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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Before The Fall‚ Adam and Eve existed together as one in the Garden of Eden‚ but soon their unity began to dismantle throughout the course of Paradise Lost (Sims 1). Tempted by the lavish fruit from The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil‚ Eve is persuaded to take a bite of the fruit by Satan‚ God’s second in command‚ who is now the leader of fallen angels. Then Adam‚ lead on by Eve‚ took a bite as well‚ which lead to The Fall of humanity. But this whole experience is different; the temptation
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examples‚ mentioning specific poets including‚ himself. In this section he concludes that the development of poetry depends on the influences of poets from countries other than the poet’s own. Section 3 Eliot concludes that there is a fundamental unity to European culture which is twofold in nature: first it has the ability to draw from its own source; and second‚ to learn from outside sources or other countries. To demonstrate this again he refers to history in reverse chronological order that places
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Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Concept of People 1 Patrice Canivez The final‚ definitive version of this paper has been published in Philosophy and Social Criticism‚ June 2004; vol. 30‚ 4: pp. 393-412‚ by SAGE Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. http://psc.sagepub.com/ Abstract Rousseau’s political theory apparently leads us to choose between patriotism and cosmopolitism. The two major works published in 1762‚ On the Social Contract and Emile‚ would represent the two sides of the alternative
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Pan-Africanism and the Organization of African Unity Pan Africanism Definition Pan-Africanism is a sociopolitical worldview‚ and philosophy‚ as well as a movement‚ which seeks to unify both native Africans and those of the African Diaspora‚ as part of a "global African community". Pan Africanism represents the aggregation of the historical‚ cultural‚ spiritual‚ artistic‚ scientific and philosophical legacies of Africans from past times to the present. Pan Africanism
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Praneeta Suwal World Religions 2300 Eastern Religions All Eastern religions have various things in common. The view of how a person should spend their lives in this earth is all too similar yet they all have a different way of living and showing their devotion. Many of these cultures revolve around a simple idea of reaching nirvana and finally leading to moksha- the release from the eternal circle of life or mukti in Sikhism. Many of the Eastern religions also focus of keeping good karma and
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the idea of life and death as “You furnish your parts toward eternity‚Great or small‚ you furnish your parts toward the soul.”(Whitman 145-146) reminding us that while that created by humans live forever we do not. Likewise‚ Whitman shows a sense of unity in noting that so many take the same means to arrive and depart‚ all with the hope to provide‚ to grow‚ and to live the American dream. And in the end he mentions “the soul” creating a common human soul not anyone in particular. The ferry continue
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The human mind’s ability and innate desire to justify and explain the world and its phenomena has led to some of the most significant and world-altering discoveries and inventions‚ illustrated throughout the renaissance‚ enlightenment‚ scientific revolution‚ and industrial revolution. Logical pursuits comprise a significant capstone of human nature and progress. However‚ according to Rudolf Otto in The Idea of the Holy‚ these tendencies have created different dimensions of religion; the rational
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This paper will discuss Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority‚ Incorporated‚ and how it started. The sorority was founded by nine educated black college women. By the names of Ethel Hedgeman-Lyle‚ Anna Easter Brown‚ Beulah Elizabeth Burke‚ Lillie‚ Burke‚ Marjorie Hill‚ Margaret Flagg (Holmes)‚ Lavinia Norman‚ Lucy Diggs Slowe and Marie Woolfolk (Taylor). Shortly thereafter they invited seven sophomores to join them in becoming founders and they are Norma Boyd‚ Ethel J. Mawbray‚ Alice P. Murray‚ Sarah M. Nutter
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Common Ground between Islam and Christianity September 22nd‚ 2013 Hassibullah Roshan Keywords Islam; Christianity; Muhammad; Jesus; Qur’an; Bible; religion; history; religious practice; religious education; commonalities; prophets; acceptance; social relations Abstract The research paper underlines a number of key similarities between Christianity and Islam. It focuses on the concepts of shared principles‚ ethics‚ pro-social values‚ practices‚ beliefs and other essential factors that constitute
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