Shari’a supervision plays an essential role in the governance of IFIs. It has different forms at macro and micro levels. (Chris Pierce‚ 1988) Deposits are strictly not considered as loans in the Islamic sense. If it is in the form of money‚ then he has an obligation to pay Zakat out of it. If these deposits are indeed loans‚ then it is the banks which should pay zakat on them. In reality‚the banks make the depositors pay the zakat ‚ which is injustice. (Alexandra R‚ Hardie & M. Rabooy‚ 1991)
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* City states * Cultural diversity * Islands * Trade * Resources * Easily invaded * Mediterranean climate * Alexander the Great * Conquered India‚ Egypt‚ and Persia (modern Iran) * Cultural diffusion * Helenistic * Greek + Persian * MIDDLE AGES (500 AD)- fall of the roman empire * Very unstable * Feudalistic : to keep order; stable political system * Manorialism
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inhabitants of the region‚ they produced the peoples that make up the Middle East today. They can be classified into three main ethnic groups--Arabs‚ Turks‚ and Iranians. There are‚ in addition‚ smaller numbers of Kurds‚ who are scattered across Turkey‚ Iran‚ and Iraq; Jews‚ who live chiefly in Israel; Pakistanis; Armenians; and Greeks‚ who live mainly on the island nation of Cyprus. Language and religion are basic elements of cultural identity in the Middle East. The major languages of the region
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Persepolis is a postmodern work because of the style in which Marjane Satrapi presents her memoir‚ in the form of a graphic novel. Rather that retell factual stories with certainty‚ she is able to convey her childhood by giving her own experiences that encapture what her emotions and recollection of what the events meant‚ through images and dialogue. Satrapi makes a cohesive and moving memoir through her alternate style of the novel. The style of it makes the retelling of the story much more abstract
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Mughals were fairly tolerant of non-Muslims‚ as the majority of the common people in their empire were Hindus. This empire occupied most of modern day India‚ Nepal‚ and Pakistan. The Safavids controlled most of modern day Afghanistan‚ Iran‚ Turkmenistan‚ Iran‚ Azerbaijan‚ and Tajikistan. Their claim to legitimacy was because of their descent from the seventh Imam (Tucker chapter 1). The Ottomans ruled the territories of what today are Syria‚ Iraq‚ Turkey‚ Greece‚ Bulgaria‚ Egypt‚ Israel‚ Jordan;
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In England‚ William D’Arcy was close to despair. He had gambled his considerable fortune on oil‚ and now he was on the edge of losing it all .It seemed that the geologists and experts who had wagged their heads encouragingly at him since 1901 had all been wrong about the oil beneath the sands of Persia. Having never set foot in Persia himself‚ Mr. D’Arcy didn’t even have adventure travel stories to show for his investment. What he had was letters and telegrams from his explorer‚ urging patience
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Ch. 19 – Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean‚ 1500--1750 I. The Ottoman Empire Expansion and Frontiers 1. Osman established the Ottoman Empire in northwestern Anatolia in 1300. He & his successors consolidated control over Anatolia. 2. Egypt and Syria were added to the empire in 1516—1517. Suleiman the Magnificent conquered much of eastern Europe. 3. The Ottoman Empire fought w/Venice for two centuries as it attempted to exert its control over the Mediterranean.
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Jatinder Jaura ENGL- 1003(3)-001 Dr Audrey Hill July 28‚ 2014 The Complete Persepolis: Toggling Between Identities The cultural context in the storyline of the autobiographical masterpiece‚ The Complete Persepolis‚ is highly important for one to get an awareness of the settings in which the protagonist‚ Marjane ‘Marji’ Satrapi lives during this middle-eastern conflict of the 1979 Iranian revolution. The Complete Persepolis shows the major influences that the Shah’s government had on Iranians
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The Akkad and Assyria are stunning civilizations known with their great military power. They both located in Sumerian religion (Mesopotamia) which is now Iraq and parts of Iran. The Akkad rolled the area from 2900 to 2350 B.C. and the Assyria rolled it around 1000 B.C. (Metmuseum.org). They both showed their level of greatness through their art‚ however‚ the differences between them are noticeable. For instance‚ the Akkadian empire implied their power over human - Figure 2.12-; however‚ The Assyrian
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The City of Bam Bam is an ancient Iranian city which is located in the Kerman province south-eastern Iran‚ the Bam citadel is thought to be over 200o years old but unfortunately the massive earthquake that hit on 26th December 2003 at 05:26 local time destroyed the entire city. An estimation from the United States Geological Survey reports that the earthquake measured 6.6 on the Richter scale‚ they also say that the epicentre was 185km southeast of Kerman. Before
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