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Ahmed, Satrapi/Growing up Female in the Islamic World

through her father that Ahmed first becomes aware of the conflicting political forces that shape her world, as he is hemmed in on ...

Women’s Rights and Islam: Sunni vs Shia

to confront the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The Shiites, in contrast, felt like this position was destined to be filled w...

Transformations of Hagia Sophia

second fire, it was reconstructed yet again by Justinian I (Justinian the Great) during the sixth century. Due in large part to J...

Islamic View of Holy War

who do not fight "with severe punishment in the hereafter" (Gould, 2005, p. 15). But the Koran does not make it clear whether Musl...

Jewish and Islamic Customs/Head Cover and Menstruation

a mitvah, which resembles a small swimming pool. The water of the mitvah must be very pure and from a natural source, therefore, r...

Promotion and Marketing of Islamic Banking

The writer presents a proposal to assess the way that Islamic banks based in western countries can support growth through marketin...

Psychological Well-Being and Islam

The sawm, the fourth pillar, is an annual fast that is held during the month of Ramadan. Again, communal identity is strengthened...

Islamic Fundamentalism and The Whigs

underwent what is known as the "Glorious Revolution," in which the Catholic King James II was replaced by the more tolerant Willia...

Various Renaissance Periods

Introduction In world history there have been times of great growth and change, often referred to as renaissance periods. While m...

THE KORAN AND ISLAMIC CULTURE

to the tribe itself, and he was orphaned at a young age (Williams, 1962). When he was a young man, he was employed by a wealthy wi...

Biography of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

This paper relates the life and accomplishments of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, who succeeded the Prophet Mohammad as the leader of the Isl...

Three Religions on Healing

This research paper offers an overview of Islamic, Buddhist, and Taoist views on health and healing. Six pages in length, six sou...

Pre-civilization Warring

This essay is an outline for a proposed paper on warfare in pre-Islamic Arabia and late Antiquity. The outline includes causes, l...

Ramadan, Fasting Customs

This research paper reports on the customs and significance of fasting during the Islamic celebration of Ramadan. Three pages in l...

Could the Leaders of Boko Haram be Charged with Crimes Agsinst Humanity?

Boko Haram are an Islamic jihadist organization based in Nigeria who became known for the kidnapping of more than 200 Christian s...

The Three Major Religions and Healthcare

This 7 page paper gives an overview of the basics of the major religions and why nurses should study them. This paper includes Jew...

The Role of Law

system such as due to the cost. However, the law may also have a positive influence; it may support social changes which are neede...

The Impacts of Digital Technology on the Production and Consumption of Media in Indonesia

and a range of problems for women, the "New Order" regime under Suharto focused on mass media messages that put women in their pla...

The Arab World and Gender Equality

This essay presents a discussion of gender equality within Islamic Arab countries. Seven pages in length, seven sources are cited....

THE USE OF RELIGION AND IDENTITY IN CREATING TERRORISTS

Discusses how groups such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State rely on religion and other identity factors to recruit and build terro...

Arab Peninsula and Empire

In eight pages this paper examines the pre Islamic Arab Peninsula and Empire. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Historical Influences Upon the Culture of Iran

In ten pages the cultural development of Iran is examined in a historical overview that includes Western, Islamic, and Persian inf...

Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution and Its Causes

In a paper consisting of five pages Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution is examined in terms of leading up to it and the influence of A...

Conditions in Iran Under the Shah and the Ayatollah Khomeini

In eight pages the conditions that existed in Iran during the time of the Shah and after his overthrow when the Ayatollah establis...

Islamic Architecture and Space Syntax Theory

In six pages this paper examines space syntax theory in terms of definition and usage as it relates to Islamic town architecture...

Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

In seven pages this virtually unchanged ancient Islamic architectural structure in Jerusalem is examined. Five sources are cited ...

Alchemy and Islam

In ten pages this research paper discusses the mysticism of Islamic alchemy and also examines its impact upon the culture of the W...

Islamic Modernism and its Development

they to perform the will of Allah in a state that was governed by non-Muslims? During the late nineteenth century the Islamic ...

Women's Liberation Cause and the Contributions of Aishah Abd al Rahman

In six pages this paper examines the life and contributions of this influential 20th century Islamic teacher and writer who inspir...

Nigeria, Egypt, and Women of Islam

In eleven pages this paper examines Egypt and Nigeria in terms of the roles of Islamic women and the ways in which their protectiv...