Explore the presentation of Orientalist discourses in the short film Surviving Sabu. I will be exploring the short film Surviving Sabu which was written and directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid in 1998‚ with reference to the 1942 film The Jungle Book. My analysis will question the presentation of Indian and Muslim identities in both films. Surviving Sabu presents the relationship between two characters: a father and his son. The family have immigrated to England at some point in recent decades‚ although
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Thought Paper Stereotyping of Muslims in America after 9/11 8/1/2007 Imagine this perfectly normal scenario. You are taking a trip to fly abroad or within your home country. What does it entail for you? Packing‚ reaching the airport on time‚ getting through the regular security lines and boarding your flight of destination. For me‚ it’s quite different. I arrive at the airport earlier than most others so that I can avoid the extra screening security checks I get. They call it random security
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Topic: What is the significance of the Aligarh movement for the revival o the Muslims of the subcontinent and why Sir Syed Ahmed Khan advised the Muslims to avoid active politics. To understand the significance of the Aligarh movement let us have a glance at the background of the Aligarh Movement Background: Indian authority was shifted from the Muslim to the British hands‚ as a result of the failure of the War of independence. This great debacle shook the entire structure of South Asia’s
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discourses of British Muslim self-segregation" by Deborah Phillips provides the perspective of British Muslims attempting to assimilate to British society. The divisions of the two groups were exuberated post-2001. Clearly siding with British Muslims‚ Phillips places the blame on white individuals and non-immigrant citizens. Across the United Kingdom and the world‚ increased media coverage and public attention has focused on the perceived cultural gap between members of a society and Muslim immigrants into
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From Terrorism to Peace: A Successful Case Study of the Muslims of Mindanao Submitted by: Sadaf Amjad Table of Contents From Terrorism to Peace: A Successful Case Study of the Muslims of Mindanao 1 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 Historical developments in Philippines 3 Deciphering the conflict in Philippines 3 Initiation of the conflict 5 MILITANT GROUPS 6 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) 6 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) 6 International
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Are Muslim and Western values generally incompatible? The case of Turkey and the EU. An easy answer to this question would be a decisive yes. Many argue that the Muslim and Western world are completely different as they are based on different religions‚ Christianity and Islam. In the Christian Bible there is a definitive separation of church and state‚ it documents Jesus Christ as saying “Give to Caesar what is Caesar ’s and to God what is God ’s” (Matthew 22:21). Islam‚ on the other hand‚ is
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“After Killings in France‚ Muslims Fear a Culture of Diversity Is at Risk” This article “After Killings in France‚ Muslims Fear a Culture of Diversity Is at Risk” by Scott Sayare published on March 28th 2012 discusses the risk of the vanishing of a culture of diversity between Muslims and others in a city in southern France called Toulouse. This risk occurs‚ because a young Muslim man murdered four children in a Jewish school in that city. This relates to our discipline from last week‚ which
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MUSLIM VS. RASTAFARIANS Islam interprets the relationship between a man and a woman as one‚ which should make many babies while living a peaceful existence. “...(God) has created men and women as company for one another‚ and so that they can reproduce and live in peace and serenity according to the commandments of Allah and the directions of his messenger.” On the other hand‚“...(Rastafarians) view the position (of) women as a (weak-willed) one.” “...(Although) women are respected‚...(and sometimes)
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SOME ASPECTS OF THE MUSLIM EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN PRE-COLONIAL INDIA by Aamir Bashir ABSTRACT This paper explores some of the hitherto less known aspects of the Muslim Educational System in pre-colonial India. It examines the broad contours of this system by looking at the public attitude towards knowledge‚ scholars and students; the various types of institutions‚ and the evolution of curriculum. It also looks at the depth of Indian scholars’ engagement with ÍadÊth and other sciences. Finally
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Pathways: Understanding Muslim Radicalization in Indonesia Abstract As the Associate Professor and Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore‚ Kumar Ramakrishna has been a frequent speaker on counterterrorism for local and international audiences as well as a regular media commentator on the issue. In Radical Pathways‚ Ramakrishna applies his research in exploration of why certain Indonesian Muslims turn to violent jihad
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