the Reluctant Fundamentalist‚ Mohsin Hamid‚ suggests that the personal and the political cannot easily be separated. His main character‚ Changez‚ does embark on a personal journey but it is one that is closely connected to his gradual understanding of his cultural identity as a Pakistani. In the course of this journey‚ he also discovers that there is considerable space between the way things appear and reality. This is recognized in his personal relationships as well as in his response to his adoptive
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Islamic Fundamentalism: Myth and Reality Confronted? Dr Zaniah Marshallsay School of International Studies University of South Australia Refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference University of Adelaide 29 September – 1 October 2004 Zaniah Marshallsay: Islamic Fundamentalism Introduction Language is power‚ and terms consistently used take on a reality that truth belies. Thus with the term Islamic fundamentalism‚ which has been bandied about
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Mohsin Hamid’s “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” focuses on the consequences of the “9/11” attack in America on individuals and society as a whole. The main character‚ Changez‚ changes significantly as the story unfolds. At the beginning‚ he is depicted as a ‘lover’ of America and is determined to become wealthy‚ even though he is not entirely at ease. After the destruction of the World Trade Centre and the subsequent racist assaults‚ his attitude changes dramatically and he becomes embittered and disillusioned
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Is Religious Fundamentalism always Totalitarian and Prone to Violence? Fundamentalism is “a belief in returning to the literal meanings of scriptural texts. Fundamentalism may arise as a response to modernization and rationalization‚ insisting on faith-based answers‚ and defending tradition by using traditional grounds.” Fundamentalists believe that their view is only one true view of the world which leaves no room for ambiguity and that this is the true correct belief (Giddens‚ 2009). Fundamentalist
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Health & Human Development – Unit 4 – Week 11- 2012 Thanks to Ariel‚ Annie‚ Claire‚ Bill and Alannah who contributed to this Response sheet. Learning Activity 11.1 – Case Study on HIV/AIDS 1. Create a mind map showing the impact of HIV and AIDS on Kunthata’s life. You can use the template below or devise your own. Below are just a few ideas regarding the impact of HIV/AIDS on Kunthata’s life. As I’m sure you can imagine‚ there were MANY possible impacts that you could have identified
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Islamic Fundamentalism Contest Introduction I. Islam as a Religion II. Islamic Fundamentalism 3.1. Defining Fundamentalism and the Backgrounds of Islamic Fundamentalism 3.2. Islamic fundamentalist movements Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and is second only to Christianity in number of adherents. Muslims live in all parts of the world‚ but the majority of Muslims are concentrated in the Middle East and
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Fundamentalism and Democracy Political systems and religions have consistently coincided in a climate of pressure. The same applies to relations between democracy and religion. There are natural contrasts between the two. Democracy is pluralism‚ while religion is uniqueness. Democracy is power by the individuals‚ for the individuals‚ it is along these lines dependent upon the differences of truths and on conceivable bargains between them. Religion is dependent upon the expressions of God‚ which
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Hamid suggests that in difficult times people and nations retreat into nostalgia. How is this explored in the novel? Mohsin Hamid’s one man monologue narrative ’The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ provide us with an interesting insight of the difficult times faced‚ in the past and present of the novel’s protagonist Changez. It is considered that ’nostalgia’ has a audacious effect on the main characters of the novel‚ and most unrecognisably‚ the United States of America. Throughout the novel it is suggested
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Reluctant users slow o take up videoconferencing The public relations executive was enthusiastic on the phone. The IT company he represented had started installing green data centres and energy-efficient computers. Would I like to fly to California to see for myself? That would be a 2500 mile round trip from my home in Midwestern Canada. According to the online calculator from Terapass‚ the trip would release 1‚1232 pounds(about 500 kilos) of CO2 into the atmosphere. ‘If you’re really into green
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religious fundamentalism by looking into four fundamental notions that came from an era that had been interested in the investigation and exploration of modernity and a free way of thinking for the individual. These four fundamental notions are identified as rationalization (intellectualization)‚ the idea of disenchantment‚ enlightenment and secularization. The essay will closely link these to Weber who was a socialist and was interested in these concepts in defining religious fundamentalism. Weber
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