The Importance Of Religion In International Conflict

Israel and Palestine The conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis is largely a religious conflict. Even though religion, ethnicity, territory, and politics are inextricably interwoven, the conflict is largely fueled and driven on by the religious rift between Judaism and Islam. Without the religious component of a Jewish state and the religious identity of the Palestinians clashing against one another, perhaps the conflict would still have emerged out of territorial or nationalistic disputes

Another specific conflict area that this paper will examine is Syria. The area, today known as Syria, is in a unique location which has made it subject to many empires, including the Roman and Ottoman. Since the area has been at the center of history for thousands of years it is home to a diverse ethnic and religious culture. Currently the country is home to “Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, Christians, Druze, Alawite Shia and Arab Sunnis, the last of who make up a majority of the Muslim population

rights are comprehended as a national and international right, claiming that each anthropomorphous being is considered an equal including equality for gender, race, and religion. These rights may be obtained by natural or legal authority, depending on territory, religion, national and international laws according to courts assuring that they are constructed in order to protect the freedom of every individual. The principle of human rights in international law, practice, unauthorized government organizations

NAME: WAINAINA A. N. ID NO: 638552 COURSE: INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COURSE CODE: COM 1500 INSTRUCTOR: NGINDA R. DATE: 6TH JUNE 2016 ASSIGNMENT: IMPORTANCE OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN YOUR LINE OF STUDY. INTRODUCTION My name is Amanda Wainaina, and I am currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in International Relations. The main area of focus l have decided to undertake is Development Studies whilst also taking a minor in Management. Furthermore, I am currently interning at The National

significance of a universalizing religion is they believe all people should be following and practicing their religion and attempt to operate on a global scale. One example of a this is the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in the 21st century. This shows how the religion of Islam is a universalizing religion because it is a once in a life-time trip to join fellow worshippers from all across the world. This shows how people are practicing and spreading the religion to all parts of the world and how

discussion about religion in context of conflict and global politics today focuses on the Muslim world. This is not only because of the events of 11 September 2001, even for some time before these events, it has been believed that Islam was problematic because in its belief system, religion and politics could not be separated - meaning that the Muslim world was challenging to west (Mandaville, 2014). With this hypothesis, it is easy to underline simple conclusions about the link between religion and conflict

twenty first century. Religion’s role in international politics also offers an intellectual challenge to academics of international relations and religion and politics (Warner and Walker, 2011). 9/11 attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon by Islamic extremists supported by Afghanistan, which was governed by an Islamic regime increased the interest in religion in international relations. In this essay, first the relationship between religion and international affairs will be put into context. Following

Diversity Statement M. Th. Hassan Diversity—the differences of, but not limited to, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, age, and experience—is the crucial key for a creative community. In the wide diverse community, the differences in the background and origin enrich the culture and the vision of this community. Diversity is one of the most interesting perspectives in the Academia and Science, for instance, about 30% of the American Nobel Prize laureates were not born in USA†. It is intriguing to

and eventually conflict. Huntington also hypothesizes that the leading factor of conflict in the 21st century will be the differences between cultures. This will eventually result in the change of dominance within civilizations to different civilizations. Lastly, he also predicts that the West, Arab nations, such as Saudi Arabia, and China will also have and an increase in cultural conflict with one another. Huntington then goes on to hypothesize that the ultimate source of conflict in this world

will use the relevant aspects of the five core ideas about the social conflict which are championed by Louis Kriesberg and Bruce Dayton’s book “Constructive Conflicts.” Kriesberg and Dayton posit that that social conflicts are universal, and can be beneficial; social conflicts are waged with varying destructiveness; social conflicts entail contested social constructions; social conflicts can be transformed, and that social conflicts are dynamic and tend to move through stages. In order for us to be