Islamic terrorism

“Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon” (Jackson 246). “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson describes about a tradition of an annual lottery draw, participated by the people of a village to insure a bountiful harvest. Usually in lotteries, the winners get something special that makes them happy. But in this story, the tradition of the lottery is that whoever is the winner is stoned to death to get a good crop on coming harvest time. We know that tradition is an important part of any culture. But this…

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are: Islamic banking, Conventional banking and Investment banking. 1.1 Objectives 1) Demonstrate an understanding of the role(s) played by different organisations within the Financial Services Sector 2) Demonstrate, in report format, an understanding of the ethical conflicts which face firms in the Financial Services Sector 3) Demonstrate and evaluate problems caused by differing objectives which face both the customer and the Financial Services provider ISLAMIC BANKING 2.1 What is Islamic…

The Islamic Solution (Qardh-Ul-Hassan) Qard-ul-hassan (QH) is a voluntary loan without the lenders expectation of any payback principal. Furthermore, at the same time as, the nonpayer an obligation to return the principal, the lender is urged, according to a number of the sayings of the Prophet (pbuh), not to press the debtor if he/she is unable to repay at the specified deadline. For example, verses (2:245, 5:12, 11:57 18:57, 17:64 and 20:73) in the Quran explain in detail about those issues.…

The Dome of the Rock has a substantial egg molded vault that is principally made of a gold shaded material. The building is octagonal and has exceptionally detailed outlines around the whole outside. The building appears to have an attention on symmetry and repetition. The shading plans and outlines are rehashed around the entire building. The outlines and shapes are fundamentally blue, green, and yellow. The dome has tiles lining it the distance to the point on the top where a little pole…

collection of Islamic Art transforms each object in spiritual and cultural symbols. Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir, Senior Advisor for Islamic Art at the museum gathered a variety of textiles, books, metal jewelry, ceramics platters & bowls, paintings and even prints filled with typography. With its own diverse visual language, the Islamic culture brings forth unity through this collection. Each piece and medium of artwork has its own visual language which is illustrated by details and inscriptions of…

The Islamic ink is a monument and remains of material culture made by and for people who lived under rulers who professed the faith of Islam or in social and cultural entities which, whether themselves Muslim or not, have been strongly influenced by the modes of life and thought characteristic of Islam. It was used in the medieval Islamic world in designing. Ink was also used in Arabic Calligraphy. In this paper, I will state the meaning of the ink, the types of ink, origin as well as the uses…

The Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest historical mud mosque in the sub-Saharan region and is considered by many to be the greatest achievement of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. (2) Djenné is located 30 km Southwest of Mopti (the regional capital) and 570 km Northeast of Bamako (the national capital). It is one of the oldest towns of sub-Saharan Africa. (3) The sculptural beauty, intelligence, and originality behind the Great Mosque of Djenné are a product of architectural…

On the morning of September 11th 2001 one of the largest tragedies the United States of America ever faced occurred. Terrorists would rain hell down onto the civilians of this great country with the only intentions being to cause panic. 19 Islamics who worked with Al-Qaeda took over several American planes("9/11 Attacks."). Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center. One plane crashed into the pentagon and the last crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 American lives were lost that…

Terrorism as it relates to border and transportation security is changing daily as new types of threats present themselves, new ideologies on the part of the terrorist become prevalent and the changing priorities for Emergency Management Officials based on these events. As an example, the days of seeing a would-be terrorist hijacking a plane with explosives strapped around his torso are a thing of the past. However, it is now possible for liquid explosives in the amount that would fill a…