“Women in the Sufi Orders” Pro Seminar Paper: Sufism in the Middle East Date: 4.8.13 Table of Contents: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3-7 Chapter 1: Women’s status in Sufism…………………..………………………….....8-9 Chapter 2: Negative thoughts on Sufi women …………………………..…………..10-11 Chapter 3: Rabi’a al Basri …………...…….……………..……...……………….....12-14 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..…......15 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….16 Introduction: Sufism or taṣawwuf (تَصَوُّف)
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development in East Asia? The rise of Asia’s so called “Tiger” economies followed by China‚ has given rise to the spectrum of a distinctly East Asian economic development model. The pioneering economic success of in particular‚ Singapore‚ South Korea and Japan since the 1970’s has highlighted the need to evaluate and distinguish how such economies achieved such successive growth. A variety of possible factors can explain or highlight possibilities for the successive development of East Asia. A particularly
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Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Rebirth and Revolution: Nation-Building in East Asia and the Pacific Rim I.Introduction i. Japan the anomaly in non-Western societies a. Fought imperialism & high level of industrialization b. Imitation of Western rivals - imperialist tendencies ii. Korea has also emerged as leading industrial center iii. China and Vietnam resemble other emerging nations a. Suffered from exploitive terms of exchange w/ West b. Had to deal with underdevelopment
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ANTI-AMERICANISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST April 28‚ 2012 ANTI-AMERICANISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST The roots of anti-American perceptions and views cannot be described through an overall assumption of Middle Eastern perceptions. It is far more complicated than a simple assumption that negative feelings towards the United States exist throughout the entire Arab World. To define anti-Americanism is difficult in that the term allows
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Tendency of Women Rights Violation in South Asia Amity Saha M.A.1st Year‚ South Asian Studies‚ UMISARC‚ Pondicherry University Abstract: Chauvinism‚ discrimination‚ sexual harassment‚ rape and other crimes against women are problems faced severely by women in South Asia in recent days. These are the serious cases of violations of human rights. In this article several current incidents‚ where women rights and dignity as a human being are completely violated in south Asian countries are shown. Introduction:
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MIDDLE EAST CUSTOMS GUIDE V3 July 2012 The Information provided is based on customs regulations and requirements as of 29th July 2012. Please note customs regulations and sanctions are fluid and may change‚ we will provide updated information in a timely fashion however the information communicated in this document from June 2012 onwards is to be used as a guide. SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT BAHRAIN OMAN QATAR UAE YEMEN LEBANON JORDAN SYRIA EGYPT IRAQ AFGHANISTAN WELCOME TO DHL EXPRESS MIDDLE
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“Japanese ambition in East Asia was driven by their desire to create an “Asia for Asians”. Use the Greater East Asia Conference to show how far you agree with this statement. Japanese ambition in East Asia has resulted in a war waged across the Pacific during WW2. From the given primary source which is a transcript of Prime Minister Tojo’s speech at the Greater East Asia Conference‚ the Japanese claimed that their ambition in East Asia was driven by their desire to create an “Asia for Asians”. The
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A PLACE WHICH NEEDS ATTENTION: THE EAST The term Orientalism‚ was used by the West‚ to define the East. Orientalism is the perspective of the West‚ the way they see the East. The West here‚ is the Western Europe and the East is rest of it. Also Said divided Orientalism into two groups which are “latent and manifest Orientalism.” Nineteenth century scholars were mostly interested in Manifest Orientalism which is things we can observe about the Orient like language‚ literature‚ art‚ history. Most
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Before WW1‚ countries in Europe were going through industrial revolutions‚ many parts of Asia‚ South America and Africa had been colonised and world wealth was centred in Europe because of mass trading throughout the world. Many events‚ incidents and tension points led to the eruption of our very first world war. But the main trigger was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the throne of the Empire of Austria-Hungary) on the 28 June 1914. One of the many causes of WW1 was
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The Member Nation of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Indonesia Indonesia is one of the founding members of ASEAN on August 8‚ 1967. The country is located between lattitudes11°S and 6°N‚ and longitudes 95°E and 141°E and consists of 17‚508 islands‚ about 6‚000 of which are inhabited. It is also home a hundred of flora and fauna species and consists of about 300 ethnic groups with different unique cultures and more than 700 living languages that are spoken.
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