The life of the Indian Muslim woman is shaped by her dual identity as an Indian and a Muslim. The just and fair tenets of Islam as a religion often do not come to the aid of the Muslim woman‚ posited as she is within the hierarchical Indian tradition and the male dominant Muslim community. The minority status of the Muslim community in India leads to the privileging of community identity over gender identity and basic human dignity is often denied to the woman. The Muslim male orthodoxy rigidly and
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The Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood The Muslim Brotherhood is the largest Islamist organization in Egypt. It was founded in the 1920s by Hassan Al-Banna. The movement was a model of political activism combined with Islamic charity work. At first‚ it only aimed to spread Islamic morals‚ but soon became involved in politics. While the Muslim Brotherhood claims that it supports democratic principles‚ it aims to create a state ruled by Al Shariaa. Al Shariaa is the Islamic law stated in the Quran.
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contributions of Muslims in the United States have been unrecognized. In his book‚ Muslims in America: A Short History‚ Edward Curtis provides countless examples that prove that Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. Essentially‚ the book depicts how the lives of Muslim Americans have been negatively impacted by significant historical events in the United States. As noted by Curtis (2009)‚ the transatlantic slave trade in eighteenth century marked the beginning of Muslims in America
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Many Muslims throughout the world were affected by the attack against the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11th‚ 2001. Although the United States and other countries of the West were obviously affected nationally‚ how did these 9/11 attacks affect Muslims individually‚ especially those living in the United States and other countries in the West? The United States has been called many things‚ such as the "Melting Pot"‚ the "Land of Opportunity"‚ and the "Golden Mountain". The United
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Assignment 1 Stereotypes and Racial Profiling Inquiry ’All veiled Muslim women are oppressed ’ ’All veiled Muslim women are oppressed ’ is a well-known negative stereotype that is heard not only from the wide public‚ but also from the feminists‚ journalists and in the politician ’s contemporary debates over immigrant integration and gender equity into the Western world (S.Bilge‚ 2010). The Muslim veil has drawn a variety of interpretations and controversies‚ such as its shifting
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APPROACHES…………………………………7 • METHODOLOGICAL STUDY………………………………………………….7 • VEIL AND THE WEST………………………………………………………....11 • MUSLIMS IN THE WEST………………………………………………………12 • MUSLIM WOMEN IN FRANCE………………………………………………..13 • MUSLIM WOMEN IN INDIA…………………………………………………...13 • THE VEIL…………………………………………………………………………14 • CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………14 OBJECTIVE To study the conditions of Muslim women in various regions and to draw the conclusions related to the topic. INTRODUCTION The veil should be
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Ali Jinnah: Leader of Muslim League Jinnah was a Muslim‚ lawyer‚ statesman and more importantly the founder of Pakistan. He was born in 1876 and is known as Quaid-e-Azam. Jinnah ac- quired his education from Sindh Madrasa and went to Karachi’s Mission School. He went to England to pur- sue law studies and was included in the bar in 1896. He initiated his political career in 1906 by becoming a member of the All India National Congress and devel- oped relations with Muslim Leaders. In 1913 he joined
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Caleb Nelson Professor Overfelt Social Movement Essay March 31‚ 2013 Straight Edge: Subculture and Social Movement In the early 1980’s‚ a hardcore punk band called Minor Threat wrote a song called “Straight Edge”. In this song‚ front man Ian MacKaye versed lyrics about not needing drugs or any substance to live a positive lifestyle. The song lyrics marked a new beginning of a subculture consisting of youth in a punk/hardcore scene that decided to be different and go against the grain. Straight
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special Muslim ID card” by Wajahat Ali the author uses effective satire to capture the attention of his audience in order to stress emphasis on his thoughts and views of American Muslims being assigned an ID card. Wajahat Ali is qualified to speak on this issue as he is a national correspondent for Al Jazeera America‚ an award-winning playwright‚ an attorney and a former consultant for the State Department. In addition‚ he is capable to speak on this subject as he is an American Muslim who was
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