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    Religion and Homosexuality

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    1. INTRODUCTION Around the world‚ public opinion about homosexuality varies considerably. While‚ for example‚ same-sex marriage is permitted in Canada‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands‚ homosexuality is illegal and gay marriage is unthinkable in most African nations. To understand why some countries have such strong penalties for homosexuality‚ we turn to the literature on public opinion and the role that culture and religion have in shaping it. Since public opinion is an important factor in developing

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    Participate in the world ’s largest photo competition and help improve Wikipedia! ------------------------------------------------- Terrorism in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on thetalk page. This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2009) | This article ’s factual accuracy is disputed. (March 2010) | | Terrorism | * Definitions * History  * Incidents |

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    Introduction: Culture is the set of patterns of human activity within a society or social group and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Customs‚ laws‚ popular styles‚ social standards‚ and traditions are all examples of cultural elements. The term culture refers to a state of intellectual development . The social and political forces that influence the growth of a human being are defined as culture. Culture is a total way of life shared by a people in a society.

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    Illustrated Weekly of India ‚ and National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He was a member of parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but returned the decoration in 1984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army. In 2007 ‚ he was awarded the Padma Bhushan . Among the other awards he has received are the Punjab Ratan‚ the Sulabh International award for the most honest indian of the year‚ and honorary doctorates from several universities

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    by widows became part of social life in some communities in India. The Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent brought purdah to Indian society. Among the Rajputs of Rajasthan‚ the Jauhar was practised. In some parts of India‚ the Devadasis or temple women were sexually exploited. Polygamy was widely practised‚ especially among Hindu Kshatriya rulers.[23] In many Muslim families‚ women were restricted to Zenana areas of the house. In spite of these conditions‚ some women became prominent in the

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    different perspectives to show how many different people’s lives can be affected by one simple gunshot. In the beginning she writes through an Indian man’s‚ Amardeep Kaleka’s‚ viewpoint who has just watched his father be shot and killed on their Sikh temple floor along with five other victims who fell to the gun fire. In her article Simon’s quotes what Amardeep saw saying‚ “Satwant Singh Kaleka had been shot five times while wrestling

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    Population Growth A few months after Singapore was founded‚ the population began to grow very quickly. By 1821‚ Singapore’s population had increased to about 5000. The main cause of this increase was immigration. Singapore in the 19th century attracted many people from different parts of the world. Businessmen and traders came here to trade while others came to look for jobs. Satay Seller At that time‚ more men came to Singapore than women. This was especially so for the Chinese and Indians

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    The history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens as long as 75‚000 years ago‚ or with earlier hominids including Homo erectusfrom about 500‚000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilisation‚ which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE in present-day Pakistan and northwest India‚ was the first major civilisation in South Asia. A sophisticated and technologically advanced urban culture developed in the Mature Harappan period

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    Indian Independence Movement Study Guide Early Control 1600-1857 - In 1600’s British East India Company set up trading posts in Bombay‚ Madras‚ Calcutta - After 1707 East Indian company takes more control as Mughal empire weakens o Muslims from Central Asia who set up strong empire in India from 16th-18th century East India Company Dominates - East India Company led by Sir Robert Clive defeats Indians at Battle of Plassey ( gains control over French and Indian forces in 1757

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    Indira Gandhi the 1st female prime minister of India was born on 19th November‚ 1917 into the politically influential Nehru family. Her father was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mother was Kamala Nehru. Her grandfather‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a prominent Indian nationalist leader. Her father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was a pivotal figure in the Indian independence mover of Independent India. After finishing schooling Indira Gandhi went to Shantiniketan‚ a school set up by Rabindranath Tagore‚ and Huzurpaga‚ Pune

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