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Visiting an Islamic Mosque in Toledo, Ohio

longer large enough to house all the members of the Islamic community. As such, in 1978 the community bought 48 acres in the Towns...

Islamic Mosques

In ten pages this paper examines the Islamic cultural importance of mosques with 3 famous examples provided. Nine sources are cit...

Art and Architecture of Islam in Great Mosque of Damascus and Dome of the Rock

In eight pages Islamic architecture and art are examined in a comparative analysis of these mosaics. Seven sources are cited in t...

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...

In Favor of the Ground Zero Mosque

This research paper offers an over-all summary of the debate over whether or not New York City should allow construction of an Isl...

Tourism and Turkey

the south and the Black Sea is to the north (CIA, 2005). The majority of the country is geographically in Asia, where, to the east...

Islamic Banking

literature concerning the way in which Islamic law could be satisfied with the creation of an Islamic banking system was exhilarat...

Islamic Militarism Since 600 A.D.

of Toledo. Bypassing Spanish Christian survivors that were huddled in the mountains of northwest Spain, Muslim armies pushed on an...

Islamic Banking and Finance

mainstream, and many mainstream banks are setting up Islamic banking divisions, Hong Kong and Shanghai banking Corporation (HSBC),...

Islamic Hatred of the United States

This 4 page expository essay explores a history of hatred against the United States based in two Islamic cultures, Indonesian and ...

Islamic Religion

as he would receive the messages and the revelations he would record them and then teach these things to his followers (History of...

Islamic Women's Lives

Women had been treated as possessions of their husbands; Islamic law made the education of girls a sacred duty and gave women the ...

Fatima Mernissi's Beyond the Veil Reviewed

In five pages this text on Islamic women's sexuality is reviewed....

Terry Alford's Prince Among Slaves

as much narrative, as documentary, as historical or human horror. Horror not from the aspect of grade-B movies, but the reminder ...

Banking and Islam

In twenty pages this report on Islamic banking examines its ideological principles and basic concepts and considers the Islamic fi...

The Concept of Modesty in Islamic Tradition

This 20 page paper examines the concept of modesty in Islamic tradition, and the use of the hijab in this connection. The writer e...

Fundamentalist Politics and Islam in Pakistani Government

This paper addresses Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his implementation of a fundamentalist, Islamic regime. The aut...

Islamic Terrorism In The World: Policy Analysis

The Islamic Jihad formed as a means by which to right the wrongs of government intervention. In the quest to separate what its me...

Comparing the Profitability of Islamic and Non Islamic Banks

studies which have considered Islamic banking in terms of profitability. Some studies, such as that by Khan and Mirakhor (1987) an...

Contrasting and Comparing Church, Synagogue and Mosque in Terms of Practices and Beliefs

to the very essence of church worship, bringing forth "the power to speak to our heart" (Holladay, 2004). Sitting at pews and sur...

Root Cause of Problems in the Middle East

that the CIA covertly engineered a coup in Iran that overthrew a democratically elected president and instituted a dictatorial rul...

Gulf Corporation Council (GCC): Crime Law And Capital Punishment

living world. Through the centuries, this perpetual quest for upholding said rights has been met with great resistance from those...

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 ...

Perspectives on Jihad

(Schuett, 2006). This is the definition that seems to be in widespread use today, as people define jihad as a struggle between Mus...

The Golden Age: The Political Concepts of Islam by Ira Lapidus and The Community in Islamic History by Hamilton A.R Gibb

custodians of the true Islam. This, it is argued, reflect in the way that the states have evolved today and the different models t...

Iran's Islamic Revolution

In six pages this paper examines the Islamic revolution taking place in Iran in terms of its impact, its spread to Egypt, and the ...

Medical Knowledge/Medieval Europe v. Arab World

texts, such as the works of Hippocrates and Galen, were held by the Roman Catholic Church, whose policies toward medicine were des...

Questions on Readings

long for Nandas friend to marry her son. Nandas article points out mating customs and attitudes are culturally based. While Nanda...

The Relationship Of Sharia Law And Islam

in the Islamic world is to cultivate and perpetuate a sense of unity where jurisprudence is concerned, otherwise known as the ongo...

Women’s Rights/Incompatibility with Islam

of the state. They are always perceived in their relationship to men as defined by Islamic scripture. Within this social and polit...