The Leading Factions Within Islam

an Indian empire rather than another alien conquest. He saw himself as an Indian ruler not a foreign autocrat, leading him to blend the variety of cultural, regional, and religious heritage. Akbar understood that for his reign to prosper he needed to command the support and participation of all Indians. He united the empire even through marriage using symbolism of religious variety within his empire with his four wives, two of whom were Hindu, one Christian, and one Muslim. Akbar further showed his

The state religion of Pakistan, a country within Central Asia is Islam. The Sunnis and the Shias are two religious sects within the Islamic religion. The Shias make up a majority of the population about 87-90%, whereas the Sunnis are comprised of the minority of the population about 10-13% (Hasan, 2010).The core beliefs of both the Sunnis and the Shias are similar as they both believe in the same God, the prophet Muhammad, and the Koran, but both disagree with the line of succession after Muhammad’s

between the western world and Islamic countries. Acts of terrorism have caused radical Islamic factions within Arab countries. In the face of vast difference between the Western civilization and the Arab culture, radical Islamic factions within Arab countries have developed a new religious philosophy for the destruction of the Western culture

Roman Empire was divided into two parts. The Western half, ruled by Rome, fell to the tribal Germanic peoples in the 5th century. The Eastern half, known as the Byzantine Empire, until it began to decline in power, the Byzantine Empire was one of the leading civilizations in the world. The first Christian emperor became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. He set up his colony of Byzantium. The city, renamed Constantinople after its founder, It became the capital of the Byzantines after the Roman Empire was

television to spying for the Soviet Union and to "espionage, deceit, and treason." Possibly because of Soviet intervention, none of the leading members of the party was brought to trial or executed, although the leaders remained in prison. Many rank and file members, however, were put to death. By 1983 Bazargan 's IFM was the only political group outside the factions of the ruling hierarchy that was permitted any freedom of activity. Even this group was barely tolerated. For example, the party headquarters

The first section, Politicizing Islam, focuses on the framework of political Islam up to 1963 that allows for the development of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and their early days. The second section entitled The Islamic Opposition to Ba’athism, goes in depth into the political, economic, and ideological subtleties fueling opposition between Islam and the Syrian Ba’ath party. The proceeding third segment, The rise of Jihadism in later 1970s

the evolution of the Muslin Brotherhood and their ideology. The first section, Politicizing Islam, focuses on the framework of political Islam up to 1963 that allows for the development of the Syrian Muslin Brotherhood and their early days. The second section entitled The Islamic Opposition to Ba’athism, goes in depth into the political, economic, and ideological subtleties fueling opposition between Islam and the Syrian Ba’ath party. The proceeding third segment, The rise of Jihadism in later 1970s

countries represent the regional strongholds of the two leading rival branches of Islam. As journalist M. Kamali wrote, “Analyzing civil society in Muslim countries requires that we recognize Islam not only as a religion, but also as a political theory and the major source of a legitimization of political power.” (1) Such a divide in the Islamic community did not always exist, and that divide wasn’t always

Turkey’s Political Struggle: The AKP vs. The Gulenists On July 15th 2016, the nation of Turkey was shakened by an attempted military coup. The plot was originally planned for the following day. However, it is believed that the Turkish secret service became aware of the plan, forcing the conspirators to act earlier. The putschists were able to carry out synchronized attacks on the Turkish cities of Istanbul, Ankara, and Marmaris. In Ankara the parliament building was seized. The target in Marmaris

Islam is a vast and ancient religion, dating back to the late 6th and early 7th century. As stated on the website “Muslims believe that Islam is a faith that has always existed and that it was gradually revealed to humanity by a number of prophets, but the final and complete revelation of the faith was made through the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century CE.” (BBC UK). So what could have happened over the years that caused such a paramount shift in ideals that created Radical Islam and affected modern