The Spread and Expansion of Islam The spread of Islam went forth with electrifying speed, the Muslim community expanded rapidly after the Prophet's death. ... Some Muslim scholars turned their attention to these centers of learning and sought to acquaint them with the knowledge taught and cultivated in them. ... Although the Muslims used force when they met resistance, they did not compel their enemies to accept Islam. On the contrary, the Muslims permitted Christians and Jews to practice their own faith and numerous conversions to Islam were the result of exposure to a faith...

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Radical Islam always seems to be a problematic topic to discuss, as Muslims are usually seen as a minority. ... Christians slaughtered Muslims in great numbers, and Muslims slaughtered Christians in great numbers. ... But all of these problems come from the past what is the problem with radical Islam now. ... Radical Islam has so many problems and issues under its belt. ... The rest of the world shouldn't have to answer for Islam's mistakes Islam should....

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The US is thus directly responsible for the resurgence of anti- Western Islamic Fundamentalism. ... Not only did it contribute directly to propagating Islamic Fundamentalism, but also by helping to defeat and crush the Left and progressive nationalism throughout the Islamic world, it freed up the space for political Islam as the only ideological and organizational expression of popular resentment. ... Although the contrary is seen as the US definite purpose was to create a monster (ME regimes) by assembling the elements produced by the decomposition of various Muslim societies to carry out th...

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The Golden Age Of Islam Islam is one of the major religions of the world, believers consist of about one fourth of the Earths population. ... He obeyed what the angel told him and the religion of Islam began to unfold. ... Omar Khayyam, was a Muslim astronomer and a famous mathematician he is a great example of the great things that happened during the Golden Age. ... Baghdad was the capitol of the Muslim empire at the time, this was a great center for trade, and is a reason for the many riches of the Golden Age. The Muslim empire had great tolerance, they had ...

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Muslims invaded Egypt in 641 A.D. and brought with them Islam, the religion that is currently the main and official religion of Egypt. The origin of Islam is credited to Muhammad, who lived between 570 and 632 A.D. Muslims believed him to be the last and greatest prophet of God. ... The Five Pillars of Islam symbolize the core beliefs that shape Muslim thought, deed, and society, which Muslims must accept and follow. ... Hinduism differs from Islam in that it does not have a single founder. ...

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Similar happens appear in Islam and Muslim-run nations, but it took a similar amount of time from creation of the religion, as Christianity did to begin. We are just now seeing the abuse of power from the mujahid, who are Muslim extremists. ... Some could argue that Islam was a factor in the attacks on the Byzantine Empire, but it is clear that under the word of Allah that present-day mujahid are committing acts of terror, due to their religious-extremist views. ...

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Then they introduced the religion Islam. ... About nine out of ten people of Egypt are Muslims. ... Most holidays in Egypt center around the Islam religion. ... Egyptians only eat at night on this holiday and then Muslims go to pray. ...

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There are many cultural elements to be aware of when conducting business in Egypt. Factors to consider when creating a public relations plan for Egypt include appearance, mannerisms, time, and religion. Business in Egypt is significantly different from the way we do business in the states. W...

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In Egypt there are three religions Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. ... Islamic people follow the teaching of the "prophet" Muhammad. ... Here are some statistics on religions, Muslims 94% Coptic Christians and other 6%. ... Moubarak is Muslim so he will probably stay in the office for a long time. The reason I believe this is because most of Egypt's population is Muslim. ...

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It will look at the way Muslims and Arabs have been portrayed in different media outlets. ... As such, it will focus on how the media uses imagery to manipulate our understandings of Muslim and Arab culture as an example of how the media shapes our views on identity. ... An argument towards this view can be made when looking at the way Arabs and Muslims have been stereotypically portrayed by the film industry, without opposition (Shaheen, 2009; 36). Shaheen's studies of nine hundred films shows the way Arabs and Muslims have been negatively portrayed by Hollywood (2009; 3). ... Altern...

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At that time, Islamic Turks were still in control of that area for it was a part of the Ottoman Empire (beck-521). ... Sadly, in 1981, Muslim extremist assassinated Anwar Sadat. ...

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In a proclamation distributed in Arabic, Napoleon declared that he was a defender of Islam, come to liberate the Egyptians from tyranny. He took advantage of the fact that most revolutionary French soldiers were deists or atheists to suggest that this meant they were in fact "Muslims" - "with a small 'm,' " as Cole points out - because their rejection of the Trinity meant they had "submitted to the one God....

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Starting with the medieval Islamic kingdoms of Africa some of these oral chronicles were recorded in Arabic, and sub-Saharan Africa developed its own written histories. ... The biographical or semibiographical accounts of knightly deeds in the Crusades gave rise to the critical history of William of Tyre. 7 Contact with Byzantines and Muslims broadened history writing by showing the Westerners other points of view. ... Medieval Islamic historians such as al-Tabari and al-Masudi wrote histories of great scope, often employing sophisticated methods to separate fact from fable. ...

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