JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE Volume 91 March 1 998 Death and dying-a Muslim perspective Aziz Sheikh MRCP MRCGP J R Soc Med 1998;91:138-140 The care of dying patients and their relatives is one of the most difficult aspects of a doctor ’s job. Enabling an individual to die with dignity can also be deeply rewarding. Britain today is a cosmopolitan society made up of people from numerous religious and cultural traditions. The care of patients with backgrounds different from one
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Explore media representations of Muslims in Australia in the post-September 11 period. What are the effects of such images‚ both on the Muslim community‚ and the Australian community more broadly? As one of the most significant social agents in today’s society‚ the media has the potential to not only influence‚ but also alter the views and opinions of the general public. According to the type of language used and the nature of the information being disseminated‚ its influence can have an immense
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Contributions from the Byzantine Empire After the fall of the Western empire‚ a new empire rose called the Byzantine Empire. This empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire in many ways. They considered themselves Romans‚ and the true inheritors of the intellectual‚ political‚ and spiritual legacy of Imperial Rome. Over the years the Byzantine formed a culture for itself and developed laws and religions. Even after the fall of the empire‚ what the Byzantine Empire had created contributed political
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Shaka Zulu There are many different story’s of Shaka Zulu but I’m going to tell you about his life and how created the Zulu Empire. Shaka was born in 1787.Shaka father name is senzangakhona. His father was a minor chief of one of the Zulu speaking clans. His mother name is Nandi she was the daughter of chief Mbhengi and the rival clan. Zulu family was from different clans so they considered it as a sin‚ so they separated. His mother went back to Elangeni and had Shaka. When he was born he was harassed
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Women in Muslim States and Politics • Women have gained basic political right‚ the right to vote and to stand for office in almost all Muslim-majority states‚ with the last major holdouts‚ Kuwait and Saudi Arabia‚ on the verge of joining the others. Despite having such rights‚ Muslim women‚ like women worldwide‚ are underrepresented in high office and legislatures. However‚ a number of Muslim countries outside of MENA have seen women in high office in numbers that exceed world averages. Such
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Nowadays Muslim world has become a hub of problems. Multifarious aspects like war‚ terrorism‚ violence‚ corruption‚ injustice‚ lack of progress‚ poverty‚ illiteracy‚ human rights violation‚ dictatorship‚ lack of political transparency‚ ethnic conflicts and regional divisions have increased the vulnerabilities to the human life. Interests of few monsters have endangered the fragile common life of Muslims living in this part of the globe. The teachings of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) have sunk into oblivion
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Comparisons and Contrasts of Asian and European Empires Foreign trade is one of the most important aspects of Asian and European Empires. Without trade‚ these empires would not have flourished in the manner that they did. Many different factors played a role in developing trade in their cultures. As various empires ruled from 2000 BC to 1911 in Asia and Europe‚ trade has had a major influence in the development of those cultures as seen today. The nation that has the most success in trading becomes
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Iqbal Quran And Muslim Unity I m Urmia Azhar and today the topic of my speech is Iqbal Quran and unity…. Muslims are supposed to work together towards a common goal set by Quran and shown by prophet PBUH through Sunnah. Muslims are required to be merciful towards each other and according to Quran be like the body where if the any part hurts the whole body should feel the pain. But are Muslims practicing this injunction of the Quran and the Sunnah
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and Hijab. There are many views with regard to Hijab in Islam from the Muslims themselves. The issue of Hijab can be analyzed from several perspectives. Firstly‚ the Islamic view on Hijab‚ the importance and benefits to society at large and the world view of Hijab and the women wearing Hijab living in the Western hemisphere. However‚ some Muslim women believe that the wearing of the Hijab is the right and the choice of the Muslim woman. They are not forced or pressured to wear a veil and they are not
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investigations‚ it appears as though Muslim women who wear hijabs live much different compared to women who do not wear hijabs. Based on the CNN and NPR articles Muslim women who wear hijabs receive stares from the public‚ both being pitiful stares and angry glares. According to the two girls interviewed by CNN‚ Americans mostly see the hijab as a symbol of oppression and submissiveness. In addition‚ Adamu from the NPR article stated that it was harder to make friends who are non-Muslim once she started to wear
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