The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire‚ the survivor of the Roman empire‚ flourished into the oldest and longest lasting empire in our history. It began with Constantine the Great’s triumph of Christianity. He then transferred his capital from Rome to the refounded Byzantium in the early 4th century‚ year 330 AD‚ and named it Constantinople after himself. This city became the surviving safe spot after the breakup of the Western Roman empire by the 5th century. It was by far the largest
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relationships with the south‚ in the hopes of a mutually beneficial agreement that would keep in power for longer. close relations with ruling families of the south began to weaken as the Persian plutocracy began to feel alienated from the Abbasids. Future generations of the Abbasids were unable to sustain the magnitude of their empire and were forced to accelerate the breakup of their empire by conceding territories to better placed royal families like the Fatmadids of Egypt8. In the south‚ Abbasid
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The repercussions and consequences that occurred at the end of both World Wars contributed to the dramatic shifts in nationalism and desire for independence during the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Many countries emerged out the fallen empires‚ empires such as the Weimar Republic and the Ottoman Empire. The desire for independence and the growth of individual and communal nationalism heavily impacted the worldview of ethnic and religious communities all over the world. Suddenly‚ collections
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ISLAMIST IDEOLOGY CURRENT TRENDS IN Edited by Hillel Fradkin Husain Haqqani Eric Brown Volume 3 Center on Islam‚ Democracy‚ and The Future of the Muslim World Copyright © 2006 by Hudson Institute‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in Washington‚ D.C. by Kirby Lithographic Company‚ Inc. About the Hudson Institute Hudson Institute is a non-partisan policy research organization dedicated to innovative research and analysis that promotes global security‚ prosperity‚ and freedom. We
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The stability of any society depends largely on the ability of its citizens to live together in harmony and peace. However‚ history has provided us with many instances of occasional uprisings in Nigeria which might have occurred as a result of a political‚ religious‚ cultural or tribal misunderstanding. Such squabbles‚ many a time‚ have ended up in bloodletting. Presently‚ Nigeria has not ceased to experience some misguided and misled fellowship in the name of religion. This is
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Iraq is an very rich country underneath the war ridden wasteland it is commonly viewed as today. The land is plentiful with natural resources and fertile soil‚ but war is destroying the country and its population. Not only is the Iraq war extremely devastating to the individual country‚ but the opposing terrorist groups‚ (especially ISIS)‚ have created a new type of psychological warfare for the world in the form of extreme and constant terror in other countries. Iraq’s intense foreign influence
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The Major Religions Judaism‚ Christianity and Islamic Humanities 101 August 28‚ 2010 Strayer University The major religions in the world are Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam are monotheistic religions‚ namely they believe that there is only one God. All three religions believe that this God is the origin and source of all that exists. God cares about the entire creation and desires the well-being of all. God is just and has provided basic
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god. Since the beginning‚ Islam worked hard to end all cruelty and injustice in the Islamic empire. Islam was the first to end slavery and give slaves legal documentation as a proof of their freedom. The prophet Mohammad‚ peace be upon him‚ the caliphates and a lot of his followers bought and freed a lot of slaves. Slaves at that time benefited from Islam‚ because Islam gave them the right to live as free human beings and as equal to the people that were their masters and owners. Many slaves converted
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The list of non-Arab Sahaba includes the non-Arabs among the original Sahaba of Muhammad. Muhammad had many followers from amongst the Arabs‚ from many different tribes. However‚ he also had many non-Arab Sahaba‚ from many different ethnicities. Some of these non-Arabs were among the most beloved and loyal individuals to Muhammad. The inclusion of these non-Arabs among the original followers of Muhammad and Islam represents the universality of the message of Islam. Contents * 1 Habesha people
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About 6 months ago I had the chance to visit The Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul‚ Turkey. And I was fascinated by the design of the place and the history that it carried. When we were asked to use a topic to write about‚ the only thing that came to my mind was the palace. When I first did some research about the topic I didn’t find much to write about and I found it difficult to link it to our course concepts but after getting some help from my classmates I was able to get a better picture of what
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