Islamic Golden Age

There were many different influences to Islamic Art, specifically from China. Most or all of the artwork has not holy images, has geometric shapes, a lot of writing, and had no living figures or creatures. It was very ornamental, flowing or also know as arabesque. Some prominent artists were Safavid Shahs group, Shah Tahmasp, Riza-i Abbasi, and Muin. Safavid Shahs were a group of people who made textiles a huge industry, specifically in Iran, and it spread all over. Textiles were already a…

The Great Mosque of Cordoba brought the influence of Islamic and Byzantine architecture to Spain, and led to the creation of the mudejar-style of architecture that is now a trademark of the Spanish Empire. As the cultural capital under the Muslim Umayyad dynasty, Cordoba grew as a city rich in art and architecture, eventually becoming a cultural mecca for Islam. As Glaire Anderson, historian of Islamic art and architecture, states, “the Great Mosque was the centerpiece of Cordoba, one of the…

“Mezquita-Catedral”, The Great Mosque of Cordoba is a perfect example of early Islamic art. Originally, there was a temple that was dedicated to a Roman god Janus where the Mosque stands today. After being invaded by Visigoths in 572, the temple was converted to a church. The church was constructed on the “San Vicente” Basilic. The construction and architecture of the Mosque of Cordoba is the longest standing example of Islamic artwork and Cordoba’s Christian identity combination. This can be…

Leonardo Pisano was conceived late in the twelfth century in Pisa, Italy: Pisano in Italian showed that he was from Pisa, in the same way Mancunian demonstrates that I am from Manchester. His dad was a dealer called Guglielmo Bonaccio and this is a direct result of his dad 's name that Leonardo Pisano got to be known as Fibonacci. Hundreds of years after the fact, when researchers were concentrating on the written by hand duplicates of Liber Abaci, they confounded a portion of the title –…

As stated above, Salifism Hijra, Jihad, and Jahiliyya are four terms that are crucial to Al Qaeda ideology. Corruption in Islamic society is represented by the term Jahiliyya. This term can also be associated with a state of ignorance that the Arab people lived in before God made revelations to Muhammad (Turner, 2010). The concept of Salifsm can be a counterbalance concept to…

terrorism is,2007, paragraph 8). This is a point of view of entire Muslim society and it condemn all terrorist attack against non-Muslims and Muslims. Therefore it is very important for media community to stop linking terrorism to Islam and using term 'Islamic terrorism ' as they are discharge from Islam and have own beliefs and also mind set. terrorist go through a whole process…

The insurgency is blamed for catastrophic attacks aimed against Somali nationals and foreign aid workers. In June 2006, members of Al Shabbab kidnapped four western aide workers and more than a dozen Somali’s. (Article, Fall of Mogadishu Leaves US Policy in Ruins, The Guardian 2006). This incident greatly affected the presence of aid workers in Somalia and has resulted in the African Union amending its policy on sending western aid workers into Somalia. Shabbab has also carried out car bombing…

Presented as “the story of history’s greatest manhunt for the world’s most dangerous man” (Mayer), Zero Dark Thirty is the dramatization of the search for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Centering on the work of Maya Lambert, a Central Intelligence Agency officer, the film has raised controversy due to its historical inaccuracy in depicting torture. The film justifies torture by portraying that enhanced interrogation techniques provided key…

sub-branch of Islam, being radical Islam. The average American hears and has grown to be-lieve that all peoples of the Muslim faith have the same mindset and intentions as these terrorists. After the 9/11 attacks on the United States by the radical Islamic group, Al Qaeda, the fear was instilled in more than just Americans, that all Muslims were evil. Until recently, the uncertainty began to fade. With the recent attacks from the group, ISIS, the fear has resurfaced, and is stronger than…

targets were hit, but the most damage and casualties was done at the World Trade Centers (History Commons). This is the attack that brought terrorism to the forefront of American knowledge. The attacks were orchestrated by Osama bin Laden, part of the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda and was deemed a holy war against the United States for their involvement in Iraqi…