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What! do ye approach men? (or Do you commit sexual acts with men?) and stop folks on the highway? And approach in your assembly sin?' but the answer of his people was only to say, 'Bring us God's torment, if thou art of those who speak the truth!”(SURA XXIX: 28-35 [On Lot and Sodom]) This interpretation of the Qur’an is symbolizing people that have committed a sin by having sexual relations with persons of the same gender. But, the only thing that the people can say is basically a challenge.…

The radicalization of Islam is not as broad as mainstream media would like its viewers to believe. Society surrounds a religion and culture that they do not understand with assumptions based off a small nugget of knowledge they think is accurate from organizations who have proven to be biased like Fox News and MSNBC. Middle Eastern countries where Islam is practiced by the majority of the population show up on a worldwide scale almost daily. Americans are more afraid than they are accepting of…

The Third Time is the Charm History is the story of humanity. This story has forever been in a cycle that includes war and violence. The cycle of humanity is different all over the world. Some countries have been at war for a long time and others alternate between war and peace. People strive for peace, but there is always somebody who tries to disrupt it. Disruptors of peace are called terrorists. They instill fear and terror in people and cause a fight or flight reaction. To protect the…

Alcohol abuse is a disease many people in our society are suffering from, which has currently intergraded in many different cultures. Alcohol is readily available to anyone (even young teenagers) in their neighborhood convenience stores. Society tends to drink for reasons or occasions that vary and every individual has their own personal belief as to why they consume alcohol. The outcomes of consuming alcohol differ between every individual. Today, there is many cultures throughout the world who…

Abortion in Islam Introduction Abortion is end of pregnancy , either intentionally or unintentionally and sometimes it is called ( termination of pregnancy). There is two main classification of abortion is therapeutic and elective abortion . In this article we will see the view of Muslims scholar regarding abortion in Islam . Almost of Muslims scholar and authorities regard ethical dilemma of abortion as jurisprudential topics. Some schools of Islamic jurisprudence regard abortion as…

Shortly after Muhammed founded Islam, Muslims began ruling the Arab lands. Jews lived as a minority under a variety of Muslim-ruled governments. Their rights and privileges were significantly less than that of their Muslim counterparts. In fact, Jews were part of the Dhimmi, which was considered to be any non-believer of Islam. A constant in these hierarchical relationships was Muslims in government and Jewish subjugation. Some scholars say that the motivation behind this oppression was…

It is a deceptively simple building located on a high platform that was erected at some indeterminate time on the large esplanade in the southeastern corner of the city. Its wooden gilt dome is slightly over twenty meters in diameter and rises like a tall cylinder to a height of some thirty meters over the surrounding stone-paved platform. It is supported by a circular arcade of four piers and twelve columns. An octagon of two ambulatories on eight piers and sixteen columns holds the cylinder…

Sexism: Ancient, Existent, and Persistent Every ten minutes a woman in India reports assault and every 21 minutes one of them reports a rape by a man. These incidents occur as a punishment to women for pursuing education, equality, or simply for being a woman. In India and many other countries men are considered superior to women, therefore they have more rights and privileges. Women are discriminated against by being beaten, stoned, gang raped, or even have acid thrown on them for harmless…

was mead which was a fermented drink made form honey and water. We all know alcohol is made in a fermented form of grapes, apples, pears, and more with the help of yeast. But before the Babylonians, it was said that the earliest alcohol was called “sura” which was made from rice (). From learning history in high school, I remember alcohol being made from fruits and…

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE 1. INTRODUCTION The Uniform Civil Code is the code which arches over the Civil Law Code and administers the secular Civil Law rules to govern all people irrespective of their gender, caste, religion and tribe. The Uniform Civil Code mainly deals with issues related to acquisition and administration of property, marriage, divorce and adoption. An attempt to establish a Uniform Civil Code has also been made in the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of India…