Treatment of Women in Islamic and Hindu Culture From the beginning of time, women have been looked down upon as inferior to men. ... Far more contoversial, however, is the issue of women in Islamic and Hindu cultures. ... Nevertheless, one should not forget what the women in India have endured for thousands of years. ... Hindu cultures, on the other hand, have no excuses as they have no defintive text to govern their behavior. ... When women in India married, it was customary for their families to give a dowry to the girl's husband and his family. ...

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Egypt's and India's religious beliefs differed in that among the earliest civilizations of Egypt, polytheistic views were observed in contrast to India's monotheistic views of Buddhism. ... India, on the other hand, was influenced by the polytheistic views of Hinduism. ... Later that year, Muhammad started preaching his new faith and, after speaking out against the polytheism and paganism of the culture, was chased out of Mecca in about 622 A.D. ... Unlike Egypt, India first had a monotheistic religion and later developed a polytheistic religion that currently ...

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People have been known to explore many before they settle and it has been proven that a majority settle to be Christian but it also depends on culture. ... Hinduism is a religion that originated in India and is still practiced by most of its inhabitants, as well as by those whose families have migrated from India to other parts of the world (mostly East Africa, South Africa, Southeast Asia, the East Indies, and England). ... Moreover, the geographic, rather than ideological, basis of the religion (the fact that it comprises whatever all the people of India have believed and done) has given Hin...

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The Buddhist Identity: Buddhism spread throughout India and China while setting up many monasteries throughout these two nations. ... Buddhist Art and Architecture in India: Buddhist architecture came about in the third century when Asoka made Buddhism the state religion. ... Buddhist Music in India and China: Buddhist music was an important part of there worship. ... Islamic Culture: Islam is an assimilation of many cultures and people that have differences not only in there language but in there culture. So the term Islamic is a term to represent the culture of geographically diverse...

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Anthropology has always been interested in studying the role of women in different cultures, how they lived, how they organized and how they are valued in a society, marriage and family. ... Each culture has its system whereby that normalized sex." ... Different cultures have different conceptions of sexuality, and religion has much to say about it. ... In India, Muslim women face discrimination and the religious fundamentalist forces attack Muslim communities. ... According to Meredith Small, "The passage into womanhood is marked by this physiological event around which, and from ancient time...

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Faiths that were developed in India are very different as compared to Christianity which relates to theology and a belief in one God. ... It is very easy to understand how a Christian would have a difficult time grasping the concepts and understanding religions, such as those practiced in India, that do not believe in one God as a creator and which are so culturally different from what Christians are taught. ... It often depends on the geographical area that you are born or live in, the religious orientation that you are given as a child and the general acceptance of the religion in one...

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The government believed, and still believes today, that Tibet needs the Chinese government to help maintain a successful society and to prevent Buddhism, one of many religions to which the Chinese government brutally opposes, from influencing Tibet's culture. ... They also resent the destruction of Tibet's culture, the removal of religious freedom, and destruction of religious artifacts and houses of worship. ... In India, Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs conflict of fighting broke out between these religions. ...

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Women who should have equal status with men, have been degraded and disregarded in numerous ways in the Middle East. The role of women in the prevalent circumstances is restricted and their freedom is undoubtedly limited. Given the lack of freedom, women have been demanding basic human rights. The M...

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Muslim cities in the Post-Classical Age played important roles as centers of Muslim culture because they were highly honored as Muslim Holy Cities and heart of Islam religious power, and produced science and poetry that attracted people of intellect and learning resided there. Spanish Muslim traveler and geographer Ibn Jubayr's (Doc #1) description of Damascus as a highly honored, blessed, and heavenly city of Allah where Jesus and Mary took refuge in reflects the city's importance in Islam culture as a religious sacred site, which shows that Muslim cities during the Post-Classical...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

The newly formed religion also appealed to the masses in the Near-Middle East for many reasons, as not just a belief system, but as a culture and way of life. ... Whether a simple man's ideas or a divinely inspired way of life, Islam proved to be a very appealing culture, spreading all the way to central Asia and north-west India, in a span of less than half of a century. ...

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This ultimately left democracy as a prevalent ideological structure, but it also allowed for more power and culture to emerge and rise along the very fundamental lines of religion. ... These are not absolutely exclusive of each other, and there are various degrees of similarity between them, what does differentiate them from each other are their languages and histories, traditions and cultures, but "most important, religion" (Huntington, 1993). ... Fourth, as the West, and America in particular, becomes more and more powerful, popular and elite, smaller nation-states without access...

• Word Count: 1840
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It was followed by the ancient civilization of the Indus valley, Ganges valley, Deccan and Cauveri delta, as well as other parts of India all over the Indian peninsula and surrounding areas of Asia. ... It is the example of practical leadership and the ideological guidance provided by the Prophet, which transforms belief in God into a culture and a civilization, and enables man to evolve a way of life. ...

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Despite this, Islam defied history and was the basis and inspiration for a dynasty of rich tradition and culture that contributed some of the most outstanding architectural, scientific, philosophical, and artistic works in history. ... The Rashidun caliphate, following Mohammed's lead, began a period of expansion that would stretch from Morocco to India (18.) ...

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