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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many countries have their own greetings based on local language and traditions. Typically‚ Muslims wake up relatively late in the morning—always after sunrise—and have a small breakfast (as a sign of not being on a fast on that day) of preferably the date fruit‚ before attending a special Eid prayer (salah) that is performed in congregation at mosques or open areas like fields‚ squares etc. Muslims are encouraged to dress in their best clothes (new if possible) for the occasion. No adhan or iqama
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The first contacts between the British and the Muslims were sporadic and rare. The first known encounter of the Muslims and the citizens of the British Isles dates back to the seventh century. For example‚ the gold imitation of the dinar was coined in 775 by Offa‚ the King of Mercia‚ a kingdom in Anglo-Saxon England. The coin had Offa’s name on one side and the inscription of the Islamic declaration of faith ‘there is no God but Allah alone’ on the other (The Gold Imitation Dinar of Offa). During
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The Oppression of Muslims in the World Today Muslims are being oppressed all over the world in today’s times. Muslims are branded by the Western part of the world as ‘terrorists.’ This is completely false. Islam is a religion of peace and those countries that have branded Muslims as terrorists are in fact oppressing Muslims. One of the worst types of oppression that is taking place today against Muslims is in Palestine. Israel is killing and torturing all the Palestinian Muslims just to gain territory
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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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Impact of Islam and Muslims in India Expansion of trade | | | Islam’s impact was the most notable in the expansion of trade. The first contact of Muslims with India‚ was the Arab attack on a nest of pirates near modern-day Bombay‚ to safeguard their trade in the Arabian Sea. Around the same time many Arabs settled at Indian ports‚ giving rise to small Muslim communities. the growth of these communities was not only due to conversion‚ but also the fact that many Hindu kings of south India (such
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General Principles of Succession and Inheritance under Muslim Law The Holy Quran states "Allah has purchased from the believers their persons and their wealth in lieu of Jannah." Man is a trustee of the wealth that he owns for his duration of his life. When his term of life expires‚ his trusteeship over his wealth and property expires. It has then to be redistributed in accordance with the directive of The Absolute Owner Allah Ta’la. Directives regarding the distribution of wealth after the demise
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Explore media representations of Muslims in Australia in the post-September 11 period. What are the effects of such images‚ both on the Muslim community‚ and the Australian community more broadly? As one of the most significant social agents in today’s society‚ the media has the potential to not only influence‚ but also alter the views and opinions of the general public. According to the type of language used and the nature of the information being disseminated‚ its influence can have an immense
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research was the Anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States. After the attacks on September 11‚ 2001 there has been a rise in the number of Muslim hate groups. The people in these groups see Muslims as “irrational‚ intolerant and violent.”(SPLC) They also believe that The Muslim community is a danger to America and its people. The Muslim hate groups suspect that Muslims are trying to convert American Democracy into their own law‚ which in most cases is Shariah law. Their hate for Muslims may spark major
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The American Muslim Woman In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks on the city of New York and its Twin Towers‚ the existence of Muslims in the United States has increasingly increased apprehensions among the American people. Muslims are lumped together and the American perceptions are based more on stereotyping than actual empirical research‚ according to Esposito‚ “All too often the coverage of Islam and the Muslim world conclude there is a monolithic Islam
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