elected out of those most capable of the job. Shia Muslims believed that leadership should be passed to his cousin or son-in-law. The leader was elected out of those most capable of the job. Abu Bakr was the first Caliph of the Islamic
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CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA Sub-programme SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT SINGLE PROJECT AND SLATE FUNDING GUIDELINES WARNING: The present call for proposals/ guideline is subject to: the final adoption of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014-2020) hereafter referred to as ’the programme’ by the legislative authority without significant modification‚ a positive opinion or lack of objection by the committee established
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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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also writes in his essay about stereotyping people. Often stereotypical behavior harms Muslim people’s feelings. Also because of stereotypes black people are judged wrongly by their color‚ and females don’t get better jobs because of stereotyping. All of these stereotypical behaviors not only harm people’s feelings but also harm our society. First of all‚ in our society stereotypical behavior towards Muslims often creates racial profiling
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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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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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MuhamadAzreilSyaffiq Bin Mat Noor (1213237) 19 May 2014 -Global Challenges for Muslim Community- Globalization has a big influence to Muslim populations and it brings huge impacts to the world in every single aspect. Plus‚ global economy is one of the greatest things happened directly proportional to the rise of globalization. The concept of globalization brings the culture of being competitive among people and surely Muslims are included. Countries around the world compete with each other in order to
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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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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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