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    My Misconception of Jordan The Middle East was nothing like I experienced it to be. I was expecting to see women fully covered from head to toe and very poor areas. Although that type of lifestyle does exist in the Middle East, I rarely saw it. In the Middle East, I stayed in Amman, Jordan. When I first arrived to my grandmother’s area I noticed every woman had their body and hair covered. The men wore sandals with jeans and regular t-shirts and no one drove nice cars.…

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    The Prejudices Against Muslims in Europe Rifat Serin One of the continuities in European History is prejudice against Islam and Muslims. This continuity has come from the idea of Europe. According to idea of Europe, the two of the enemies of the Europeans are the Ottomans and Islam. In this manner, the idea of Europe supported crusades attacks against Muslims in the past, and the concept of jihad appeared in the side of Muslims against non-Muslims. Of course, some of Muslims interpreted on…

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    joys of loyalty and friendship. Khaled Hosseini manages to effortlessly give his reader a glimpse of how the lifestyles of Afghani women play into marriage while also allowing the reader to gain a grasp on the religion of the serene city of Kabul, Islam. The tale of the two boys, Amir and Hassan, take place in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. In the beginning of the novel, Hosseini talks about the serenity and…

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    Stereotypes Of Islam

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    that Muslims want to be able to call out extremists of the Islam faith by themselves, they don’t want to have other countries, or other governments, telling them what is wrong in their faith and what they should change. Recent discussions claim that when this happens, for example when “President Obama [linked] Middle East Terrorism explicitly to Islam”, they then give the impression to the audience that all people associated with the Islam faith have the same “distorted ideology” that promotes…

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    Role Of Islam In Algeria

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    people in that country are muslims and the real name for them are Sunni. The Sunni Muslims took over a lot of Algeria and in this document you will learn about the different disasters and tragedies that have taken place in Algeria, that these people and the french have been through in recent years. Sunni muslims have taken over a lot of Algeria because of the influence they have. Their influence is so strong that they now control about 99.7% of this large continent. The reason why islam…

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    Why Did Islam Spread Dbq

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    “Islam: the religion that spread far and wide” The Islamic civilization originated in the Arabian peninsula, and spread quickly to Europe and parts of North Africa. Nearby countries that did not follow Islam were rapidly conquered. While the Islamic civilization spread as an extensive empire using different methods, it did so in a way that violated people’s beliefs. Politics and warfare were used as methods of convincing others to follow the faith. Furthermore, cultural depictions…

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    An excellent example of a religious-based conflict, is the ongoing unrest currently taking place in Iraq. Numerous issues regarding freedom of thought, conscience and religion continue to shape the tumultuous landscape of this country. In Iraq, there are two branches of Islam, which have differing opinions…

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    Summary The animated film, Muhammad: the Last Prophet portrays the history of Islam with simplicity and potency. It illustrates the beginning of Muhammad’s ministry and his profound effect on the people of Mecca. Paganism and idolism were hugely predominant in Mecca, possibly influenced by neighboring countries like Egypt. As the religious leaders began to indulge in the pilgrimages and worship of the people, Muhammad went to pray in the wilderness. He claimed, according to his revelations in…

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    Islam is said to have ‘interacted’ with its Indian environments in various ways. First off, South Asia, the region known as Hind, has one of the largest Muslim populations of any region in the world. According to the 2010 figure, India has a Muslim population of about 177 million, identifying as the second largest religion in India behind Hinduism. Islam began to spread through maritime trade, Arab merchants would go to south Asia and settle there, learning the local language and marrying the…

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    ISIS Controversy

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    governments around the world have been discussing how to deal with ISIS, and whether they should ban Muslims from entering their countries, or not. By this point, everybody in the world has his own distinct opinion. ISIS has caused the whole world to stand in shock and awe. Some think that Islam is a peaceful religion, and that most Muslims are good people, others believe that Islam is a religion of war and that all Muslims are terrorists or believe in…

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