Sir Mohammed Iqbal was born at Sialkot‚ India (now in Pakistan)‚ on 9th November‚ 1877 of a pious family of small merchants and was educated at Government College‚ Lahore. He is commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال‚ Allama meaning "Scholar"). In Europe from 1905 to 1908‚ he earned his degree in philosophy from the University of Cambridge‚ qualified as a barrister in London‚ and received a doctorate from the University of Munich. His thesis‚ The Development of Metaphysics in Persia
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Malaysian politics is just like an orgy. Everyone screws everyone. The only thing is one must be careful though. In all that exchanging of partners going on one must not make the mistake of screwing one’s own partner. This would defeat the objective of an orgy where one is supposed to exchange partners and not indulge with one’s own partner‚ which could be done in the privacy of your home. But then this sometimes poses a problem when one is not too clear about which one is one’s own partner and which
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LESSON 3 THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE 1.0 Introduction In the name of Allah‚ Most Gracious‚ Most Merciful Do you still remember how long Malaysia had been colonized by foreign powers? Approximately‚ it is about 446 years. Throughout the era of colonization‚ many efforts were taken in earnest to free the country from the foreign powers. The local inhabitants (especially the Malays) constantly opposed the colonists. From the history point of view‚ the struggle for independence can be divided
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INTRODUCTION SALAHUDIN AYUBI Salahudin Ayubi‚ better known in the Western world as Saladin‚ was a Kurdish Muslim‚ who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He led Islamic opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power‚ he ruled over Egypt‚ Syria‚ Mesopotamia‚ Hejaz‚ and Yemen. He led the Muslims against the Crusaders and eventually recaptured Palestine from the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem after his victory in the Battle of Hattin. As
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English has emerged as the global language of trade and commerce in the past few decades‚ affecting many key aspects of business in the modern world. The English language has become the standard for all important official communications in an increasingly large number of countries with a wide variety of native languages. In the modern world‚ English continues to spread as the major medium through which both small businesses and large corporations do business. There are about 5‚000 languages
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a) Comment on points of historical‚ theological and interpretative interest‚ setting the passage into its immediate context. Additionally‚ make comments on significant factors such as language‚ genre‚ form / source / redaction and other relevant bible passages. Philippians 2: 3-11 The passage of scripture chosen for this essay is taken from a letter which is “almost universally acknowledged” (Murray‚ 2001:1180) to have been written by the apostle Paul. As is clearly stated in the opening verses
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The African Union (AU) succeeded the Organization of African Unity (OAU)‚ which was formed in 1963. The OAU was a product of a compromise of African statesmen who wanted political union of all independent African states and those who preferred functional cooperation as a building block towards the construction of an African socio-psychological community. The OAU was then transformed to AU in Sirte‚ Libya in 2001 with African leaders aiming to harmonize the economic and political
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CHAPTER I BACKGROUND Indonesia is a country which has a strong philosophy to control the whole system of the country. In its preamble‚ the 1945 constitution sets forth the Pancasila as the embodiment of basic principles of an independent Indonesian state. These five principles were announced by Sukarno in a speech known as "The Birth of the Pancasila‚" which he gave to the Independence Preparatory Committee on June 1‚ 1945. In brief‚ and in the order given in the constitution‚ the Pancasila principles
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI MA IN ARMED CONFLICT AND PEACE STUDIES CHS 560: DIPLOMACY WAR AND WARFARE IN EASTERN AFRICA TERM PAPER: MAJI MAJI REBELLION ODHIAMBO PAULINE ADHIAMBO: C50/72182/2008 FEBRUARY 2009 Introduction East Africa today is made up of Kenya‚ Uganda‚ Tanzania‚ Rwanda and Burundi. Kenya‚ Uganda and Tanzania consist of about 636‚707 square miles of land surface and roughly 42‚207 square miles of water or swamps. Tanzania (Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar in 1964) forms
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A Critical Analysis of Hobbes ’ Law of Justice Shawn Olson 2509748 10/10/2004 Introduction to Political Philosophy SW Holtman Of Thomas Hobbes ’ 19 laws of nature‚ the first three‚ which add consecutively up to his concept of justice‚ are by far the most influential and important‚ with the ultimate goal being an escape from the state of nature. The first law states that we should seek peace‚ and if we cannot attain it‚ to use the full force of war. Directly building off of the first
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