for cultural and spiritual independence from the West‚ and the desire to succeed as a modern nation in competition with the West. In the 1990s‚ economic demands and labour force necessities created some changes in the attitudes and goals of the fundamentalist administration (Salehi- Isfahan‚ 2000). Both former presidents‚ Rafsanjani and Khatami‚ began to stress the need for expertise in the workforce‚ cultural awareness of western ideas‚ and a revitalized concept of modern Islam. This change
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The Handmaid’s Tale and Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis Marjane Satrapi‚ in Persepolis writes about a memoir of a little girl growing in Iran. She refers to a secular pre-revolutionary time through contrast‚ the oppressive characteristics of the fundamentalist government upon women in specifics. In comparison‚ her work is very similar to Margaret Atwood’s‚ A Handmaid’s Tale‚ in which the central character‚ Offred‚ reflects upon her former life’s freedom‚ cherishing her former name and in doing so‚ emphasizes
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Although America had great economic success in the 1920s due to WWI‚ there was a large amount of social tension due to many different ideologies. America was experiencing nativism due to many Americans believing that America no longer needed a large influx of immigrants. Fundamentalism was causing issues in schools and was creating the idea of Social Darwinism. After WWI‚ America wanted to be isolated from the rest of the world to keep America prospering. This created the idea that only Americans
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Value Of Pakistani Culture Pakistani Culture is very unique in terms of its social and ethical values. These values are something which are given due importance. This culture revolves around the religion of Islam which teaches equality among every human being that exists on this planet. Pakistan’s culture is very diverse. It has been invaded by many different people belonging to different races. These people include the white Huns‚ Persian Arabs‚ Turks‚ Mongols‚ and various Eurasian
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The word "inerrancy" as defined in the dictionary means "that which does not err or is free from errors." The term "Biblical Inerrancy" is frequently used by the conservative and fundamentalist Christian religions‚ which specifically claims that the scriptures as written in the Holy Bible to be authentic‚ factual and entirely absent of any errors. For centuries the biblical stories of the Creation‚ Adam and Eve‚ Noah and The Flood‚ Tower of Babel along with others were believed by Hebrews and Christians
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Secularisation is the process whereby religious thinking‚ practices and institutions lose social significance. Marx predicted that with the move to communism‚ religion would completely die away as people would simply have no need for it‚ whereas Durkheim saw the future of religion as a diminishing one‚ although he did concede it might ‘ebb and flow’. He saw education as partly taking over the role of religion‚ for example‚ in the promotion of the collective conscience. Rationalisation ‚ such as Darwin’s
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of that one has derived from advances in technology‚ Francastel states that there are three phases of how art and architecture as art has developed in light of advancements in technology. In the first phase‚ he details how people were generally reluctant to create new forms‚ instead using new technology to reinforce and recreate older styles. The second phase‚ he begins to contest Giedion in his thought that America was the one at the forefront of technology and explains that it was only later did
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Censorship in America Stop! You are not allowed to read this it could include subversive messages. Subversive messages can make people do or think horrible things. Making people do or think horrible things‚ whatever those might be is the reason why some people decide it is better to take materials away from students. By taking materials away from students they feel that they are protecting them‚ but in reality they are hurting society. Censorship causes erosion in education‚ keeps the masses
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In the novel “A Women Among Warlords” the author‚ Malalai Joya‚ educates the reader on the historical suppression of both men and women in Afghanistan. While the novel focuses on Joya’s upbringing and ultimately her career as a teacher and as a member Afghan parliament‚ the novel brings to the light her encounters as a progressive leader‚ with both men and women whom has faced hardships due to unequal rights. Joya uses her encounters to educate the reader on not only the hardships women have faced
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ground of terrorism. After being in a constant state of war‚ the creation and spread of fundamentalist Islamic groups was increased. Taliban and terrorism The establishment of Taliban and their rise to power in the 90s was a result of the conditions after the war. The Taliban emerged as an opposition movement. Their goal was to remove the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The movement consisted of Pashtun fundamentalist students that had been trained in religious schools in Pakistani refugee camps called
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