Pre-Islamic India was made up primarily of small states ruled from capital cities. ... After these successful invasions, a Turkish general established a new Islamic regional kingdom in what is now Pakistan, imposing a minority rule over Hindu majority in the area. ... In a matter of a century, Buddhism had almost been completely eliminated from the region, as regional rulers converted to Islam to consolidate rule. ... The leaders of this new kingdom favored Islam, and employed Islamic bureaucrats and popularized Arabic script, furthering the majority of Islamic culture. ... Islam was still n...

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Over the next few centuries, this Empire continued to expand and Islam gradually became the chosen faith of the majority of its inhabitants. ... In the early days of Islam, the extension of Islamic rule was based on an uncomplicated desire to spread the Word of God. ... The Berbers of North Africa, for example, who resisted Arab rule but willingly embraced Islam, later joined them when they crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain. ... In the East, Umayyad rule brought the Arabs into contact with the Turks who, like the Berbers, embraced Islam and, in the course of time, became its staunch def...

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States may renounce pure religious dispositions but they cannot over-rule religious beliefs outright as spiritual doctrines command passionate devotion which, when interrupted, generates conflict. ... Likewise, when a news firm in Denmark published satirical cartoons of the founder of Islamic religion in 2008, majority of Muslim countries strongly condemned Denmark for not censoring provoking material. ... Resultantly, Muslims face retaliation in majority of the countries as is evident from the loss of jobs by Muslims in USA after 9/11 incident. The retaliation was result of ignorance of belie...

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Fighting for self-rule and freedom from tyranny for other countries inspired many Africans who fought in World War Two. ... Libya is a large country west of Egypt ruled by Italy. ... Most people in Libya were upset with the Monarchy that had since ruled Libya and were receiving most of the wealth from the oil. ... In a free election in 1992, the people of Algeria elected to the national legislature a majority of candidates who favored strict Islamic laws and values. ... There is no colonial rule, mostly free elections, and relief from famine coming. ...

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This majority of these Muslims can be found in Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, and in parts of Asia and Eastern Europe. ... This government will not change the rules that were set by the almighty God because of this. ... The Islam government is confusing because the person who controls it does not have a set of rules. ... Everyone abided by the rules said to be by the almighty God. ... The government refuses to changed the old outdated rules that the Muslim want rid of so they can have more advanced updated laws. ...

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The majority of ISIS members are Sunni muslims, who are the largest branch of Muslim and have been involved in sectarian violence against Shi'a Muslims, who have a different ideology and have previously held power in Iraq and Syria. ... The punishments for disobeying these rules range from getting fines, torture by lashes, amputation or stoning, to executions, which include crucifixion, decapitation or death by firing squad. ... ISIS' main weapon is fear and intimidation, and they have roused fear in people globally, by making the most of social media to publicize and display propaga...

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About 21% of people on Earth follow Islam and about 85% are the Muslim majority= Sunni Sect The minority (Shia) are concentrated in Iran and Iraq. ... (They are torn between the rules of the country and religion.) ... But there are no hard and fast rules about this. ...

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The Druze formed territories that fought the Crusaders and secured considerable independence under stated Mamluk and Ottoman rule. ... On the death of the sixth imam of the Shiites, Jafar as-Sadiq (d. 765), the majority of Shiites accepted Musa al-Kazim, the younger son of Jafar, as seventh imam. ... These two remained until such time as Imam Hasan made his peace with Muawia when Muawia became the undisputed Caliph and the Shias of Muawia became the great central stream of Islam and the Majority (Sunnis). ...

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Zia ul Haq Thirdly the attack of the Soviet Union on Afghanistan had helped in the revival of Islam, and Zia Ul Haq wanted to take advantage of this situation to strengthen his rule. Gen.Zia Ul Haq imposed martial law in 1977and he ruled for over a decade, after deposing Mr. ... No government had yet attempted to criticize or change the social position and productive role of the vast majority of women specially those living in the countryside. ...

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Western thought being in a relationship is not a crime, how ruthless Islamic laws on girls marriage, they believed that the one who violated the principle of Islamic rule brought shame and dishonor to their family, killing the victim is the act of respecting their god and bring home peace. ... Majority of people in Middle East truly believe and willing to follow all the canon of Islam, even killing their own child. ...

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This loosening of the rules Muslims have previously practiced, is a loosening of their religious values. ... Islam does not promote violence, but peace, as supported by the large majority of the over 1.6 billion peaceful Muslims and the teachings of the Qur'an (DeSilver)....

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One indicator of the rising anti-Muslim sentiment in India is the fact that in the 55 years since Partition, there have been more communal riots than during the 150 years of British rule. ... But despite their drastically reduced demographic (and hence political) presence, Indian Muslims have continued to stress their separateness, thereby incurring the wrath of the majority. ...

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Religion or Terrorism? Recently, within the last year we have had a very sad, and tragic terrorist attack. All of us were very terrified and confused on why all this was going on. No one knew whom to blame, or what to do, everyone just tried to cope with it the best they could. September 11th 20...

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Most people don't know much about Islam, with misconceptions about Islam: Muslim's beliefs and including the rituals. Islam has gained a lot of followers and is the second largest religion in the world. The questions that we will be answering that is about Islam is the character, Sunni Islam through...

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