Nigeria: The Conflict Between Muslims and Christians Tabitha Williams SOC 315 Chad Goings June 27‚ 2011 Because the two cultures rarely live peacefully within one country‚ the conflict between the Muslims and the Christians has left the country split by two civilizations. Political‚ economic and ethnic rivalries often fuel violence between the two faiths. Christianity has a set of beliefs that causes its followers to live
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Mather McKallor Hindu Muslim Conflict The tension between Muslims and Hindus has been very high for centuries and still continues to exist today. Islamic countries are near and connected to India. There is even a 12% population of Muslims in India which used to be much higher and puts them in constant contact Hindus. The two religions have been peaceful for the past decade but prior to 1992 there was much bloodshed between the two religions. The first known Muslim attack on India was in 715
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The first recorded incident of violence over the issue between Hindus and Muslims in modern times took place in 1853 during the reign of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh. A Hindu sect called the Nirmohis claimed the structure‚ contending that the mosque stood on the spot where a temple had been destroyed during Babar’s time. Violence erupted from time to time over the issue in the next two years and the civil administration had to step in‚ refusing permission to build a temple or to use it as a place
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Introduction Kashmir Conflict has been around since 1947. It is also the key point or the reasons why India and Pakistan did not get along well. Because of this‚ the diplomatic relationships between the two countries are on the fire and both countries has been witnesses few war to fought over Kashmir. Behind this conflicts‚ we can find a lot of other historical events that happen due to this among this is a country name Bangladesh was born from East Pakistan. This article is designed to help explain
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OF THE KASHMIR CONFLICT? Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The president of United States‚ Bill Clinton once said that Kashmir can be considered as the most dangerous place in the world. He also added that the moot point is the line of control in the Indian subcontinent across Kashmir. He made this comment in March‚ 2000 (HAMID NASIR CHATTHA‚ 2006). These conflicts were made loud and clear throughout the world in the dawn of 21st century. It has become an international issue from a bilateral conflict. It has
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INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 Background to the Problem 2 1.1.2 Conflict Chronology 3 1.2 Problem Statement 5 1.3 Objectives of the Study 6 1.4 Research Questions 6 1.5 Hypothesis 6 1.6 Justification of the Study 7 1.7 Delimitations 7 1.8 Limitations 7 1.9 Organisation of the Study 8 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Problem The Kashmir territorial dispute between India and Pakistan is among the modern world’s longest running conflicts. Since 1947‚ the region has witnessed a recurring
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Zac Grening HRT 3M Mr. DelleDonne November 29‚ 2012 The Muslim-Hindu Conflict India is in the centre of a very serious conflict in the world today. It is a very diverse place composed of people from many different religious backgrounds that come from many different regions. Two of the country’s main religions‚ Muslim and Hindu‚ have been fighting for hundreds of years for many different reasons. Their feelings of hatred and mistrust for each other are embedded in their memories and will not
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The source of conflict between Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages. The conflict between Christians and Muslim can be still observed in various parts of the world. One could think that there has always been hostility between Christians and Muslims since the younger religion‚ Islam came into existence in the 7th century and started to spread. Another very common opinion is that the religions themselves – Christianity and Islam are the source of this conflict. Even though both these opinions
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Kashmir conflict One of the most intractable and long standing conflicts in the world is the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. This conflict started in 1947‚ on the day after India and Pakistan simultaneously became independent. After a brief war in 1947-48‚ Kashmir was divided between Pakistan and India administered territories. A ceasefire line was agreed under UN supervision‚ which has since been renamed the “Line of Control”. Around one third of the territory has since been
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MILESTONES: 1961-1968 The India-Pakistan War of 1965 The 1965 war between India and Pakistan was the second conflict between the two countries over the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The clash did not resolve this dispute‚ but it did engage the United States and the Soviet Union in ways that would have important implications for subsequent superpower involvement in the region. Life Magazine cover depicting India-Pakistan War The dispute over this region originated in the process
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