The UN Human Rights Council lists Myanmar's 800, 000 Rohingya Muslims among the world's most persecuted minorities. ... Traditionally three major religions–Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism made deep impact on the South Asian societies. ... Among various religious groups in Bangladesh, Muslims represent 89.6 percent majority and non-Muslims constitute the remaining 10.4 percent of Bangladesh population (BBS Report, 2003 and 2006) Noticeably, 1 per cent of the total population of Bangladesh is Harijons (Akhteruzzaman; Haque; and Bashfire 2006). ... Some Americans believe that Muslim...

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And terrorists "are Islamic extremists aggregating in the Middle Eastern and North African regions; devising plans to wreak terror in the lives of innocent people. ... Especially "in countries that possesses a vast number of "extremist- Islamic Militants, as Egypt does. ... In order to achieve this restoration, the United States should expand inquiries on intelligence in predominantly Arabian-Muslim-oriented various regions. ...

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Muslims conquered the Fertile Crescent, Persia, Egypt, developed the Arabic written language, and took control of the Mediterranean Sea within a century of their rise. Islam was the dominant faith along trade lines, which helped spread the growth of the religion and spread their map systems. The Islamic people adopted Indian mathematic numerals, Egyptian geometry, and founded Algebra on their own. ... This is reflected in the cartography of Muslims in the eighth and ninth centuries. ... Jews, Islams, and Christians fought over control of this Holy Land, since it is sacred to all of them. ...

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"It existed before the beginning of Christianity and Islam. ... Female circumcision occurs among Muslims, Christians, and Islam's, although no religion requires it. ... The sources of the Islamic faith are found in the Qur"an (Muslim scripture), the Hadith (teachings of the Prophet Mohammed), the consensus of the entire Islamic community, and the ijihad (Islamic interpretations of Islamic law). ... In addition to the Islamic religion, other African religious groups practice female circumcision. ... Rejecting the argument that the practice is promoted by Islam, the court reasoned, "C...

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Madni is an Islamic scholar who was detained by the United States government in September of 2002. ... In "Surviving the Dragnet: 'special interest' detainees in the US after 9/11," Shubh Mathur (2006) reports several cases of violence exhibited on Muslims during the post 9/11 sweeps. ... Review on Iqbal Madni Iqbal Madni is a thirty-three year old Islamic scholar, who was extraordinarily rendered and tortured at Guantánamo Bay (Ahmed, 2011). ... After 9/11, these sub groups consisted of Muslims, South Asians, and Middle Eastern men. ... These "suspect community&quo...

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"When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect ...

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In many families, any male relative, whether it be a father, brother, uncle, or even cousin, has the right to kill a female relative if he believes that she has dishonored the family by committing adultery, having a relationship with another male, being too independent, wanting to choose her own husband, refusing to wear the Islamic veil, wanting an independent career, and refusing to marry her cousin. ... Since Islam is the dominant religion in Arab societies and it is responsible for assigning the female the role of honor carrying, then this phenomenon has spread across the entire Arabic reg...

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Before the final signing of the declaration, the Islamic nations in attendance agreed to re-ratify treaties that stated that the death penalty is a violation on the ban on cruel and inhuman treatment (Drinan, 2001: 133). This signifies that the Islamic nations present were willing to compromise with the United States who refused to sign such treaties without having the death penalty removed from the cruel and inhuman treatment category. ...

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