Lights For Isis

Hanukkah, being one of the most well-known ceremonies to use candles, is actually called the Jewish Festival of Lights. The main purpose of this ceremony is the actual lighting of the candles. Candles had been used as early as 165 B.C. for the purpose of Hanukkah. Candles made from beeswax were the most popular among religious ceremonies, but they were also one of the more expensive candles. Because they were more expensive, the wealthy were among the few who could afford to burn beeswax candles for personal use.

Isis has 30,000 fighters( “Isis trail of terror”). February 2015, Isis had 20,00 more foreign fighters who had come to help( “Isis trail of terror”). Not including 150 from the United State. Isis is spreading into Syria, Iraq, and towards Baghdad tormenting the sick, and killing people till they decide to join their side ( “Isis trail of terror”).Obama said, “ Let's be clear about Isis, they have rampaged across cities beheading people in cowardly acts of violence.”( “Isis trail of terror”). Isis is growing bigger and bigger each second, and only we can stop it.

La dia de los Muertos dates back to as early as the maya and aztec days, nearly 3,000 years ago. “The Aztecs didn’t fear death. They believed the way a person died determines their type of afterlife.” (Sarah Massey) Families place alters in their homes with favorite foods of the deceased people, sugar skulls with their name on it, special possessions of the loved ones, and Pan de Muerto (bread of the dead). On the altar are four special elements, water, wind, fire, and earth. Candles represent fire, food represents the earth. Halloween dates back to the celt days, about 2,000 years ago. They lived in what now is known as Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. They gathered on October 31st to celebrate the end of the harvest season. The celts believed that spirits roamed the earth on this night. Celts out food out for the spirits, this was the first form of trick or treating. Some dressed up as the dead to scare away the spirits. They carved turnips and put candles in them to make lanterns. This tradition continued when the immigrants came to America, but pumpkins were easier to find so they carved pumpkins. They swapped scary stories and had a big feast. Roman Catholics began to celebrate All Hallows’ day on November 1st, October 31st became All Hallows’ Eve, later shortened to

Isis was the most beloved goddess in ancient Egypt, whose popularity spread to the Greco-Roman world, and then was Mourner. Could be Isis mourning Osirissuppressed by Christianity. Today, she is worshiped by some Pagans. This article will discuss her history, her cult, and her mythology.

The combination of regular military forces, unconventional forces such as terrorist or insurgent groups, and criminal elements working together towards a common goal is what makes up a hybrid threat. In today’s current political and economic arenas very few of the United States’ enemies could mount an effective conventional military campaign against us. This has caused many of our enemies to turn towards using hybrid threats and tactics in order to further their attacks. The United States must in turn use hybrid tactics in order to defeat its enemies.

I don’t agree with the author in article 3. I think he is wrong when he says playing politics entails costs but bombing only promises stalemate and boots on the ground involves untenable risks. The U.S should send men to Iraq/Syria to fight against Isis. Our men are better trained and smarter, there just better in everything in everything in my option, yeah we would lose men but that’s what happens in war. Isis is smart they went from Iraq to Paris without leaving any traces of themselves. I honestly think people from the U.S that know a lot about our country are helping Isis in each move they make. Unless Isis is just smarter than the U.S witch I don’t think they are. I just think our countries has a lot of dishonest people in

1.) The article states that ISIS "justifies its plundering and pillaging of ancient sites and statues by calling them false idols..." I think this means that ISIS is destroying these important historical sites because the sites violate what they believe is true, and have a more radical approach to expressing that. I also think that maybe the historical sites prove that certain events happened that go against their religion, and they do not want to acknowledge that these things happened or that these ideas exist, and so they are destroying them so members of ISIS and others cannot see them. In addition, my opinion is that they don't agree with how society is being run and want to cause terror or scare civilians. ISIS wants to show them that

The understanding and explanation of God and who He is, is a task that many philosophical and religious scholars have tried without much success. This is because questions keep arising. Several approaches have been used by scholars and philosopher to explain about God. Even so, most of these attempts to teach about God encompass around his manifestation since none describes his physical appearance. Additionally, in the Biblical texts as well as the Quran where Bible characters have seen God, they have often used personifications to explain their encounter with God. In this discussion, the study looks at understanding God as a manifestation of light. Moreover, the study also looks at how impossible it is to understand God. The entire review will be based on the Al-Ghazali’s statement that, "So glory be to Him who is hidden from creatures through the intensity of His manifestation and veiled from them because of the radiance of His light!" (I.65, p. 24 in our PDF). From this statement, the study proves three things: God is manifestation since he can only be described as such. God is light since He cannot be seen through human understanding (eyes). And God is intensely manifested to the point that He is hidden because His reality cannot be comprehended through human knowledge.

ISIS started a female force to punish the women that do not follow the rules. At the checkpoints, ISIS has the men and women have their private parts inspected to make sure that the individual is truly, a female or male (Gilsinan, 2014).

The artist of the piece chosen, The Mosque Lamp, is undefined. This particular artwork was created in Egypt and the date of its origin is recorded as C.1320. Creating this piece included the use of blown glass, enamel, gold, and silver stain. Using these particular materials the creator produced a lamp that looks like an inverted bell. Most onlookers would see this piece and come to the conclusion that the artist created a vase with an hour glass shape. Other shapes on the piece are the protruding small loops that were created in order for chains to be fed through so that this lamp could be hung for all to see. Viewers would predict that the maker of this wondrous lamp was wealthy due to the amount of gold used throughout the work. Besides the use of gold as a major color choice, the artist used iridescence which encompasses all colors. This use of iridescence creates a texture on the piece, which allows the viewer to see multiple colors at different angles. Another item on the lamp that creates texture is the sacred inscription that is in blue, circling the entire piece. This inscription is also the subject of the art itself.

The ancient Europeans would celebrate the beginning of summer by lighting bonfires. This is a tradition that many Germans still participate in.

I was in the third grade when I watched my grandma place diyas, small cup-shaped oil lamps, around the house on Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Because I was too young to light the matches myself, I would watch my grandma ignite the fire on the matches to light the candles. As an eight year old fascinated with the idea of pretty lights, I would watch as the flames danced in random directions, intrigued by the flickering images they were capable of producing.

explained, how the Jews, even used candles during their evening services when all the people

The illuminated Qur’an on display in the Asian Art Museum’s Art of the Islamic World section has no known author, nor does there appear to be much information on the piece itself. This Qur’an was either found or crafted in Iran, Shiraz, but there is no explanation in the description as to whether the Iran is for the location of origin, or simply the location that the piece was found. Somewhat peculiar, the piece is clearly labeled as having been created in 1560-1570, which when paired with the location, would suggest that more information could be extrapolated about the piece’s origins and purpose. Yet the description simply gives a generic explanation of the purpose of a Qur’an, but does not mention any details about the Qur’an on

It was the warmest time of the year when the days lingered and the nights were fleeting when the Festival of the Sun took place and the lives of the Egyptians changed forever. Once a year, our Sun god, Ra, was commemorated, as he was the creator of the world. As we desired for a way to express our gratitude to him for the bountifulness of our crops, the Festival of the Sun was devised. The Festival of the Sun is a sacred tradition in which we worship Ra at our sacred temples, and hold ritual sacrifices to thank him for our prosperity. What was supposed to be a celebratory event, quickly turned into a horror story and became a part of our history that we would like to leave forgotten.