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Occidentalism The term Occidentalism is used in one of two main ways: a) Stereotyped and sometimes dehumanizing views on the Western world‚ including Europe and the English-speaking world; and b) Ideologies or visions of the West developed in either the West or non-West. The former definition stresses negative constructions of the West and is often focused on the Islamic world. The latter approach has a broader range and includes both positive and negative representations. The term was used
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cares for him. This may create a situation where the child would think that to become a rock-star he needs to be alcoholic and in future he would get a lady love that would take care of him.) (Kamal Hassan’s movie: Vishwaroopam there was portrayal of Islamism.) 8. TV violence sometimes begs for imitation because violence is often promoted as fun and effective way to get what you want. 9. Many violent acts are perpetrated by the “good guys” whom the kids have been taught to admire. Even though kids
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According to some estimates‚ there are roughly 4‚200 religions in the world. Religions are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. George Bernard Shaw once wrote that there is only one religion‚ though there are one hundred versions of it. From our point of view‚ we strongly agree with what George Bernard Shaw said. There is only one religion because all the religions believe the existence of one power which is beyond nature and human being to rule the world
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communist party. The chemical weapons supplied to Saddam’s army would later be used to cause 50‚000 Iranian casualties. The political arena in the 80’s was marked by anti-Communist policies in the west coupled with the beginning of globalization. Islamism became a major political force in the middle east‚ and the series of wars and invasions in the region would give rise to various the dictatorships‚ monopolies‚ and radical groups we recognize today. The fall of the USSR would mark the end of a major
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does not affect or hurt other people. However‚ many forms of fanaticism can be harmful. Examples of this can be animal lovers who liberate minks from the caves but to a cruel death in hunger. Another example is the most spoken about at this time‚ Islamism‚ which in worst-case scenario can end up with terror like the September 11. The son in the story ‘My son of the fanatic’ has become a fanatic Muslim. His father cannot really blame him for being a faithful Muslim. In fact‚ all Muslims should be religious
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from that states are pursuing power for survival‚ we could easily understand that what a great pressure the Muslims-based political power had put on those non-Muslims‚ whose majority living in the South Sudan‚ especially when the politicization of Islamism began. During the Abboud period (1958-1964) and later Nimeri period‚ autocratic power policy and strong discrimination aspired more and more South-Sudanese to rebel and throw the government. Situation was intensified by competing for oil resources
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This essay will focus on the two superpowers‚ France and Britain‚ with a respective of their colonies. It’s necessary to note that‚ there was a great difference between the colonial policies of France and Britain and this is what impacts rather or not decolonisation caused more problems than it solved. Mainly because‚ the Superpowers colonial process‚ had a direct influence of the procedure of colonized states gaining their independence. Decolonisation is defined as “the act of getting rid of
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There are over a billion of muslims in the world‚ how did the region grow out of such a small town. The Islamism started to spread after the death of Prophet Mohammad in the year of 632. The muslim community called “Ummah”‚ came into existence during the period of Prophet Mohammad. In the first few centuries after the Islam community has started‚ fast growth of Islamic world was achieved under Rashidun and Umayyad Caliph. The ‘Ummah‚ community activities have spread Islam all over the world starting
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‘We are all liberals now.’ To what extent have liberal ideas influenced the policies of the major political parties in recent years? (30 marks) The major political parties in the United Kingdom‚ the Conservative Party and the Labour Party‚ have become considerably more central than they were originally. Labour was originally a strongly socialist party‚ but it gradually centralised and has accepted some ideas of the centre-right under New Labour. The Conservative Party originated as a royalist
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