veil over their head to cover themselves as this is part of their culture and religion. Men cannot wear shorts or any shirt that is not decent or any open shoes. Their religion is Islam and they attend a Mosque where they are required to kneel and pray in a certain direction of where the main Mosque is located (Globe Trekker 2012). These
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Every now and then from some dark corner of the country comes news about a prosecution under the blasphemy law. And every now and then an obliging district judge finding the person so charged guilty hands out a sentence of death. When this happens‚ the collective image of Pakistan takes another blow on the chin. Blasphemy is serious business but what exactly is it? Preferring form over substance we have turned it into a technical offence while leaving the larger context in which it might be seen
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Ever since the dawn of Judaism and the rise of Christianity and Islam‚ pilgrimage has been a deeply rooted tradition for groups of people from every monotheistic religion for thousands of years. Every year you can see many pilgrims at several places around the world‚ and it is amazing how that huge amount of people can gather unanimously at a place sharing only their common beliefs. Pilgrimage is a sacred journey conducted by people of a faith to a religious site‚ it’s often believed that the followers
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‘Encountering conflict can tear a community apart’ Conflict is an inevitable event that occurs through stages of life; whether it’s individual or society‚ conflict is bound to happen at one point in time. Conflict is an outbreak that occurs when two sides are having different viewpoints and opinions. As a community‚ we as a whole have to find ways in which we can get along and work together. If we are not considering the issue seriously‚ that very small spark of conflict occurs within the community
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE WELCOME 1 THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF THE HONORABLE ELIJAH MUHAMMAD 2 THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF THE HONORABLE LOUIS FARRAKHAN 3-4 OFFICIALS OF THE MOSQUE 5-6 PRINCIPALS OF ISLAM 7-9 CHARITY DISCUSSION 10-11 OPENING AND CLOSING PRAYER 12-13 AIMS OF ISLAM 14 INTRODUCTION OF M.G.T. & G.C.C. 15 EXPRESSION OF A MUSLIM 16 STUDENTS CLASS CREED 17 POSSESSIONS OF A CIVILIZED WOMAN 18 FOODS WE EAT & DO NOT EAT 19-23 CONCLUSION 24 WELCOME TO THE NATION OF
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The Literary Forms in Philippine Literature by: Christine F. Godinez-Ortega The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. This can best be appreciated in the context of the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. The average Filipino’s unfamiliarity with his indigenous literature was largely due to what has been impressed upon him: that
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September 11‚ 2001‚ a day no American can forget. On this day 19 members of a terrorist group called al-Qaeda hijacked 4 U.S. airplanes and used them to strike various targets on the East Coast. Two of the hijacked planes hit twin towers in New York City and the third plane was flown into the Pentagon in Arlington‚ where the U.S. military is headquartered. The fourth plane was heading for the capitol in Washington‚ however crashed in Pennsylvania after the onboard passengers fought the hijackers
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Serpentine Sackler Gallery Serpentine Sackler Gallery‚ Zaha Hadid‚ September 26‚ 2013. The Serpentine Sackler Gallery is a structure that was also designed by Zaha Hadid. Part of the building used to be a gunpowder shop during the 1800’s‚ until Zaha Hadid restored it and added extensions to the building. The building is located in London‚ United Kingdom and its used to exhibit many artworks and artifacts. The building has an area of over 1‚500 m2‚ with the whole site being 3‚400 m2. During the Process
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Chip Bothmann HIST 1052 BOOK REVIEW Matthew Restall‚ _Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest_ New York‚ Oxford University Press‚ 2003 3 pages‚ 889 words _Myths of the Spanish Conquest_ is broken into seven chapters‚ each dedicated to a different myth or mis-conception regarding the Spanish conquest. In debunking these myths‚ Matthew Restall works with three themes regarding the conquest. First‚ that the European discovery of the Americas was one of the greatest events in human history. Second
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beautiful face” who “goes gathering olives”. The way Lorica paints a picture of content in the girl is what strikes me most about this poem. Many eligible men come by to take her away to their country. “Four ride’s...on Andalusian ponies [say] come to Córdoba‚ lass”. But “the girl pays no heed”. Man after man comes to bring her home but she does not accept. This is because she is happy where she is‚ and she does not need anyone to make her feel content. I also liked the way the author uses personification
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