orientation. Islam’s core values are explicit: there is only one God and the religion is defined by the Holy Koran (Esposito‚ 2002). According to the Islamic teachings‚ religion blended with social life‚ promoted as a political system encompasses Islamism. Islam as a religion believes there are many prophets of Allah one of whom is Mohammed‚ their follower. Righteousness‚ love and caring for all believers especially the poor and the weak in society are some of the core practices. In brief‚ Islam
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International Politic Nationalism and the new Right Wing in Europe What is the Nationalism? “Nationalism is our form of incest‚ is our idolatry‚ is our insanity. "Patriotism" is its cult. It should hardly be necessary to say‚ that by "patriotism” I mean that attitude which puts the own nation above humanity‚ above the principles of truth and justice; not the loving interest in one’s own nation‚ which is the concern with the nation’s spiritual as much as with its material welfare — never
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The internet has become a major centre of extremist activity‚ one so important that Osama bin Ladin back in 2002 said that 90% of all jihadist activity will soon be through the media‚ which in turn is increasingly being dominated‚ at least from a jihadi point of view by the internet. Often spread out geographically‚ communication online has become the primary tool for their discussion and organization. Not only cat-lovers but also radical Islamist movements have capitalised on the potential of the
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THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (The Middle East &Central Asia) College of Arts and Social Sciences Islam: History & Institutions MEAS 1002 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk Second Semester 2013 Islam: History & Institutions MEAS 1002 Course Description Students will be presented with a general outline of the history of Islam from the seventh century to the present day. The course also examines the development of the central institutions of Islam in the
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AQA A2 Sociology revision Unit 3 (SCLY3) Beliefs in Society (scroll down to find SCLY4) 1. Non-religious belief systems Ideology‚ science‚ hegemony‚ pluralism‚ patriarchy‚ falsification theory and paradigms 2. Defining religion and measuring religiosity Substantive and functional definitions Giddens’ and Durkheim’s definitions Ways of measuring religiosity (attendance figures‚ the census) Problems of measurement - Davie. 3. Functionalism and religion Durkheim
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Liberal Democracy in Pakistan‚ Scope and Challenges By Shafqat Aziz Almost a quarter century has been passed since the death of Gen. Zia‚ the ruthless military dictator occurred in a plane crash near Bahawalpur‚ a town in the southern part of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Today‚ apparently no mainstream political party in Pakistan owns (at least publically) him. However‚ the question arises here that does this fact make this notorious character irrelevant in the social and political life of
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“Declining educational standards‚ increasing secularism‚ the police not being allowed to do their job‚ and inability to secure her [America’s] borders‚ a diminished America in the world theatre and reluctance to smash the evil of currently rampaging Islamism— all of it is rooted in politically-correct ideology.” These ideas are some of the reasons behind the author’s
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the time‚ these films do not seek to hurt communal sentiments‚ but at the end‚ they somehow manage to do so. Recently‚ there was a huge uproar against the release of Kamal Hassan’s Vishwaroopam. Legal controversies regarding the film’s portrayal of Islamism arose as several Muslim extremist groups protested the film’s release in Tamil Nadu‚ resulting in an official ban being imposed on the film in the state for 15 days by the Madras High Court. The ban resulted in similar decisions being made in Sri
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Cited: Cook‚ David. "Islamism and Jihadism." Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions. Helin Library Catalog. Johnson and Wales University‚ June 2010. Web. 16 Jan. 2011. Ghosh‚ Bobby. "Islam in America." TIME. Helin Library Catalog. Johnson and Wales University‚ 30 Aug
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Terms: Qadar (Sunni vs Mu’tazili opinions): Mu’tazili - From Feras review – you are in control of your own actions; you are responsible. Anything good that happens is from God; everything bad is because you have sinned and are responsible Sunni - From Feras review – God is in control of your actions; all actions are predetermined so if you are predetermined to go to Hell why bother being good in life? Shari’a – immense body of law interpreting the Qur’an and applying its teachings to daily life
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