Religious pluralism

The supreme court of Canada exists to provide an unbiased body ensuring that the laws of the land uphold the rights and freedoms of the Charter. Though the Supreme Court acts as a system of checks and balances on the executive power of Canada, at what point does the system of the court give the judiciary too great a level of power? When acknowledging the constitutions and legislature in which the Supreme Court justices gain and hold their power, s. 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and…

I was born and raised into “the norm”: middle-class, prominently white, suburban, all American society. Growing up I watched my parents’ destructive relationship. My mother was well educated; she has an associate’s degree in paralegal studies. My father didn’t finish college due to sports injures; however after dropping out he started his own business. My father was the sole provider since before I was born in 1993, my parents had two children after me, which resulted in my mother becoming a…

reflect a common good but because they are a means by which the individual 's interests can be advanced. In a society of free individuals there will be a multitude of organizations many of which have conflicting goals. They reflect the diversity and pluralism which characterize a society in which people pursue their own interests. Some individuals may join groups which work for the preservation of wilderness areas. Others may join groups which seek to open wilderness areas for recreations.…

My motivation for pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at UC San Diego (UCSD) emanates from my lifelong goal to be a leading scholar in the fields of International Relations and Comparative Politics, teaching and conducting research at a major research university. UCSD’s Department of Political Science’s model of cross-disciplinary work, ethos on close mentoring and supervision, emphasis on methodology and multivariate analysis, wealth of world-class faculty across subfields, combined with the…

Prompt #2 From Margins to Center The Structure of “Gaze” and Women in Art Throughout the recorded history, we have lived in patriarchal social systems. Male artists dominate the art world and art is made for male audiences. Not only are women represented in singular and passive ways, but also some works were transgressing against females. Men maintain a studio system, which has excluded women from training as artists, a gallery system that has kept them from exhibiting and selling their…

Who gets to decide what is appropriate for an individual to wear during not only during the taking of oath of Canadian citizenship, but at any time in any place within the boundaries of our supposedly multicultural Canada? While this is not the first time they issues regarding dress have arisen within Canada, the case of Zunera Ishaq, drew considerable attention in 2015. In large part to the proximity to the federal election and a potential rising tide of Islamaphobia which began to permeate…

back to the thinking of older and less educated times. Muslims are said to believe that justice and equality are values essential in Islam and this is proven by Iranian reformers in the 1980’s as they introduced a new model of religious thinking which encouraged pluralism and democracy. This new school of thought created a voice of reason which reinterpreted the Sharia to make equal the rights of woman and better the gender relations in the country. She further states that there can be no…

And all the credit for this goes to communalism, the politics of religious hatred. Rushdie in ‘The Riddle of Midnight India, August 1947’ has discussed about the birth of India and many Indians- Rushdie reunited many of his twins. Even though getting the greatest gift of freedom on August 1947, yet many of the midnight’s…

Can spirituality exist without divinity? Christianity in its various forms is the religion which ‘affected’ the most human civilization throughout its existence, and has been build upon a series of moral principles that are more or less original, but applicable to any society on the globe. Analyzing the book “Religion As Art Form” and especially the chapter “Changing Relationship: The Ultimate Reality” made me understand certain things and rethink retrospectively others and ask myself “Can…

The case study considered in this essay is the human rights abuses in Kenya during the tenure of Daniel Arap Moi (1978-2001). Moi served as Kenyatta’s vice president from 1966-1978. General perception of Moi by Kenyans was reinforced by the decisions and promises he made immediately he took over presidency. In December 1978, Moi released all twenty-six political detainees across the ethnic spectrum. He also reassured Kenyans that his administration would not condone drunkenness, “tribalism”,…