largest religion under christianity with 1.3 billion followers.(http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/comparison_charts/islam_judaism_christianity. htm)The Islamic belief was not always this big though. It originated like most other religions as a group of a few select followers under a founding leader. After many years though‚ the religions popularity began to grow among many civilizations. The Islam religion spread very rapidly leading to many social‚ political‚ and economic impacts. Islam spread rapidly
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the Middle East‚ and Africa. The Western nations‚ pursuing new raw materials‚ established control‚ and became very powerful. The non-Western world obtained many benefits‚ such as industrialization and public education. While imperialism proved beneficial‚ it also resulted in warfare‚ racism‚ economic discrimination‚ and slavery. Both India and sub-Saharan Africa were affected by European imperialism. Between 1750 and 1914‚ European imperialism in India and sub-Saharan Africa created a similar effect
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influences sub-Saharan African Culture The relationship between the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa is complex and can be examined from many perspectives. It could be looked upon as a cultural level‚ given the intertwining of historical association‚ settlement‚ and religion between populations through time. Lastly‚ the relationship may be examined within the context of a maturing alternative Islamic development agenda which intends to be established and nurtured in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa
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Christianity and Its Impact on Economics Rashid Jarrell Religion in the Workplace Eric Schoeck November 3‚ 2010 Reading about Christianity‚ it seems that the early Christians did not believe in capitalism. In today’s society however‚ they support capitalism and it currently pushes our government and economy. I mean I guess if you believe strong enough in let’s say hell‚ then it could in a way boost the economy. This is what I am thinking. I am sure that religion reduces crime and corruption
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They did not just claim land‚ but create social structures similar to theirs‚ which they believed superior. Many Europeans believed that these “savages” should be civilized and in many cases a group of humanitarians brought in their christian god. These Ethnocentric attitudes led to beliefs of racism and a superiority the
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The Health Care That Never Exists What if you were to live in a world with no source of health care whatsoever? How about living in a world where diseases are common and you are living with unhygienic sources of water? In the world of Sub-Saharan countries of Africa‚ which can include Congo and Uganda‚ poverty is very common. Being poor in the world is a horrible thing‚ and many are blamed for the wrong purpose of poverty as you do not have access to many things. Many African children and adults die
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Sub-Saharan Africa: On my adventurous Journey around the world‚ I took a visit to Sub-Saharan Africa. The first country I came to was Somalia.While staying in Somalia‚ there is mostly plateaus‚ plains and highlands. Far north are the Karkaar Mountains‚ near the Gulf of Aden coastline. The whole country is as well slightly smaller if you compare it to Texas. Also‚ the terrain is mostly flat‚ and includes deserts. In this country ‚ the climate varies throughout some months such as in December to January
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Suggest reasons for successes and failures of the management of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. HIV and AIDS are having a devastating impact in Sun-Saharan Africa. For example in 1999 it was estimated that two thirds of the people suffering from HIV were found in sub-Saharan Africa. Also in 2008 a UNAIDS report showed this area accounted for 75% of the global death toll from AIDS. This just demonstrates the damage it is doing. Management strategies are being put in place‚ however some there success
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The Sub-Saharan long distance commodity and slave trade as well as the syncretic interweaving of Islamic culture and traditional African culture accounts for Africa’s major influence as a superpower. Traders from all over the world were drawn to Africa’s riches in gold‚ ivory‚ and human beings. The fact that Africa was rich in resources posed influence in itself. Considering that a great number of the visiting traders were Muslims and they begin to intermarry and form relationships – economic
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that had extended older social‚ economic and political arrangements that already existed in most of Africa. From the class discussions and reading my opinion of the issue is Europeans just commercialized and exploited the slave trading business‚ so Europeans should not be at fault for starting the slave trade. Slavery has been practiced for almost the all of recorded history; the African slave trade has left a legacy which cannot be ignored. Slavery existed within sub-Saharan African societies before
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