UNGS 2050 Sections 40 / 41 “Ethics & Fiqh for Everyday Life” Time t-th 11.30 am 1.00pm 2.00-3.30 pm Venue LT 3 Consultation Hours: Mon. – Fr. 9. 00am – 12.00 pm References are any reliable and scientific books that deal with the topics discussed in the class. Final exam 50 % Participation‚ presentation‚ attendance 10 % Mid-term exam 20 %: to be determined 20 % Collective assignment: Collective article review (ANY of the following articles available on-line):
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The topic of today’s day is - ‘The Women’s Rights in Islam - Modernising or Outdated?’ According to the Oxford dictionary‚ ‘Women’s Rights are the rights‚ that promote a position of social and legal equality‚ of women to men’ According to the Oxford dictionary‚ ‘they are the rights‚ claimed for the women‚ equal to those of men‚ as regards to suffrage that right to vote‚ as regards to property‚ etc’. ‘Modernising’‚ according to the Oxford dictionary means‚ ‘to make modern‚ to adapt to modern
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Prostitution Tina M.Chatmon Ins. Fionnuala Regan May 20‚ 2013 Prostitution I am sure we have all heard the old cliché “Prostitution is the world’s oldest profession” correct” Well‚ contrary to that old fallacy‚ prostitution is almost certainly not the world ’s oldest profession‚ but it has been present in nearly every civilization and throughout all recorded human history. I can say with some confidence that wherever there has been money‚ goods‚ or services to be bartered‚ somebody has
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As a student of religion I have learnt that religion is an indispensable part of human life. History shows that every religion‚ it may be revealed or not‚ has risen in the crucial moment of the human history. According to the Semitic tradition human history has began with Adam and Eve‚ first prophet in Abrahamic tradition. In Indian tradition‚ though God is omnipresent but he directly intervened into this world‚ what we called Avatara‚ to make a clear distinction between right and wrong. In primitive
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Paradise Lost: Milton’s Approach To Lust‚ Sex‚ and Violence There is no reason to apply modern theories to Milton if we do not care whether Milton remains alive. However‚ if we wish him to be more than a historical artifact‚ we must do more than just study him against the background of his time. We must reinterpret him in light of the germane thought of our own age. -James Driscoll The Unfolding God Of Jung and Milton Images and
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How would an actor prepare for the role of Malvolio in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare focusing on language and movement? Set in Illyria‚ Twelfth Night is a comedy by William Shakespeare that revolves around love and mistaken identity. The name‚ “Twelfth Night” is usually considered to be a reference to the twelfth night of the Christmas celebration. In Shakespeare’s day‚ this holiday was celebrated as a festival in which everything was turned upside down—much like the upside-down‚ chaotic
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New Millennium‚ Community Theatre & Audience by Jane Shannahan (BA; PGDips Bus & Admin/Event Management; MMgt) Introduction “Primitive rituals were the first form of drama” (Barba & Sanzenbach‚ 1965‚ p. 154). Primitive theatre could be termed religious as the main aim was to conjure the gods for a variety of practical reasons‚ e.g. warding off disease. Early societies put value on the repetition of traditions and folklore that were handed down verbally and visually‚ manifest over time via
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The Negative Effects of Cohabitation Linda J. Waite Americans often talk as if marriage were a private‚ personal relationship. But when two people live together for their own strictly private reasons‚ and carve out their own‚ strictly private bargain about the relationship‚ we call that relationship not marriage but "cohabitation." In America‚ it is now more popular than ever. More men and women are moving in together‚ sharing an apartment and a bed‚ without getting married first. The latest Census
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Foucault’s repressive hypothesis‚ Kinsey also believed that a hierarchy is the cause of this repression. The American legislations characterized all pre-marital‚ extra-marital or post-marital intercourse as abnormal and illicit… such names as rape‚ fornication‚ adultery… incest… or public indecency (page 213). Other acts like sexual contact with animals‚ homosexual acts‚ or anal sex by a married couple are deemed punishable. Masturbation was held in particular abhorrence. It was used as grounds for dismissal
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between a man‚ who was to protect and provide for his wife‚ and a woman‚ who was to remain monogamous to her husband. The teachings of New Testament can be summarized in Matthew 19:9 which states‚ “Whosoever shall put away his wife‚ except for fornication‚ and shall marry another‚ commits adultery.” For over decades‚ the teachings of the Scriptures on marriage and divorce have been a great influence on the society’s religious and social views on the subjects. However‚ there has been a view that the
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