Gujaratis who migrated out of what is now the state of Gujarat during the British Raj to British East Africa (Kenya and Uganda) sometimes adopted the surname ’Patel’‚ and this surname was then subsequently passed onto their descendants (who now mainly reside outside Kenya and Uganda). Also‚ during the British Raj‚ some ’Patels’ who migrated to British East Africa and the Union of South Africa (South Africa) adopted different surnames‚ usually the name of their village‚ their trade or even their grandfather’s
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Muhammad was the prophet and messenger of god (Allah) and a great leader of Islam. He was the most influential man of his time because he had the power to cause major changes to the Arabian society and also made supreme religious movements for Islam. He always spoke the truth and no one ever could find fault in him. This great leader and Prophet of Islam was born in Mecca (holy city for the Muslims) in the year 570 CE. At that time Mecca was a wild‚ lawless land with many bloody battles and wars
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Islam was a very popular religious belief that had followers from all around‚ but we ask why it spread so quickly over a short period of time. There were different factors that had allowed Islamic beliefs to cover such a large area so quickly. The Islam religion started with a man named Muhammad. A tough childhood‚ losing his parents at an early age and working as a merchant most of his life . He retreated to a cave in a near mountain. He said it was there that he received his
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throughout the Indian Ocean Basin where societal practices of India had a huge impact‚ causing cross-cultural shifts in economical practices‚ religious views‚ and trade‚ resulting in increased population and agricultural growth. India‚ China‚ and East Africa were the three main societies that were impacted. The development of economics was influenced greatly. Most other kingdoms created a money system using coins‚ just like the Chinese created. But only the king of China had a treasury consisting
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The spread of Islam’s empire was very quick. Islam’s embellishments were persuasive towards other regions to join the empire. Their welcoming openness was towards other religions and people to join. They were educated in a varied amount of trade and business. Their army gave them many advantages as well. Islam kept an open atmosphere to all different people and religions. They welcomed everyone with an open choice to switch to their Muslim religion. Most people switched because of how easy going
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REPORT WRITING ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED TO: Sir Azmat Ali Ansari REPORTED BY: Raahima Nasim – 17663 TOPIC: The causes of the defeat in East Pakistan of the army which resulted in separation of East Pakistan from the West Pakistan. INTRODUCTION The separation of East Pakistan was a great setback to Pakistan. By 1970‚ sentiments for national unity had weakened in East Pakistan to the extent that constant conflict between the two Wings dramatically erupted into mass civil disorder. This tragically resulted
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Islam is a constantly spreading religion embraced by many. It was inspired in 610 CE‚ when a man named Muhammad went to a cave in Mount Hira to pray. It was claimed that there‚ an angel named Gabriel told Muhammad of a one true god named Allah. This inspired Muhammad to spread the ideas of Allah‚ beginning the world-wide religion known as Islam. Although it met much resistance in the city of Mecca at first‚ the religion grew and Muhammad was seen as a prophet of Allah. After Muhammad’s death in
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As of 2012‚ Islam was the second largest religion under christianity with 1.3 billion followers.(http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/comparison_charts/islam_judaism_christianity. htm)The Islamic belief was not always this big though. It originated like most other religions as a group of a few select followers under a founding leader. After many years though‚ the religions popularity began to grow among many civilizations. The Islam religion spread very rapidly leading to many social‚ political‚ and
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BACKGROUND. UNILEVER KENYA LIMITED Introduction: Unilever Kenya Limited manufactures and markets food‚ home‚ and personal care products. It was registered in 1949 as East African Industries Limited and changed its name to Unilever Kenya Limited in the year 2000.Unilever Kenya Limited operates as a subsidiary of the Unilever Group and is headquartered in Nairobi‚ Kenya. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5644912 (Accessed on 8 September 2010) Customer
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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY PROTOCOL ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY COMMON MARKET PROTOCOL ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY COMMON MARKET ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES PREAMBLE ARTICLE PART A: ARTICLE 1: TITLE INTERPRETATION Interpretation PART B: ESTABLISHMENT AFRICAN MARKET ARTICLE 2: Establishment of the East African Community Common Market ARTICLE 3: ARTICLE 4: ARTICLE 5: OF THE EAST COMMUNITY
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