However, Homa Hoodfar alluded that Muslim women could employ veiling, a symbol of oppression, for their empowerment. How do you understand the seemingly opposing arguments of these two Muslim feminists? ... In your opinion, how their approaches are significant for the Muslim women to challenge oppressive structures and practices? ... As Homa states, Muslim women could employ veiling for their empowerment rather than feeling oppressed, as it is their own choice since there is no Islamic evidence to the obligation of seclusion or hijab. ... Such ignorance in fact makes Muslim women face tremend...

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Baha'is has always been a minority group in Iran in which Islam is a dominant religion. ... One might think only Muslims with strong religious beliefs would discriminate against or hold prejudice toward Baha'is. The truth is you would see similar behavior by people from Muslim families that could not be considered strong believers as they do not practice any of the rituals. ... This can be threatening to Muslim clergies and parents. ... Some Muslims also have prejudices toward Baha'is either because of their religious beliefs or the influence of family and media....

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The manner in which the Muslims dress is not the way for other religious groups. ... Nonie Darwish is an author (Now They Cal Me Infidel) and was raised as a Muslim woman. She left the Islamic Jihad to support liberty and tolerance. ... This is part of the corruption of Islam. To dissent is to die" ("Why I Left Islam - Nonie Darwish"). ...

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Realism, liberalism, world systems theory, environmentalism, feminism, islamism and constructivism help organize our views of world politics theoretically. ... World systems theory, environmentalism, feminism and islamism (criticalism) are similar to one another in the sense that they all offer criticism to both realism and liberalism. ... Islamism offers that both realism and liberalism are actually trying to have Christianity dominates the world. They view world politics as a constant religious battle between Christians and Muslims. ... Criticalism groups a set of theories including world sy...

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After spending time in the Middle East, Sam converted to Islam, and twice completed the pilgrimage to Mecca. When he returned to the United States he came to New Mexico, because there was a group of Muslims building a community in Taos. ... I speak enough Arabic to perform basic Islamic rituals, prayers, chants and songs, as well as general greetings and common phrases. ... During this time, I was ascribed with very contrasting terminology; for example, at one time I was referred to as "that weird Muslim girl," and at another it was "that weird hippie chick." These terms could b...

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In Turkey, the main influence on society is religion: "99% of the inhabitants are Muslim" (Carkoglu and Toprak, 2006) with Islam being the second largest religion in the world. ... For example, in Islam, women are prohibited from touching the Qu'ran or praying during their menstrual cycle. ...

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This theory best explains the development of the Islamic world, such as Al-Quida. ... To the Muslim extremist, their primary preference is to achieve salvation. According to Muslim doctrine, the quickest and most sure way of accomplishing this is through dying in the name of Islam. ...

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Boko Haram, which comes from the Muslim and historically marginalized and underdeveloped north, is perhaps trying to multiethnic, secular, and democratic order.' ... A terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar in the name of the religion Islam has garnered worldwide attention and rage. ... It is nothing to do with one of the world's great religions - Islam, which is a religion of peace. ...

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One cannot understand the problematics of gender violence solely by referring to the relationship of power or authority between man and women. Rather one needs to consider the problem by relating it to the specific social formation. In this context, the role played by the state, both its coercive and ideological apparatus, is thus to be considered as well. In order to clarify our perspective on the problem, it is also important to note that violence against women is to be considered as being essentially related to the more general problems of women's oppression. So instead of conceptually...

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Chapter One ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF CASTE It seems necessary at the outset to point out the specific features of the caste system, in order more clearly to bring out the difference in social structure which has always existed between Europe and Africa. The originality of the system resides in the fact that the dynamic elements of society, whose discontent might have engendered revolution, are really satisfied with their social condition and do not seek to change it: a man of so- called "inferior caste" would categorically refuse to enter a so- called "superior" one....

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