Nation of Islam

Although remains lead scientists to believe that Spain has been inhabited for around 500,000 years (Kohen), the first people group known for sure to rule over the land of present day Spain was the Carthaginians (Casitor). The Romans first came to Spain during a war against Carthage, and the Romans at the time called Spain “Hispania”. As Rome conquered more land over the next couple of hundred years, the Romans gave the peninsula one government, one language, Latin, and one religion, which was…

Nigeria is in West Africa, along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea and just north of the equator. On the west of Nigeria is Benin, on the north is Niger and Chad, and on the east is Cameroon. Nigeria covers an area of 356,669 square miles (923,768 square kilometers), or about twice the size of California. There are more than 250 ethnic tribes in Nigeria. The three most largest ethnic groups are Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo (pronounced ee-bo). Some other smaller groups include Fulani, Ijaw,…

“It was a such pretty day that day, it was a really picture perfect sky, blue skies, the marathon feeling is that everybody is really upbeat and excited,” said Melinda Arredondo, when describing the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15th of 2013. Carlos and Melinda Arredondo stood at the finish line of the marathon with 400 small American flags to hand out to finished runners in honor of their two sons, Alex and Brian, who had passed away. Alex Arredondo was killed in a sniper attack in Iraq at 20…

Religion is used as a tool for rulers to justify and motivate oppression. Since religion is used as a tool of oppression, negative political and economic effects occur. These effects include political revolutions and economic turmoil. Instances in which religion oppressed and created conflict are demonstrated by the Aztecs as well as events in Spain and England. The Spanish Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, expelled, tortured, severely questioned, and forced Jews and Muslims to convert to Roman…

population considered themselves as Roman Catholic (Official Statistics Portal 2013). The traditional beliefs and values of the Catholic Church are still strongly integrated into the society, believers have regular gatherings and events across the nation. However, the Lithuanian case may be an instance of over-integration that turns into an oppressive environment. The Catholic Church in Lithuania was of much importance during the resistance against the Soviet forces. For a long time, it has been…

wars, and societal upheavals. These events have shaped, and will continue to influence, the area for years to come. One notable effect that these changes have caused, is the alteration of art forms, and the scattering of artists to other Western nations in order to avoid persecution. Shirin Neshat and Ahmed Moustafa are two such artists who have emerged from the events of their respective countries with unique artistic voices that capture the attention of audiences worldwide. It is clear that…

Introduction As of late, ISIS seems to be all over the news. With each air attack and taped execution, one question keeps popping up into the minds of our citizens, who is ISIS? ISIS is an acronym which stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a terrorist group that first came into view around 2003 after the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The current leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, plans to take control of all Muslims worldwide, and will kill any “infidels” who stand in their way. This…

Did you know four in every ten Muslims within the UK follow Sharia Law? The Sharia law is a code that dictates how Muslims must live their life. They believe through following Sharia Law, originally a concept from the teachings of their God, Allah, they should dictate how aspects of their life should run. The Sharia law is Islam’s legal system; it is literary translated as ‘The clear trodden path to water’. To Muslims Sharia helps them in their daily understanding of how to live their life. To…

what is not ok is not looking at the situation from all angles. Because when people willingly ignore possibilities they create the possibility of an argument. When these arguments are blown out of proportion that leads to fights. A fight between nations is called a war. A war is the result of not wanting to be wrong and having too much pride to admit it. These wars last for extremely long periods of time because no one wants to admit defeat. This defeats the original purpose of religion in the…

Pakistan people mostly came from Arab countries. They left from Arab countries because they didn’t let migrant people work. Some left Pakistan due to their were poor and went to Canada because of their higher wages. Bangladesh is also known as “bengal nation” and it has large religious population of about 90%. 34 % of children under 14 year old working. Since middle eastern’s people had come it’s an important policy issue in Bangladesh. It has been an issue because they 're not citizens their…