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Q1-Evaluation of Sheikh Mohammed' approach to build Dubai, influences of his life and assessment as a ruler or a business man. Introduction The small coastal village in the 1950 became in 2008 as one of the fasted growing state in economies and massive development in real estate, tourism and huge commerce. The transformation of Dubai was in terms of its speed, scope, scale and mainly in the vision of Sheikh Mohammed. The economic growth came under the leadership of Sheikh Mohammed as holding…

time of his death, in 632, he had a big following. After his death, there was a big fight within the Islamic community, over who would become the next leader (caliph). There was a splitting in Islam, as the sect that would become the Sunnis endorsed Abu Bakr as the next caliph, while the sect that would become the Shi’ites endorsed 'Ali. While some modern scholars, such as Phillip Hitti, believe that Husayn’s death in battle signified the split between Sunnis and Shi’ites, most scholars and…

However, Abbasid prejudice is the primary reason for his unfavorable image. The Abbasid discontentment is a result of Umayyad nepotism particularly when Muawiya, the first Umayyad caliphate, allowed his incompetent son Yazid to ascend to power and effectively concentrated the Islamic rule amongst the Umayyad clan. The majority believed there were other more pious and appropriate individuals . Muawiya was also instrumental in the first fitna against Ali which killed multiple prominent Muslim…

in the battle of the camel and she was a supporter for women's education , and she became one of the best scholars in Islamic religion , with over 2000 Hadiths. Muhammad was close to the daughter of Abu Bakr ( first rightly guided caliph ) because they were married and Aisha was the most loved out of all of Muhammad's wives, Aisha was very close with the Prophet Muhammad in ways that the other wives didn’t experience , also because Muhammad was…

Dubai area. The Sassanines were driven out by the Umayyad Caliph, while the took over southeast Arabia. Dubai was established by Al Abu Falasa; however, it was dependent of Abu Dhabi until 1833. In…

ISIS is the biggest threat to the world and to the Christian people because over the past Three months ISIS has killed about 5,300 Christians and Yazidi. ISIS also forced about 1.2 million Iraqis and Syrian citizens out of their homes. ISIS militants are not Muslims; in fact they’re not even humans because no human would commit the crime that ISIS had committed in the past months. On one occasion ISIS militants killed About 500 Yezidis and buried some alive, while killing others in a mass…

Previous decades have been plagued with slavery and civil rights, but injustices still exist in today’s society such as prejudice based on social class, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, occupation, education and religion. Although civil rights movement was seen as a heroic and victorious episode in the U.S.’s history about equal citizenship rights between African-American and whites, the inequality and prejudice about African-American is still a painful blain. It’s not hard to find various…

Manning or Perez, but the world needs more heroes and less cowards. For me, the question remains: How can we as organizers, activists and artists cultivate courage? First, by telling the stories of genuine heroes like Manning, Perez, Kathy Kelly, Mumia Abu Jamal, and others. After all, if we don't tell their stories, who will? PBS and NPR? I don't know about you, but I'd rather not watch or listen to another milquetoast presentation on radical political movements or figures. Save that bullshit…

Attention is the New Famous In the eyes of those too young to know better, becoming big and tough is just another step in life. In the poem, “Behind Grandma’s House”, the author, Gary Soto, portrays a young, troublesome boy who seems to crave attention from whoever will bestow it upon him. Through each the vivid imagery, the tough guy tone, and well-fitting poetic devices used throughout the poem. Gary Soto is allowed to portray the thematic accusation that people change both their physical and…

Who is the armed group, which massacres, genocide and spreading fear around the globe through racism, sexism, anarchism, enslavement, kidnappings, stoning, terrorizing and even mass beheadings their opposition? A faction, which stands against contemporary shared values and morals, and they advocate for violence and barbarism under the name of virtue and ideology. They are known as Daesh, but there are many disinformation, misinformation and lack of information about them. Who are they and what…