MEDIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION T R A N S C R I PT EDWARD SAID THE MY TH OF ‘ THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS’ Challenging media EDWARD SAID The Myth of ‘The Clash of Civilizations’ Executive Producer & Director: Sut Jhally Editor: Sanjay Talreja Featuring a lecture by Edward Said Professor‚ Columbia University and author of Orientalism Introduced by Sut Jhally University of Massachusetts-Amherst Media Education Foundation © MEF1998 2 PART ONE – INTRODUCTION Thank you very much. I’m
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Islamic green revolution was a substantial transformation in the agriculture between the mid-8th-mid-13th century which was known as the Islamic Golden Age. This article discusses the major four keys behind success of the Islamic Agricultural Revolution. These were: 1. Islamic rules on land ownership and labour rights. 2. Irrigation methods. 3. Improved farming techniques and a scientific approach to farming. 4. Introduction of new crops. Islamic Rules On Land Ownership And Labour Rights. During
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Towards Developing A Successful Islamic Financial System: A Lesson from Malaysia ABSTRACT The Islamic financial system in Malaysia has achieved phenomenal growth since its humble beginning in 1963 with the establishment of Pilgrimage Fund or ‘Tabung Haji’. Central Bank of Malaysia reported an average annual growth rate of 18% in the last two decades. Malaysia has been regarded as the role model amongst Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC)‚ in implementing Islamic financial system and has a strong
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An Analysis of the "Clash of Civilizations" Theory Introduction of Government Course B.A Lauder School of Government‚ Diplomacy and Strategy The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya International Program X 12/12/2013 Introduction Humans have an unquenchable appetite for power and this inherent flaw of the human race is locking humanity in an eternal struggle among itself. After millions of years of astounding human progress and advancement in almost all aspects of life‚ this
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8th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance Islamic Corporate Social Responsibility in Islamic Banking; Towards Poverty Alleviation Muhammad Yasir Yusuf 1 Zakaria bin Bahari 2 One of the goals of Islamic banking operations is to increase the economic growth towards a better and just society. This study aims to examine the criteria and Islamic instrument of corporate social responsibility towards the creation of a sustainable economic development. Specifically‚ the study analyses
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and Transoxania is a case in point. It was a very tedious Islamic takeover that gradually won over the acceptance of the inhabitants in Persia at the time. However‚ this process of assimilation was not new in the area as many Iranians had previous traditions to which they had adapted during pre-Islamic times of the Achaemenids‚ Parthians and Sassanians. These two customs‚ then‚ were merged together to form what we now call the Iranian Islamic identity. This merger transformed much of the cultural
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Hannah Duggan September 17‚ 2010 “Clashing Civilizations?” by Edward Said In Edward Said’s essay “Clashing Civilizations?”‚ he analyses in detail the arguments of Samuel Huntington in his paper on “Clash of Civilizations”. Edward Said incisively analyzes Huntington’s notion that differences in culture between the ‘West’ and ‘Islam’ will lead to conflicts between the two civilizations. Arguing against large understanding of cultures‚ Said makes a powerful case for multiculturalism. As he argues
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two decades almost the entire Arab nation accepted it. It is not known how Muhammad was able to gain so many followers‚ but some say that it spread through the beauty of Muhammad’s teaching and example.Others say that Muhammad spread Islam by killing those who did not agree with him. Finally‚ others will say that they don’t know how Islam spread. The basic essentials for the practice of Islam are the five pillars of faith‚ they are the framework of the Muslim life. One‚ the confession
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ISLAMIC ECONOMIC SYSTEM Definition of Economics A. Ibnu Khaldun’s Definition Economics is the study of humankind’s civilization and human association. It also refers to activity related to humankind’s livehood‚ its development‚ progress and prosperity. The economic problem resides in efforts spent by people to obtain earnings that they used to satisfy their needs and necessities‚ for refinements and luxuries‚ and for acquisition and possession. Hence we can conclude that Economics is the study of
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When studying history‚ both in a professional and academic sense‚ we try to make connections between civilizations and time periods. Historians have attempted to discover universal constants of human nature‚ a bond that forms from continent to continent‚ human being to human being. Is there a constant quality that all peoples posses‚ and is reflected in all civilizations? Indeed‚ it is extremely difficult to make generalizations about centuries of modern history. To say that something is true
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