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    heroes of the two medieval texts‚ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Everyman‚ bear some remarkable similarities. Of course‚ one of them is a great medieval hero‚ the brightest star in King Arthur ’s constellation‚ while the other is a common man‚ a representative of the mass‚ they show some common traits when confronted with death in their respective situation. More precisely‚ these two characters from middle English Literature are similar in three ways: both are true Christians or consistently

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    Muslim Women

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    Development and Condition of Muslim Women Prevailing Laws and Traditions for Muslim Women The Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) is a human right treaty for women. The basic structure of the organization is based upon three principles: equality‚ non-discrimination and state obligation. This organization has set some rules to eliminate discrimination against women. This organization set some specific rules which the state has to agree with and implement

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    The Holy Cross

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    The Holy Cross The holy cross is a very important and very familiar symbol in the Christian faith. The cross that hangs against the red brick wall in the main sanctuary of my home church (A.P. Shaw United Methodist) has aroused my curiosity since I was a child. As long as I can remember this enormous wooden cross has hung there overlooking the congregation as if Christ himself was keeping watch. Directly beneath the cross is an altar holding a Holy Bible‚ candles‚ a prayer

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    Holy Spirit

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    Holy Spirit The “Person” of the Holy Spirit Of the three “persons” to the concept of the Trinity‚ the Holy Spirit is often shrouded in more mystery than the other two. While the person of God the “Father” as the creator and sustainer of creation is well established in the scripture and the history of Judaism and Christianity‚ and while the person of Jesus the “Son” as an actual person in the course of human history is well documented in history and scripture‚ the person of the Holy Spirit

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    Muslims In America

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    Muslims in America go through many obstacles like political challenges‚ social acceptance‚ and economical issues throughout their daily life. Being Muslim or being a minority in general is difficult at times when living in the United States because a majority of the population is white. If you have any form of ethical background it is very hard to gain acceptance and get equal rights and opportunities unless you are a white male. Although the United States of America is the land of the free‚ that

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    Discrimination of Muslims

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    tragic events‚ such as the September 11 attacks‚ most Americans have unfairly stereotyped Muslims and the religion of Islam. People fear what they do not understand; therefore‚ it is important to educate citizens about the views and beliefs of Muslims. Islam is a religious culture that is torn and divided‚ at one end radical Islamic extremists struggle to fight what they consider a "holy war" by corrupting Muslim followers into believing that westerner globalization will stand in the way of the purity

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    Imam Muslim

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    Imam Muslim (202 - 261H) The full name of Imam Muslim is Abu’l-Husain ’Asakir-ud-Din Muslim b. Hajjaj al-Qushayri al-Naisaburi. "Muslim‚" as his nasba shows‚ belonged to the Qushayr tribe of the Arabs‚ one type of the great clan of Rabi’a. He was born in Naisabur (Nishapur) in 202/817 or 206/821. His parents were religiously minded persons and as such he was brought up in a pious atmosphere. This left such an indelible impression on his mind that he spent the whole of his life as a God-fearing person

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    Holy Sepulcher

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    Construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was started around 326 CE‚ and was completed in 335 CE. Throughout its existence‚ the Church of the Holy Sepulcher has been destroyed and reconstructed numerous times‚ which means that the current Church in Jerusalem is not the original building. However‚ the significance behind the building remains. When the first iteration of the Church was built‚ it strengthened the legitimacy of Christianity in Jerusalem. Emperor Constantine ordered the Church

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    Muslim Sexuality

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    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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    different were the Christian and Muslim responses? In 1348 Christianity and Islam came face to face with the Black Death. (doc. 3A) In truth‚ Muslims and Christians responded in many different ways. Their ideas for what caused the Black Death were somewhat different from each other also. Even the way they thought they could cure the disease was almost entirely different. With evidence and accounts of people that exist from the Bubonic Plague‚ one may come to a conclusion that Christians were actually

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