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    is: Role of Women in Islam Past and Present In this paper I will argue that the position of women in Islam according to the Qur ’an and Hadiths (tradition) of the Prophet differs vastly from Islam in practice‚ currentely. It is not the Islamic ideologies that determine the position of women in the Islamic societies; it is rather the pre-Islamic patriarchal ideologies existing in a particular society‚ combined with the lack of education and ignorance‚ which construct the Muslim women ’s position

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    Research Paper Comparison of “Little Women” and “Pride and Prejudice” By Shameela Shafeek Reg. No.: 00002762 Eng220 - Section 2 Miss. Ruki Salgado ANC 24th April‚ 2013 Little Women Plot This story mainly focuses on the March family that consists of Mr. March-the father‚ Mrs. March-the mother‚ and the children: Margaret (Meg)‚ Josephine (Jo)‚ Elizabeth (Beth)‚ and Amy. As the story evolves‚ we find out about their dreams and fears‚ the troubles they each

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    University Abstract In this paper‚ the learner will discuss Women Shelter’s for women in domestic abusive relationships. How the risk for additional violence can increase if a women returns back to the environment she left‚ and the need for safety for the children involved. The learner also discusses the limitations of current research on this subject‚ and recommendations for future research. Keywords: domestic abuse‚ women shelters Table of Contents Introduction

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    Women Rights in Islam - Modernizing or Outdated? Definition According to the Oxford dictionary‚ ‘Women’s Rights are the rights that promote a position of social and legal equality‚ of women to men. According to the Oxford dictionary‚ ‘they are the rights‚ claimed for the women‚ equal to those of men‚ as regards to suffrage that right to vote‚ as regards to property‚ etc. ‘Modernizing according to the Oxford dictionary means‚ ‘to make modern‚ to adapt to modern needs or habits And according

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    Relationships in Little Women and Cats in the Cradle Relationships can be positive or negative. Varied perceptions define the nature of relationships as positive or negative. The effects of positive and negative relationships have lasting consequences on individuals; having both a positive and negative aspect in each relationship assists humankind but negative relationships is the build up of decisions and actions that have negative impacts. Loyalty is one of the fundamental traits that are present

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    Little Women by Louisa Alcott would definitely appeal to women of all types and ages. Little Women appeals to a broad audience‚ its full of the values and beliefs‚ and it paints a very real picture of most American’s lives at the time. The reason for this book appealing to such a broad audience lies in all the characters’ personalities. Mrs. March is a strong‚ independent woman who never falters‚ therefore she relates to all independent women; but she is also a mother who plants strong values in

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    "Comfort Women" Historians estimate there were between 80‚000 and 200‚000 comfort women during World War II. Of these many were from the Korean peninsula‚ China‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Netherlands‚ and the Philippines. ("Comfort women protest texts‚" UPI‚ 2 May 1997) More than half of the 169 comfort women survivors in the Philippines were below age 20 when kidnapped by the now-defunct Japanese Imperial Army troops. ("Comfort women protest texts‚" UPI‚ 2 May 1997) Australian

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    Compare and contrast the depiction of fatherhoods in Little Women and Treasure Island. When discussing fatherhood in relation to both novels‚ we see that in both‚ the father is either primarily absent or irrelevant to the plot. The element of fatherhood comes from the characters designed to replace or substitute the absent or lost fathers. Treasure Island finds two figures available for Jim to form a paternal relationship‚ and the moral juxtaposition they present has as much to do with Jim growing

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    Religion‚ Society and Politics in Southeast Asia “Women in Islamizing Javanese Society and Modern Indonesia” Okky Wicaksono kiky_wicakso@yahoo.com Among major world religions‚ many scholars believe Islam is a religion that is not very friendly towards women position. It is so pointed out as evidently Islam is more patriarchal where male extensively dominates its social hierarchy. Based on the holy Quran as one of the most fundamental source of the religion and aside from Hadith and Sunnah

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    Introduction The Army Personnel Services Detachment (APSD) does not present any form glass ceiling for women. This is primarily due to the nature and make up of the organization. The APSD is a military organization and the highest ranking officer in its composition is a captain. Currently‚ the US Army is having tremendous success in keeping equitable promotion opportunities in the junior officer ranks. The APSD has no current equal opportunity (EO) issues based on unfair treatment among the

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