Religious conflicts among groups such as Muslims-Christians and Muslims-Hindus were rampant. ... During the Islamic Imperialism in India, Aurangzeb ordered the destruction of more than 200 Hindu temples in the year 1679 (Khan 199). ... The Islamic community had no right to destroy the Indian idols since according to the Constitution and MclLvaine, everyone has a right and freedom to worship (665). ... All these acts of the Muslim soldiers were unjustified and unaccepted. These actions defied the universal law and the Islam religious teachings. ...

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From its humble beginnings in the middle of Arabia, the Islamic religion began a ceaseless and rapid growth across Afro-Eurasia largely in part to the powerful Muslim armies and rulers, the simple Koranic messages of equality which trumped the local beliefs, and the ability of Muslim traders to spread out from the Islamic empire and spread the ideas of Islam around the world. ... The idea of converting to Islam to avoid the tax occurred to many people and soon the conquered states were full of converted Muslims. ... The originally conquered people with resentment towards their conquerors turn...

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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 treatment of women in various Muslim societies today ,therefore, should not be taken as necessarily reflecting the teachings of Islam. ... Non-Muslims also have come to beleive that in Islam, it was taught that women had no souls, but Muslims themselves have never actually believed this. ... The practice among some Muslim men of acquiring a number of wives also is, in fact, against Islam. ... The teachings of Islam also do not allow the practice of holding concubines, nor do they encourage the practice of temporary marriage, which occurs among some Muslims. ... Although it is customary am...

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The Delhi sultanate did not promote a significant cultural revival in India, aside from a degree of mixed Indian and Muslim painting, architecture, and clothing styles. ... Around 1300 AD, Arab and Muslim traders were gaining increasing significance in Southeast Asian trade. ... A new trade route was established, that traveled across the Sahara to Muslim North Africa, thanks to the domestication of the camel. ... The leaders of this new kingdom favored Islam, and employed Islamic bureaucrats and popularized Arabic script, furthering the majority of Islamic culture. ... Mali was seen as one of ...

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He toured India preaching Islamic renewal and jihad, and built a highly developed network of personal friends and partisans spread across northern India organized to recruit and dispatch men and financial aid. ... He toured India preaching Islamic renewal and jihad, and built a highly developed network of personal friends and partisans spread across northern India organized to recruit and dispatch men and financial aid. In 1826 he provided an Islamic challenge to an expanding Sikh empire when he and numerous disciples, supported by his network, arrived in Peshawar, (now in Pakistan), to estab...

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The Religion of Islam: Muhammad and Islam: Muhammad was the messenger of the Islamic faith; he is the one who started it all. ... Muslims regard the Quran as the word of God and Muslim leaders set up there government according to the teachings of the Quran. ... Muslims would set out military campaigns in the name of Allah to convert other nations to Islam. ... Scholarship in the Islamic World: Muslim scholars preserved hundreds of ancient Greek and Latin works. ... Islamic Prose Literature: Prose literature not only tell of stories help Muslims in there religion but were also for ente...

• Word Count: 1861
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An Indian Muslim reader of my weekly column in Dawn, who has become a friend after months of correspondence by email, is bitter about the assumption by Pakistanis that they are the only Muslims in the subcontinent. ... Jinnah's two-nation theory has come back to haunt Indian Muslims: nationalist Hindus cite it when they say Muslims should go to Pakistan. ... (Go to the graveyard or go to Pakistan) has become a facile slogan to mock Muslims. ... This adherence to archaic traditions has deepened the divide between Hindus and Muslims. ... Zakaria says that Mahmood of Ghazni's depredati...

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Schooling On 4th July, 1882 when he was six, he was admitted to Sindh Madreesah-ul-Islam, Karachi. ... After one year he again left for Karachi and was admitted to the Sindh Madreesah-tul-Islam in First Standard. ... The Sindh Madreesah-tul-Islam school register records: Muhammad Ali Jinnah left the school for cutch for marriage, on 30th January , 1892when he was in standard 5. ... Member of the Muslim League (1913) He joined the all India Muslim League in 1913 and did not leave the Congress. ... The Muslim's took him to be a pro-Hindu. ...

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The narrator tells us: "a movement is going on for a separate Muslim state and they are strongly lobbying to the British" (188). ... Now he has become the leader of the Muslims. ... When a Muslim kills a son of Hindu mother and when a Hindu kills a son of a Muslim mother, it is very logical for her to doubt whether, "humans are beings of intellect or not," (196). ... Same blood of Hindus and Muslims. ... Rather she has understood: "none can convince me by saying that one is Muslims' country and this one is Hindus' country. ...

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Christianity: Jesus was a preacher and healer who lived 2,000 years ago in Palestine. After He died, his disciples spread his teachings over the land. Christianity is now the world's largest religion. Christians believe that there is one God who is the creator of the world who is kind loving and fo...

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Infact even at times religion crosses religion boundaries for example the practice of polygamy is allowed in Islam (up till 4 wives) but in our eastern culture the news of a person walking the isle the second time let alone fourth time always raises eyebrows. ... For example even when adopting the British and Indian culture the practice of rejoicing over alcohol had to be kept aside in Pakistani culture die to Islamic beliefs. ... Even though the Hinduism and Islam are so distinctly different religion yet the two countries being Muslim majority Pakistan and Hindu majori...

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The INC, composed mainly of Hindus with some Muslims continued to pressure the British into making significant political changes. ... India is home to Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and an infinite number of religious traditions. ... Muslims are the most prominent religious group and are an important part of Indian society. India also has the second largest population of Muslims in the world....

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In the conflict of Bosnia and Herzegobina, Catholic Croats, Bosnian Muslims and Orthodox Serbs were fighting each other despite their homogeneous linguistic background which is a very important factor for identifying ethnic differences. ... Mans struggle for power is how severe can be understood by a classic example of Umayyad dynasty of Islamic Caliphate during 650 to 694 A.D. Upon prophet Muhammads death, a group of muslim leaders elected Muhammads father in law, Abu Bakr, to be secular head of Islam. ...

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After independence India was partitioned to create Pakistan, a Muslim state. ... The Janata Dal (United) Party claims to be a national party and advocates a secular and socialist ideology and draws much of its popular support from Muslims, lower castes, and tribals. ... India is home to Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and other religious traditions. ... Besides Hindus, Muslims are the most prominent religious group and are an integral part of Indian society. In fact India has the second largest population of Muslims in the world after Indonesia. ...

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Arranged marriages are the cultural norm for many Muslims across the world. ... Marriage is Islam is referring to "Nikah " which means a spiritual contract. Marriage is seen as a blessing of god in the Muslim culture and love is seen as a sin. ... Most Muslim countries are based on sharia law and there are no laws, which separate states from the church. ... The book Understanding Afghan Culture talks about how Aside from marriage, women have hard time getting divorce in Islam. ...

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Location India is a large country in Southern Asia. Its northern borders are Afghanistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan. To the East are Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, and the Bay of Bengal. Down south there is the Gulf of Mannar, Sri Lanka, and the Indian Ocean. Actually the Geographical coordinate...

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Outline I. Introduction a) Thesis b) Introduction II. Beginning a) Nationalism in the beginning b) Black Nationalism III. Good and the Bad a) Good i. Mohandas Gandhi ii. Jawaharlal Nehru b) Bad i. Hitler ii. Benito Mussolini IV. What, besides our Constitution and pioneer spi...

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Only 4 centuries later the Muslims (a.k.a. ... Since these buildings were made for religious purposes many of the Buddhist and Hindu temples were torn down by the Muslim invaders. ... This religion is a cross between Hinduism and Islam (Muslim.) ...

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The largest group included is Arabic that is the liturgical language of Islam. ... Of the Semitic languages, Arabic was carried beyond its original home in the Arabian Peninsula and spread throughout the Arabian Empire and is spoken across North Africa to the Atlantic coast, and Arabic and Hebrew are used by Muslims and Jews in other parts of the world. ...

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This building shows several different cultures in the architecture which include, Indian, Ottoman, Persian and Islamic. It's needless to say this building is universally admired and is known as the Jewel of muslim art in India. ... The main religion of India is hinduism, but Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Baha'i Faith are all used across India. ...

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There are a couple of more famous ethnicities, such as Hindu and Muslim. ... Religions such as Buddhism, Christian, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Sikhism are one of many thousands of religions that are followed. ...

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Christianity, Islam and even Judaism are prevalent in this region thus giving the food a unique taste. ... It is a nation home to Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Jews and Christians, creating a unique cuisine, different in each region. ...

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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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