In order to have a critical point of view‚ it is important to understand the origins of the Muslim conception of female sexuality. According to Fatima Mernissi‚ the Christian concept of the “sexual instincts” is completely different form the Muslim perspective. From the Muslim view‚ raw instincts are pure energy without connotations with the good or bad. Nevertheless‚ sexual instincts have the power to cause fitna‚ which is an Islamic term meaning disorder and chaos‚ and which also refers to the
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Oppression of Muslim Women Jason Abbey GNDS 102: Understanding LGBT Identities Loraine Hutchins‚ Ph. D March 15‚ 2015 “Men are in charge of women by [by right] what Allah has given over the other and what they‚ spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient ‚ guarding in [the husband’s] absence what Allah would have them guard.”-Koran 4:34 Under Sharia Law women are not allowed to walk the streets alone and in some countries Islamic women
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muslims are peace lovers With all due respect this is to inform the whole world‚ that as it is a misconecption about muslims that muslims are spreading terror all over the world in the way of suicide bombing‚ which all of the non muslims has named as "JIHAD"‚ but i would like to make it very clear to all of you that islam is a religion of peace and it teaches the most peace full ways of living‚ ALLAH is most beloved to his creatures in this world even more then the love of 70 mothers and our beloved
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UNITY OF MUSLIMS & MUSLIM COUNTRIES‚ Islam is Peace . Islam condemns killing the innocents . Islam forbids killing the women & children even in the battle field. Islam says to be just & kind with the war prisoners . So‚ No terrorism in the name of Islam . Again‚ No killing innocents in the name of terrorism. Islam is all about peace ‚ love & justice and all about defending them . So defend the innocents & resist the occupation‚ the killers & oppressors All together. And whosoever does not rule
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The Muslim Empires Since the beginning‚ all empires have faced change in many ways‚ declining and rising in status. Many empires have collapsed‚ only to start again under a different name. Like all empires‚ the three Muslim Empires‚ the Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ and Mughals have faced this inevitable state. Although each individual empire is different‚ they each have similarities in their reasons for decline. Whether it is social‚ religious‚ economic‚ or political reasons‚ the empires‚ like many others
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Week 4 What were the main characteristics of each of the Muslim empires‚ and in what ways did they resemble each other? How were they distinct from their European counterparts? The Ottoman Turks consisted of Turkic-speaking nomadic people who had spread westward from Central Asia in the ninth‚ tenth‚ and eleventh centuries. They were located in the northwestern corner of the peninsula‚ which allowed them to expand westward and eventually take over empires between the Mediterranean and the
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On August 17‚ 2013‚ I finally decided to visit a Muslim mosque. The building is situated by itself on the corner of a residential neighborhood. As I entered the mosque‚ I experienced a great and almost uncomfortable difference in religion. Two Muslim women greeted me at the door. After explaining my reason for the visit‚ the two women stated that they would show me around the mosque and discuss their religion with me. Before entering the prayer hall‚ I was instructed to take
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Exegesis Paper God’s Answering of Prayer 9 “So I say to you‚ Ask‚ and it will be given you; search‚ and you will find; knock‚ and the door will be opened for you. 10For every-one who asks receives‚ and everyone who knocks‚ the door will be opened. 1 1Is there anyone among you who‚ if your child asks for x a fish‚ will give a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or if the child asks for an egg‚ will give a scorpion? 13 If you then‚ who are evil‚ know how much to give good gifts to your children
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Islamic calendar; Muslims worldwide observe this as a month of fasting. This annual observance is regarded as one of the five pillars of Islam. The month last 29- 30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon. The word Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ramida or ar-ramad which means scorching heat or dryness. Fasting is a wajib(obligatory) for adult Muslims‚ except those who are ill‚ traveling or going through menstrual bleeding. While fasting from dawn until sunset Muslims refrain from
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the chosen sector as well as associated sectors and a final evaluation of the implications is made by the authors of this report. 2) BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CATASTROPHE: The September 11th 2001 attacks which are commonly known‚ as the 9/11 attacks were a series of suicide terrorist attacks on the United States of America primarily targeting civilians. That morning‚ 19 men associated with the Al-Qaeda terrorist group hijacked four commercial airlines and each team consisted a well-trained
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