tribal communities‚ they often brought Christianity and forced the Africans to convert‚ destroying traditional religion. European colonisers also banned certain traditional practices. In the case of the Yoruba people in Nigeria‚ the practices of polygamy and burying the dead within the home were banned. These practices were important to the Yoruba society and colonisation has negatively impacted the richness of Yoruba culture. It is arguable that a society should be left to develop on its own without
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Islamic religion is monotheistic‚ there were no female goddesses‚ as there was only one deity‚ Allah. In the Qur’an‚ it states that women and men are created equal‚ although the practices of the religion highly secluded women‚ such as the practice of polygamy‚ the enforcement of disguising clothing‚ and the social and economic standing of women. These religious practices isolated women in Muslim culture‚ unlike the religion in American culture that encouraged
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lifetime compared to a married heterosexual couple. [7] The concept of "traditional marriage" being defined as one man and one woman is historically inaccurate. Given the prevalence of modern and ancient examples of family arrangements based on polygamy‚ communal child-rearing‚ the use of concubines and mistresses and the commonality of prostitution‚ heterosexual monogamy can be considered "unnatural” in evolutionary terms. [3] Marriage is redefined as society’s attitudes evolve‚ and the majority
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The essay shall explore the concept of the jahiliyyah and demonstrate the importance and impact it has to understand the origins and development of Islam. The Jahiliyyah is a core and critical part of the foundations of Islam‚ that certain elements of the jahiliyyah were borrowed‚ adopted and developed; whilst other elements were discarded as Islam evolved. It is important as aspects of the jahiliyyah period continues to have an influence after the advent of Islam. Elements of the jahiliyyah such
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ABSTRACT This paper concerns itself with the case law Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India‚ AIR 1995 SC 1531. It is a review of the above mentioned case. The case holds extreme importance as it laid down principles against the practice of solemnizing second marriage by conversion to Islam‚ with first marriage not being dissolved‚ followed by Hindu husbands. This paper briefly states the facts of the case‚ issues raised in the case and discusses relevant laws applied in the case‚ decisions and analysis
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Among married couples‚ an individual’s perceived and actual risks of being infected with HIV are closely intertwined with his or her spouse’s. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic spreads to the general population‚ a large and increasing proportion of HIV transmissions occur within marriage (Bongaarts 1996). Indeed‚ discordant couples (i.e. couples where only one partner is infected with HIV) represent the majority of HIV-infected couples in sub-Saharan Africa (de Walque 2007)‚ and a large proportion of new
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History 2010 Question #3: Discuss the extent to which the transatlantic trade in Africans was a continuation of the social and economic structures that already existed in West Africa. The people of West Africa had a rich and varied history and culture long before European slavers arrived. Art‚ learning and technology flourished and Africans were especially skilled in subjects like medicine‚ mathematics and astronomy. As well as domestic goods‚ they made fine luxury items
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Gay Marriage Right or Wrong There are so many ethical issues that are continuously debated and still there has been no resolution. Gay Marriage is an ethical issue that has been debated for years. This is an issue that I think that will continue to be debated as a clear answer as to why it is morally wrong has yet to be determined. For so long a deontological view has been applied to the subject. Those who are opposed to same sex marriage take on this view. I do not think
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are rightful; he argues that these are some of the practices that should never be regarded as an alternative. Goodman addresses these areas as: Genocide‚ politically induced famine‚ germ warfare‚ terrorism‚ hostage taking‚ child warriors‚ slavery‚ polygamy‚ incest‚ rape and female genital cutting (Goodman‚ 2010‚ pg.88). According to Goodman‚ “Genocide is uglier than murder because it targets individuals as members of a group”. It includes eliminating a certain group of people or a tribe. In some
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Life of an African Parent in Today’s World I live in the city of Foumban‚ Cameroon. We are a polygamy family‚ I am married to four women and I have 30 children. We live in a modest home‚ which is built from packed earth with a straw roof. My house consists of 10 rooms: 1 for me‚ 4 for my wife’s and 5 for the children. That makes an average of 6 children per room. I get up at 6am to go is the early light of day. There is life in my village at 5am when we start our Muslim prayers which wakes up
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