Muslim Achievements: Calligraphy Calligraphy is the art of writing letters and word with decorative strokes. It is a type of visual art. (buffaloah) It was used to decorate buildings‚ swords or armor. Most of the written decorations were verses from the Qur’an. Early Muslims looked at the artistry of calligraphy as a religious expression. It was a primary form of art for Islamic visual expression and creativity. Arabic calligraphy is a symbol of representing unity‚ beauty‚ and power. Calligraphers
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EXAMPLE???? In the modern era we can point to several women who were elected to serve in the highest political offices. In 1988 Benazir Bhutto was the first female elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan. She was the first woman elected as leader of a Muslim country. She was accused of misconduct and removed from office. She was elected to a second term and served from 1993-1996. I remember watching in horror the news report of her assassination by Islamic fundamentalist in 2007. Indonesian President
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ESSAY Please read the short book ’Muslims and Science ’ by Pervaiz Hoodhbhoy. Provide your views on the central argument of this book. Building on your knowledge from Bronowski and Sagan‚ what were the vital characteristics that allowed Western civilization to outpace Muslim civilization in the development of science in the modern period? Muslims and Science By Zara Abbas(11020043) Perspective Ever since the advent of Islam in 7th Century‚ the Muslim civilization rapidly rose to the
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The Muslim faith is one of the five major religions in the world. It boasts a following of well over a million. Religion is one of the most controversial topics in the world‚ and can spur different emotions when discussed. One can even go as far as killing or dying for ones religions to show devout faith. Many people can get offended when one other might be trying to express their opinion‚ and show why they believe what they believe. Here you will read on how the Muslim faith is told to act towards
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The position of Muslims in the Netherlands FACTS AND FIGURES 2010 COLOPHON Publication by FORUM – Institute for Multicultural Affairs Postbus 201‚ 3500 AE Utrecht‚ Netherlands www.forum.nl www.foruminternational.org © 2010 FORUM‚ Institute for Multicultural Affairs 2010 3 PREFACE For some years‚ the position of Muslims in the Netherlands has been subject of fierce debate in the Netherlands. The nature and size of this debate also finds a response across the border‚ something
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Good Muslim In the Quran and the Hadith of Bukhari there are many descriptions of what it takes to be a good Muslim. God gives very specific details to Muhammad about what Muslims need to do and what they can’t do if they want to get to paradise. The five pillars of Islam created a base for Muslims to follow in order to be a good Muslim. The five pillars are that there is no god but God‚ to offer prayer‚ to give charity‚ perform the hajj and to fast during Ramadan (HB 1: 7). The Muslims that
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Ryan Rojas 4/6/8 AP World History 3rd Period Muslim Nationalism DBQ Muslim leaders in North Africa and India saw the needs for nationalism in the Muslim areas and took on the issue of westernization as they saw right. A portion of Muslims wanted to welcome western ideas. And others didn’t want western ideas around‚ they thought they needed to be one in their own nations‚ not in the Nations of the west. Some saw westernization as a flawed idea or solution‚ and used parts of westernization
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Muslim and Arab Americans are often mistaken for one another when in fact they are two different groups of people‚ although there are some cases where they overlap. Muslims are a religious group and follow the Islam religion. Arabs are an ethnic group. When we speak of an Arab we are referring to what part of the world they came from. When speaking of a Muslim we speak of the religion that they follow. In the past two years‚ there have been no changes made in US policy regarding the treatment
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Committee on Civil Liberties‚ Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Topic: Integration as a two way of mutual accommodation: With the number of Muslims in Europe growing‚ how can the EU help safeguard their religious freedom and to what extend should the Muslim community assimilate to European values? The recent comments of the European leaders like Merkel and Cameron or ex-leader such as Sarkozy show the change of path on integrating the minorities into the society. Yet‚ this new approach hasn’t been
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religion‚ tradition and culture‚ misogyny‚ feminism and - many times - downright ignorance and bigotry. In discussing the role of women in contemporary society there are three main areas that can be addressed. The perceptions of woman within contemporary Muslim societies. The status‚ position and role of woman in the Qur’an and in early Islam from where we derive our aspirations. Some of the challenges facing us in contemporary society - more specifically‚ in South Africa. You might have heard at some
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