Theme 1 - Lesson 1: TEXT: Clash of civilization? Salman Rushdie: Fighting the forces of Invisibility. From: Washington Post‚ October 2‚ 2001. Phase of presentation Ethos: Rushdie starts out referring to a newspaper column that he wrote in January 2000‚ here he makes clear that his predictions came true and that the worst case scenario might be to surrender all liberty rights for security and temporary safety. The main point he presents is fear of an invisible democracy after the terror
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which are ruled by traditional monarchies which dominate the people and have not yet permitted parties‚ or in another case none have emerged.# The three main branches of authoritarian government that have been seen in recent years are religious fundamentalist authoritarianism‚ Fascism‚ and Communist government. All branches are authoritarian‚ as both adhere to the basic definition of authoritarianism; they are ’characterised by‚ or favouring absolute obedience to authority‚ as against individual freedom
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Introduction The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a new consensus for development towards 2015. They aim to "address the problems of extreme poverty in its many dimensions - income poverty‚ hunger‚ disease‚ lack of adequate shelter‚ and exclusion‚ while promoting gender equality‚ education‚ and environmental sustainability". These goals relate to various dimensions of fundamental human rights‚ as set out by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the rights and development frameworks
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ethics is a manifestation of the divine and so it draws a line between the good and the bad in the society. Depending upon the degree of religious influence we have different sects of people; we have sects‚ those who are referred to as orthodox or fundamentalists and those who are called as moderates. Needless to mention‚ religion exerts itself to a greater degree among the orthodox and to lesser extent in case of moderates. Fundamentally however all the religions operate on the principle of reciprocity
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sizeable non-Muslim minorities and are not homogeneous in terms of religion or ethnicity. More importantly‚ “Islamic” and “Muslim” are not synonymous; “Islamization”‚ the process of creating an Islamic society‚ is the goal propounded by Islamic fundamentalists; a society may be predominantly Muslim‚ but not necessarily accept or practice Sharia law but every year‚ millions of women and girls worldwide suffer violence‚ be it domestic violence‚ rape‚ female genital mutilation/cutting‚ dowry-related killing
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They use mainly violence as their strategy. An example of world known terrorist group is the Al – Qaeda. Despite Islamic teachings against suicide and killing innocent people in battle‚ this terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden have used a fundamentalist form (ideology) of Islam to justify a war of terrorism which aims for an end to foreign influence in Muslim countries defending from Christian and Jewish influences.(active since 1988). The PLO would
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Few people are as surprised by my militant atheism as they are by how I came by it. When I tell them that my parents were extremely devout fundamentalist Christians‚ they aren’t so surprised. It’s a common story‚ isn’t it? Call it rebellion if you like‚ but the most Christian of parents tend to produce the most atheist of children. At least‚ that has been my experience‚ and the experience of those like me. Science - Clapway No‚ none of that is surprising – it is what comes after that is unexpected
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verbal and psychological abuse. Violence against women persist because of the patriarchal views‚ values and practices which are still prevalent in Philippine Society and are replicated in many ways by several institutions like the Catholic Church‚ fundamentalist Christian and Muslim religious groups‚ media‚ education and government itself. The Philippine Population Commission has noted the increasing feminization of migration as more and more women are leaving the country to work abroad. A huge number
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Fundamentalism and Democracy Political systems and religions have consistently coincided in a climate of pressure. The same applies to relations between democracy and religion. There are natural contrasts between the two. Democracy is pluralism‚ while religion is uniqueness. Democracy is power by the individuals‚ for the individuals‚ it is along these lines dependent upon the differences of truths and on conceivable bargains between them. Religion is dependent upon the expressions of God‚ which
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THE STRENGHT OF A WOMAN India has been a country where males have dominated society and oppressed the fairer sex. Only recently have things changed and currently India has its first woman president. This domination has caused women to actually believe that they are indeed inferior to men. It is therefore not surprising to find women content with the subservient life they were forced to lead‚ like in Mulk Raj Anand’s ‘The Coolie’ where in Munoo’s village‚ his aunt “…had done the housework herself
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