Fundamentalism

The beginning of Persepolis starts with the subject of the hijab, or also known as the veil. Iranian women were oppressed by the obligation of veiling. There was also an identity conflict among women, and whether or not the veil should be an obligation. One panel in Persepolis depicts women, both traditional and modern ideologies, arguing for and against the veil. Marjane was 10-years old in 1980, the time when wearing the veil at school was obligatory, as well segregation between boys and girls…

with a boat filled with explosives, killing 17 American sailors. Also, back on February 26, 1993 the world trade center was bombed due to the likes of conspirators Ramzi Yousef, And Eyad Ismoil. It is said the motive for the bombing was Islamic fundamentalism…

Summary In Peter Berger’s The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics, he did an excellent job in given his readers a deeper understanding of how religion and secularization has been affecting the political aspects that are in society. Berger uses the history located behind religion and secularization to outline the distinctions between the two for his readers to grasp a better understanding of what is going on. Berger makes his stance on the matter clear, “religion…

Islamic law has several sources, which are the primary sources Al-Quran and Sunnah, as well as the secondary sources such as the interpretation by the scholars. In recent years, there is a tendency towards fundamentalism. Modern scholars believe the Islamic Jurisprudence should be renewed, and the classic jurist should lose their special status. This require formulating a new fiqh suitable for current society. It aims is not to challenge the fundamental of Islam, but to clear away the…

In Francis Fukuyama's article 'The End of History?', he argued that the end of the Cold War signified "the end point of mankind's ideological evolution and the universalisation of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government" (Fukuyama, 1989: 3). In this quotation, Fukuyama claims that the demise of communism meant that Western principles would become the ideological basis for politics for the rest of history- a flip on Marx's claims that the world would become a communist…

that Williamson provides in his historical overview are the usage of the term Washington Consensus when referring to the Bretton Woods institutions (World Trade Organization, World Bank, International Monetary Fund) and neoliberalism or market fundamentalism. The former tend to describe the policies of those institutions along those of the US towards client countries. The later does not seem to reflect the original meaning and it only remains for Williamson to add that the term “should surely…

Personal religious beliefs can be defined as the constitutional protection which is against compulsory immunizations. Accordingly, it can be defined as the reality of the mythological, supernatural or spiritual aspects of a religion. According to, (Gibson, & Randall, 1988), religious belief is distinct from the religious practices with some believer’s not practicing religion as some practitioners not believing religion. There are several forms of religious belief as acknowledged by, (Josephson,…

For far too long now, North America has been at war with terrorist groups in the middle east. In 2001, the Twin Towers were struck by an aircraft commandeered by members of al-Qaeda killing approximately 3000 people. Since then, both Canada and America have been on high alert and very aggressive against these terrorist organizations. In response to the attacks in 2001, war was waged and ground troops were sent into Iraq to combat this foreign threat. Fourteen years have now passed but what, if…

is a feature article entitled “From Hijrah to Khilafah”. This article accounts the history, methods, and motives behind the Islamic State. Despite that rise of the Islamic State followed the publication by Beverly Milton-Edwards’ book Islamic Fundamentalism Since 1945, the origins of the group are deeply affected by factors expounded upon in the book. Based on the article, IS is a result of oppressive secular governments, destabilized central authorities, and the desire to replace the current…

accordingly connect to religious identity then into a worldview. Also the effects of Spirituality Individual differences in secular worldview ordinarily show religion in relation to the intrinsic vs. extrinsically religious view. Finally the religious fundamentalism and worldview are concluded into the relationship between religion and worldview. The Spiritual…