THE SHADE OF SWORDS Jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity M.J. Akbar Book Review By Mehr Islam (BSMS5) Introduction Jihad is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic‚ the word Jihad means "struggle". Within the context of the classical Islam it refers to struggle against those who do not believe in the Islamic God. However‚ the word has even wider implications. Jihad means "to struggle in the way of Allah". The "greater jihad" is the inner struggle by a believer
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The West’s universalist pretensions increasingly bring it into conflict with other civilizations‚ most seriously with Islam and China; at the local level fault line wars‚ largely between Muslims and non-Muslims‚ generate "kin-country rallying‚" the threat of broader escalation‚ and hence efforts by core states to halt these wars. it is undeniable that there is a very real conflict between the West and at least the Red Chinese and the Islamic world. But even this is deceptive. Islam is a special
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KASHMIR CONFLICT BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA The State of Jammu and Kashmir is situated between Pakistan and India. Among the key reasons for tension between Pakistan and India is the key problem of Kashmir. Whereas Pakistan has repeatedly termed this the "core issue" in its relationship with India‚ India has maintained that this matter was settled with Kashmir’s accession to India in October 1947. As far as India has been concerned‚ therefore‚ the only issue for discussion has been what India regards
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CONFLICT BETWEEN EMPLOYEES OVER MISBEHAVIOUR INTRODUCTION: In general conflict resolution is mostly concentrated on the conflicts that have occurred in the public. In this report I have tried to explain the circumstances that lead to conflict in workplace. This report analyses the situation using organizational behaviour concepts and gives an alternatives to avoid this kind of situations in future and my learning’s. Time period: August 2013 BACKGROUND: Paul and I were working alongside
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defeated the Persians‚ Athens gained even more power‚ which led to conflicts between the prior allies. As a result‚ these two powerful city-states fought one another in the Peloponnesian War. During the late 5th century BCE‚ Thucydides‚ a historian of this time period‚ described the events of the Peloponnesian War in his book History of the Peloponnesian War (5.84-116). In this account‚ Thucydides explains a set of negotiations between the Melians (an island under Spartan control) and the Athenians
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The Enlightenment was a great time of motive and individualism‚ it’s easy to see how conflict between the two genders would begin. Eighteenth-century France experienced quite intricate gender conflicts‚ and the period of Enlightenment and the French Revolution gave increase to the opinions of freedom and equality between men and women. People are not attentive and aware‚ ego defends itself from weakness through desire‚ aggression‚ and ignorance. Sporadically people use passion in sexual activity
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Nigeria: The Conflict Between Muslims and Christians Tabitha Williams SOC 315 Chad Goings June 27‚ 2011 Because the two cultures rarely live peacefully within one country‚ the conflict between the Muslims and the Christians has left the country split by two civilizations. Political‚ economic and ethnic rivalries often fuel violence between the two faiths. Christianity has a set of beliefs that causes its followers to live
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Being 16‚ I am still early in my teen years. Being a teenager‚ my mind is most impressionable and vulnerable at this time. I try to make the right decisions‚ and learn from the wrong ones. Its been very hard to be a teenager. I regret what I’ve done‚ and regret what I haven’t done. This is the time in my life when I am trying to figure out who I really am‚ why I am here‚ and trying to understand what the world is like. My scathing at times‚ and constructive at other times teen life began when I
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they have endured. Most people think of teenagers as liars‚ stealers‚ or a hoodlum. Most of these thoughts and ideas about us teenagers are completely false‚ but we still have to shoulder the burden of these words. As time passes school‚ parents‚ and stereotypes become worse and worse for teens’‚ making it the worst of times for them. We need to see and understand both sides of the story. It’s the best of times to be a teenager because it’s easier for a teenager to
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Being a teenager The teenage years are the years were you try to find out who you are. It’s the best period in life. But it’s also one of the hardest. By Frederik Handberg Hello I’m Frederik. I want to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a teenager. My opinion is that it’s hard to be a “normal” teenager in 2011. It can get confusing whit all the different situations you have to deal with. But there are also many great things when it comes to being a teenager. And I think that that
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