It could be argued that there are other factors behind the reason why the rate of gender inequality has been high in Middle Eastern countries. ... Some may think it is alright for the man to be "wrongful" towards his wife, and treat her ill but what God says according to Barlas (2002:14); "God" never does any zulm to anybody and to do"zulm" and if God does not do zulm ; in that case God's "people" cannot do zulm either. ... The reason behind this is also cultural, since in middle eastern countries; sons stay with their families and support them e...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"I can no more describe my feelings for Hinduism than for my own wife. ... It has given a definite bias to the history of the country for the last three thousand years and over and it has not ceased to be a living force in the lives of India's millions even today (Payne 46). ...

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To start a conversation, introduce yourself by stating your name, country you come from, education and some brief family history. Also, it might be good to mention countries you have previously visited because Pakistani's take pride in the fact that they know something about other countries and cultures. ... Public displays of affection are not acceptable between man and wife. ... Traditionally a woman's place in the household and society has been secondary to that of men and she is restricted to the performance of domestic chores and fulfilling the role of wife and mother. ... Crick...

• Word Count: 4616
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A predominantly Muslim country like Pakistan owes a lot of its political identity to the religion of Islam. ... As a direct consequence the majority of the masses within these countries are illiterate. ... In most countries the conservatives have met with success but there are countries in which they have failed to prevent the reformist from bringing about change. ... An army general who led a coup d"etat against the leader of the nation Iskander Mirza, Ayub Khan was the first to impose martial law in the country. ... "These laws gave married women certain rights which acted as a restraint on...

• Word Count: 2688
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

We live in a country where we are free to worship as we choose and often times we take that for granted. ... As I mentioned, most Muslims in the country today accept the date of this mosque's building as the inception of their religion in China. ... By the time the Sung Dynasty came around (960-1279), they basically dominated the imports and exports of the country. ... At first, when they would marry Chinese women, they would just take on the name of the wife, but this didn't last for long. ... The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949 and Communism was brought into the...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Kurds are an ethnic group spanning across Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Armenia, Georgia and, Azerbaijan. Culture is something that we create, a system of knowledge that we use to survive and satisfy basic needs, we use it to adapt and communicate to other members of our culture and finally...

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• Grade Level: High School

Depending on the country and specific group involved, a variety of instruments, usually crude ones such as special knives and even sharp stones are used to perform this procedure. ... It also crosses ethnic and cultural lines and is performed in many countries around the world, but is most prevalent in Africa. ... Female circumcision is currently practiced in at least 28 countries stretching across the center of Africa north of the equator (Perry, 1998). ... Furthermore, these scholars maintain that the Qur"an provide the concept of a wife being given pleasure by her husband during sexual i...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I confess that as a citizen of Canada I take a great deal of our personal freedoms for granted. It is difficult to avoid. I grew up without a fear of dedicating myself to the wrong religion or political party. I was never faced with certain death when it came to any of the personal decisions I made....

• Word Count: 2538
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• Grade Level: High School