centralized Al Qaeda leadership [but] from decentralized Al Qaeda affiliates and extremists‚ many with agendas focused in the countries where they operate’ (Humud‚ 2015‚ p.1).The leader of Al-Qaeda‚ Ayman al-Zawahiri‚ discussed plans to create a Muslim caliphate in the Indian sub-continent‚ taking advantage of the fragility of the existing social structure and the large Muslim population (Pike‚
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Perhaps then‚ given the religious demographics of Syria at the time and the attempts at consolidation of power by al-Malik and the Umayyad Caliphates‚ the building serves a dual purpose: to show a political domination of the region that is supported by religious ideology. As the Islamic state grew in power and influence in the region they would need to make serious claims for governance. Since
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The Reconquista was a period of war‚ conquest‚ and repopulation in the Iberian Peninsula. This historical battles occurred between Christian Kingdoms and Muslim Moors in medieval Spain and Portugal. The Reconquista was characterized by Islamic conquest of Hispania‚ the collapse of the last Islamic state in Iberia and the expansion of Christian kingdoms‚ a history explored in this paper. Medieval Iberian Medieval Iberian land comprised of multicultural complexity that would become modern Portugal
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1.0. Introduction Madhhab is Muslim schools of thought that are focusing on the law or fiqh (religious jurisprudence). In the first 150 years of Islam‚ there were many such "schools". In fact‚ several of the companion of the prophet Muhammad SAW‚ are credited with founding their own. But these schools were gradually consolidated or discarded so that there are currently four recognized schools. The differences between these schools of thought manifest in some practical and philosophical differences
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Name_ Date: _10-9-13_ Key Terms 1. Abbasid caliphate 2. Andalus‚ al- 3. Anatolia 4. Battle of Talas River 5. Bedouins 6. dhimmis 7. Ghazali‚ al- 8. hadiths 9. hajj 10. hijra 11. House of Wisdom 12. Ibn Battuta 13. Ibn Sina 14. Iimms 15. jihad 16. jizya 17. Kaaba 18. madrassas 19. Mecca 20. Mozarabs 21. Muhammad Ibn Abdullah 22. Muslim 23. Pillars of Islam 24. Polo‚ Marco 25. Rightly
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Chapters 5 and 6 Study Guide 1. For the Romans‚ ___________________ geography made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. P114 2. Rome was established in the first millennium B.C. on the plain of _____________________. P114 3. All of the following about the Etruscans are correct p.114-115 a. settled north of Rome. b. adopted alphabetic language from the Greeks before 600 B.C. c. had begun to decline by 480 B.C. d. "civilized" Rome by turning it into a
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Shia Islam Shia Islam (Arabic: شيعة Shī‘ah‚ sometimes spelled Shi’a)‚ is the second largest denomination of Islam‚ after Sunni Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called Shi’as but the terms Shiites or Shi’ites are common Anglicisations. "Shia" is the short form of the historic phrase Shī‘atu ‘Alī (شيعة علي)‚ meaning "the followers of Ali" or "the faction of Ali".[1] Similar to other schools of thought in Islam‚ Shia Islam is based on the teachings of the Islamic holy book‚ the Qur’an and the
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Unit 3‚ Area of Study 1 Global Actors Key Terms Nation Definition * A nation is a group of people connected by a distinguishing common social feature‚ such as language or religion. A nation does not necessarily have a form of government or geographic borders. Further explanation and example * Some nations have their own state‚ such as China‚ while others‚ such as Tibet‚ form a nation through a common cultural characteristic‚ without having a state. Key example * Nations
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The Ottoman empire is one of very few empire to be successful with Islamic belief. The sole purpose of this paper is to explain how did the Ottomans rose to be powerful and how their relations with the western world lead to the westernization of the Ottoman empire‚ which lead indirectly to the collapse of that significant empire. The paper attempts to answer the question: Critically discuss the rise of the Ottomans‚ their institutions and their relations with Europe. This paper argues that if the
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Ancient Commerce in China The Silk Road Antonio Camargo SiMBA 2011 ____________________ Jan / 2012 Table of Contents 1- The Route 3 2- Name and Purpose 4 3- Routes 4 4- Mongol Age 6 5- The Peak‚ Decline and Sea Route 7 6- Nowadays 8 7- Conclusion 8 8- References 9 1- The route The Silk Road‚ or Silk Route‚ is the most famous and important historically trading route of ancient Chinese civilization. This
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