Alex Hunt History 201 Thesis/ Introduction December 8‚ 2014 Byzantine Architecture “Early Byzantine architecture was built as a continuation of Roman architecture‚ Stylistic drift‚ technological advancement‚ and political and territorial changes meant that a distinct style gradually resulted in the Greek cross plan in church architecture” (Fletcher). The Byzantine Empire’s architecture were functional works of art that varied from the walls that fortified the city of Constantinople
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Islamic Attitudes on Homosexuality The life of a homosexual Muslim is certainly an interesting and conflicted one. A gay Muslim must struggle with the oppression of the conservative Muslim community‚ while trying to keep their own identity intact at the very same time. Inglehart and Norris assert that overall‚ Muslim nations have remained the most traditional societies in the world (65). This is certainly evident in the 2000-2002 World Values Survey (WVS)‚ where only 12% of Muslims in Muslim society
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Holocaust. The Hardaga family were a religous Muslim family that helped hide the Jewish Kabiljo family during the Holocaust. The Kabiljo family were trying to hide during the Holocaust and were lucky enough to run into Mustafa Hardaga while they made a run for their family factory. Mustafa insisted that the Jewish family should stay with his family even if it was risky. THe Hardagas were very religious and believed that women should cover their faces when around men but they did not want their friends
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English is known as the international language in the world that make a strong communication between the people of the world‚ which many developing countries attempt to use this language while their native tongue is not English. Speaking English may have some positive and negative effects on those countries which English is not their original language. Although in many countries English is thought as a foreign language in schools and universities‚ some other countries used English as the Medium of
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The effects of post-colonialism can be seen in the character Mustafa Sa’eed where he tries to reverse the colonized relationship‚ is stereotyped by several British women‚ is blamed for these women’s deaths‚ and is used as pawn to promote capitalism in Sudan. It’s saddening to see that these post-colonial effects and
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THE FIRST OTTOMAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATON IN THE SERVICE OF THE OTTOMAN STATE: The Case of the Ottoman Red Crescent (Osmanlı Hilal-i Ahmer Cemiyeti) by HÜSNÜ ADA Submitted to the Graduate School of Administrative and Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Sabancı University September 2004 i 02.09.2004 Approval of the Institute of Social Sciences ___________________________ Prof. Dr. Nakiye Boyacıgiller Director I certify that
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Throughout this story‚ Mustafa leaves you pondering the idea‚ that the Muslim culture has a brilliant way of living. Muslims wear hijabs. Wearing a hijab takes away the ability to judge others based on their gender‚ wealth‚ and beauty; leaving you only to focus on a person’s character
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The film by Ismael Farroukhi‚ Le Grand Voyage‚ is a typical road trip film that focuses on a father of a Muslim family and his teenage son on their way to the Mecca for pilgrimage. The central characters encounter memorable strangers along the way‚ for example‚ a mysterious old lady who insists on getting a ride from them and a con man who at first helps them at a boarder crossing. In the autobiographical reading of Malcolm X‚ it is noted that he too had encountered many people of different aspects
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characters. He uses names of socialist and totalitarian leaders and the name and personalities of most characters. Names such as Karl Marx(Bernard Marx)‚ Lenin(Lenina Crowne)‚ Fanny Kaplan(Fanny Crowne)‚ Benito Mussolini(Benito Hoover)‚ and Mustapha Kemal Ataturk(Mustapha Mond)‚ as well as these leader’s beliefs and passions emerge as Huxley’s characters passions. For example Bernard Marx is a representative of Karl Marx‚ Bernard doesn’t meet the physical standard of the Alpha group and is thus an outcast
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For the Janissaries series of novels by Jerry Pournelle‚ see Janissaries series. Janissary New Soldier Battle of Vienna.SultanMurads with janissaries.jpg The Janissaries were chosen before they reached adulthood from among the Christian population living in Anatolia and the Balkan peninsula to become the elite fighting force of the Ottoman Empire. A portion of these selected children‚ as they were considered to be more talented‚ received a higher standard of education to become the ruling
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