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Nation Of Islam Malcolm X
414 wordsMalcolm X (1925 - 1965) was one of the most influential black American leaders of the 1950 's and 1960 's. He transformed himself from a petty criminal into an important defender of the rights of blacks. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebr. His father was a follower of Marcus Garvey, a black leader who worked to establish close political and economic ties to Africa. In 1931, Malcolm's father was found dead after being run over by a streetcar. Malcolm believed white racists were resp...
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Nation Of Islam Malcolm X
414 wordsMalcolm X (1925 - 1965) was one of the most influential black American leaders of the 1950 's and 1960 's. He transformed himself from a petty criminal into an important defender of the rights of blacks. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebr. His father was a follower of Marcus Garvey, a black leader who worked to establish close political and economic ties to Africa. In 1931, Malcolm's father was found dead after being run over by a streetcar. Malcolm believed white racists were resp...
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Nation Of Islam Elijah Muhammad
664 wordsCivil rights leader. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm was the son of a Baptist preacher who was a follower of Marcus Garvey. After the Ku Klux Klan made threats against his father, the family moved to Lansing, Michigan. There, in the face of similar threats, he continued to urge blacks to take control of their lives. Malcolm's father was slain by the Klan-like Black Legionaries. Although he was found with his head crushed on one side and almost severed from his body, it was claime...
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Partition Of India In 1947 India In 1947 Kashmir
481 wordsSince the partition of India in 1947, theres been a dispute over the land of Kashmir. Since the Maharaja of Kashmir sought its Independence but then chose to make the country part of India and the Pakistinians intervened militarily, claiming that their was a national extension of their country. Kashmir is an area on the border between India and Pakistan. The culture of the region of Kashmir is a mix of different religion and ethnicity. s The situation in Kashmir, has caused a separation of relig...
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Extremely Important Mass Media
1,227 wordsThe following was written, 20 April 2005. In 21 st century American society, there seems to be a growing infatuation with technology and mass media in the midst of natural disaster and terrorist attacks. Specifically, Americans seem to be inundated by so much television that they no longer have the capacity to think outside the box, and would rather be immersed in the idiot box than in a good book or a news paper. Mr. Murray, Washington bureau chief for CNBC and the Wall Street Journal columnist...
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Rape Myth Modern Society
1,134 words... ot; , and are asked 'if they work out?' . More often than not, they are told 'to take off [their] shirts', and then asked 'Do you feel nervous?' (36). These youngsters honestly don't know when too much is too much, and what they don't know could put them in serious danger. Calvin Klein, once known for being a reputable clothing designer, is now known for his racy ads using teens. Some feel he crossed the line when he chose this type of advertising. Jewish observes that these advertisements '...
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Influence Of The Jahiliyya On Muhammad Islam
973 wordsInfluence of the Jahiliyya on Muhammad & Islam Every period of Islam history during which people associate partners with God in any way whether by worshipping idols and ascribing to them some divine functions or by deifying some persons or attributing creativity to nature and material causes is wholly dark. This is so because when belief in the Unity of God is removed from the heart, the mind and soul darken, all standards change and things and the world are judged from false points of view. Thi...
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Ethnic Cleansing Bosnia Herzegovina
284 wordsThe war Bosnia 2 Bosnia The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina began in 1992. It has left at least a quarter of a million people dead or missing and made refugees of more than half the nation s population. A Treaty was signed on December 14, 1995 in Paris to formally end Bosnian War. It was signed by the presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia as well as other international heads of state. Bosnian Serb nationalists were absent because they would have been arrested of war crimes and genocide if they cam...
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Branch Consists Underdeveloped Countries
1,443 wordsChad is Chad County Report Chad is one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world because of its climate, geographic location, and a lack of infrastructure and natural resources. Its main cash crop that is helping its economy is cotton, which accounts for 48 % of exports. 1 The industry of Chad is mainly based on processing agricultural products. It is run by a republican government and its legal system is based on French civil law system and Chadian customary law. The recent president is...
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Islam And Christianity Evil Quot
1,492 wordsChristianity and Islam Are They Really That Different? There are hundreds of religions in this world. Of the many religions two the most prominent are Islam and Christianity. It is averaged thatcher are 750 million people practicing Islam and another 1 billion practicing Christianity. The roots of Islam are actually in Christianity. History books indicate that one night; God by way of the angel Gabrielcame to Muhammad (In Christianity this is the same Angel that brings themes of Jesus birth. ). ...
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East And West Second Crusade
1,295 wordsThe religious crusades consisted of a series of wars by Western European Christians. Their primary goal was to recapture the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims. The Christians placed a sacred importance on the city of Jerusalem because it was the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The crusades carved out feudal states in the Near East, therefore these Crusades were important to the development of early European expansion and colonialism. This was the first time Western Christendom took...
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Explain Why A Muslim Takes Explain Why A Muslim Hajj
495 wordsDescribe And Explain Why A Muslim Takes Describe And Explain Why A Muslim Takes Part In Hajj, And What This Involves Muslims go on Hajj to cleanse and purify themselves; not just physically but mentally. Another reason is because it? s a test Allah has set to show their devotion to Him. Hajj helps bring Muslims closer to Allah and also each other. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam; God? ordered? it to be done in the Q? an. Muslims believe that they gain forgiveness from Allah on Hajj. To go on H...
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Female Genital Mutilation Labia Minora
1,268 wordsFemale circumcision, better known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), is an ugly monster finally rearing its head from out of the depths of time. It can attack a girl at any age, with a little prompting from her society, and the aid of an unsuspecting human wielding a knife. Usually, it is performed from a few days after birth to puberty, but in some regions, the torture can be put off until just before marriage or the seventh month of pregnancy (Samad, 52). Women that have gone beyond the prima...
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Female Genital Mutilation Labia Minora
1,209 wordsCULTURE OR TORTURE? Female circumcision, better known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), is an ugly monster finally rearing its head from out of the depths of time. It can attack a girl at any age, with a little prompting from her society, and the aid of an unsuspecting human wielding a knife. Usually, it is performed from a few days after birth to puberty, but in some regions, the torture can be put off until just before marriage or the seventh month of pregnancy (Samad, 52). Women that have g...
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Female Genital Mutilation Female Circumcision
1,719 wordsFemale Genital Mutilation is believed to have started in Egypt 2, 000 years ago and spread from there. Only a few years ago, FGM was considered a cultural tradition, but now the United Nations has labeled it as a violation of human rights. Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States has declared Female Genital Mutilation grounds for seeking asylum and is a punishable offense (1). Many of us never heard of Female Genital Mutilation until the story of Kauziya Kasinga, a woman from West...
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Ottoman Empire Ottoman Rule Sultan
669 wordsBy the 16 th century, the vast and mighty empire of the Ottomans had reached the zenith of its power. The lands under Ottoman rule stretched from the heart of Central Europe to the deserts of Arabia. In nearly every respect, the Ottoman Empire was strong and well-organized. As such, it comes as no surprise that the people under Ottoman rule were organized in a neat power structure as well. From the royal Sultan to the villagers in the rajah class, the people of the Empire each had a unique posit...
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Iraq And Iran Kurdish People Kurds
416 wordsWhy don? t the Kurds have a state? The Kurds are a scattered, tribal people who live in the plateaus and mountains where Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey overlap. They make up a significant minority of the population of these Middle Eastern states. They are mainly Sunni Muslim, but have a language and culture of their own, quite different from the Arabs, Persians, and Turks. In the early 20 th century, a Kurdish nationalist movement came into being and gained major concessions in a treaty made in t...
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Written Work Reader Writing
403 wordsLanguage is a virus A written work, whether it is a story, a poem or a song, can be as vague and indeterminable as a painting and given to many different interpretations. It gives an opportunity for the reader to use his imagination and his emotions in absorbing the writing and comprehending its meaning. The interpretation of written work varies with circumstances, such as different cultures, religions, historical times or just personal feelings. Folk tales and legends are stories that have been...
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Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay
1,006 wordsBorn Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. In Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942, Cassius took his first boxing lessons from an Irish-American cop who thought he was giving lessons to a boy that wanted to protect his new bike from older neighborhood kids. But by the age of 16, Cassius had won the Louisville Golden Gloves tournament as a light heavyweight and advanced to the quarterfinals of the regional championship in Chicago. After graduating to the Louisville Central High School in 1960, he won t...
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Martin Luther King Jr Thrown In Jail
1,672 wordsPower. A word from which many meanings derive. To each individual, it means something distinct and it is how one uses their power that makes up who they are. Power does not come from the barrel of a gun. A gun can do nothing without someone there to pull the trigger. The power to take a life rests within the person, the gun simply serving as their tool. When groups protesting for a cause they believe in use violent tactics, do they ever accomplish anything? When we kill, what do we achieve? To s...
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