Diminish Muslim Women ’s Rights? In the Western world it is the stereotypical belief that Muslim women are treated unequally and forced to cover up‚ "The burqa does not fit comfortably with Western sentiments. It ’s closed; Westerners are open. It ’s also viewed as a prison for women -- even if Muslim women are free to choose it. And it symbolizes fundamentalist Islam‚ which conjures up images of terrorism.”‚ however that is not at all the case. Randa Abdel-Fattah contests‚ "To the Muslim woman‚
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Part I -Progressive Muslims – In Search of Progressive Islam Beyond 9/11 Farid Esack describes the situation of progressive Muslims post 9/11. He does this because their role has become significantly important in the society they live in. Progressive Muslims described by him are liberal Muslims who are seeking for a change but according to their conservative values. He describes the attacks from 9/11 represents a collision of two forms of religious fundamentalism‚ the American capitalistic market
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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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Alcohol Addiction: A Case in the Muslim Community Nabawia Abou-Basha Introduction This paper is a brief overview of addiction among Muslims in North America. There is an increasing number of Muslims in North America coming with experiences of trauma as a result of the violence and war occurring in parts of the Middle East. These individuals often experience depression‚ difficulty integrating into Canadian culture‚ and intergenerational conflict as the new generation adapts to Canadian culture
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Examine the Muslim concept of Jihad. Jihad means the struggle or effort‚ and it means much more then holy war. Muslims believe there are three different kinds of struggle‚ such as a believer’s internal struggle to live out the Muslim faith as well as possible. Also‚ the struggle to build a Muslim society and lastly the holy war; the struggle to defend Islam‚ with force if necessary. Jihad is believed to have two sections‚ the greater Jihad and the lesser Jihad. The greater Jihad refers to
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cultural diversity the world has today‚ the American portrayal still lingers in Americans minds today. This idea of normal carries stereotypes and a lot of ignorance. Although cultures are different‚ they all come with a list of stereotypes. Naheed‚ a Muslim and Sheila‚ an Inuit‚ are no exception when it comes to discrimination toward their culture. Society puts huge emphasis on living the American dream‚ the ‘normal’ lifestyle. Even with all this cultural diversity in America‚ there are still many people
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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 Multicultural Perspective when they write that‚ "each of these levels involves the standardsbeliefs‚ behaviors‚ customs
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Nigeria: The Conflict Between Muslims and Christians Tabitha Williams SOC 315 Chad Goings June 27‚ 2011 Because the two cultures rarely live peacefully within one country‚ the conflict between the Muslims and the Christians has left the country split by two civilizations. Political‚ economic and ethnic rivalries often fuel violence between the two faiths. Christianity has a set of beliefs that causes its followers to live
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On Literacy amongst Muslims - * 25 per cent of Muslim children in the 6-14 year age group have either never attended school or have dropped out. * Drop out rates among Muslims are higher at the level of primary‚ middle and higher secondary. * The Committee observed that since artisanship is a dominant activity among Muslims technical training should be provided to even those who may not have completed schooling. * In premier colleges only one out of 25 under-graduate students
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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 as a new threat to the contemporary world. Q.8. Q.9. Q.10. The state of Women Rights in Pakistan. ************* FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE
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