There are many political‚ religious‚ and cultural factors that shape the lives of Islamic women many of them are completely different than factors in the lives of American women. Islam is one of the world’s fastest growing religions; however‚ Brooks argues that “Islam’s holiest texts have been misused to justify the repression of women‚ and how male pride and power have warped the original message of this once liberating faith.” The book also shows these factors have slowly been taking away women’s
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Margaret Atwood’s controversial dystopian novel‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ leaves the reader with the lingering question of "what if?". Set in the near future‚ what is known to be the United States‚ is overtaken by puritan conservative Christians‚ creating the Republic of Gilead. Assasinating the President and congress‚ this religious extremist movement suspended the constitution and took complete control over the government. Women in Gilead lost their rights‚ and served only one purpose; for reproduction
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Introduction “Now I am become death‚ the destroyer of worlds‚” (Oppenheimer‚ 1965‚ 0:47). So said Julius Robert Oppenheimer‚ one of the men credited with creating the atomic bomb‚ when describing the first test detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16‚ 1945‚ at the Alamogordo Bomb Range in New Mexico ( Sublette‚ 1999)‚ as he quotes the Hindu holy text‚ the Bhagavad Vita. Nuclear weapons have only been used in warfare twice‚ both times by the United States during World War I‚ when the United States
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Is Religious Fundamentalism always Totalitarian and Prone to Violence? Fundamentalism is “a belief in returning to the literal meanings of scriptural texts. Fundamentalism may arise as a response to modernization and rationalization‚ insisting on faith-based answers‚ and defending tradition by using traditional grounds.” Fundamentalists believe that their view is only one true view of the world which leaves no room for ambiguity and that this is the true correct belief (Giddens‚ 2009). Fundamentalist
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Comparing Leviathan to the Realities of Modern Day Hobbes‚ through the existence of a symbolic Leviathan‚ argues that human flourishing cannot take place without the rule of an absolute monarch‚ also referenced as a sovereign—a living body consisting of citizens‚ where the ruler of the commonwealth is chosen and followed faithfully by the people through a covenant (Hobbes 160). Although Hobbes felt that absolute rule was necessary in the course of the civil war he authored during‚ history tells
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The rise and expansion of Islam has had a significant impact on the role and rights of women throughout history. Since its origin in the seventh century until modern times‚ the Muslim faith has somewhat broadened‚ but has mostly restricted women’s rights in numerous Islamic communities. The history of Muslim women is complex‚ as it involves many advances and declines in numerous locations‚ such as Egypt‚ Afghanistan‚ and Iran‚ concerning several subjects‚ including both civil and social rights. Thus
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The Politics of Islam in the Former Communist World: First short essay On the Separation of Religion and State in Islam A commonly held belief amongst non-Muslims and Muslims alike is that Islam is not compatible with democracy because separation of religion and state‚ a fundamental pillar of democratic systems of government‚ is not feasible in Muslim society. The concept is identified in Islamic thought as din wa-dawla‚ the indivisibility of religion and state1. Using the theoretical frameworks
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Stability and Fluidity of Individuals Individuality consists of stable traits and fluid characters. Stable traits decide how people behave consistently. They are the core values of individuals. Fluid characters change in accordance to distinctive circumstances. Juhani Pallasmaa’s “Excerpts from The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses‚” and Azar Nafisi’s “Selections from Reading Lolita in Tehran‚” present individuals who actively involve in their environment. Such interactions shape the
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Sectarianism in Pakistan INTRODUCTION The decade of the 1990s witnessed a frightening upsurge in the Shia-Sunni sectarian violence in Pakistan‚ both in terms of scope and intensity. Recently‚ sectarian strife has engulfed even those areas‚ which were previously unaffected‚ largely because of the emergence of organized terrorist groups along sectarian lines. Besides target killings‚ these groups hit even ordinary members of each other’s sects. The problem‚ therefore‚ is no more of an occasional nature
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MACAU DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY HISTORY 212: GLOBAL ISSUES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE SPRING SEMESTER 2013 Michael Share Office Room Number: PG 27 Office Phone Number: 83978827 mshare@hkucc.hku.hk and mshare@umac.mo COURSE DESCRIPTION This course area is designed to provide a general understanding of key problems facing the modern world by examining a contemporary issue in its historical context. Through the study of a specific case study students will gain a better understanding
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