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Major Religions of Egypt: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90% Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2012 est.) Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam is a monotheistic religion and believes in one god, Allah. Muhammad, Islam’s founder, was believed to be the last, and greatest prophet of god. The Five Pillars of Islam are the five practices that are required of Muslims. These include praying five times a

which was in a residential area. The ensuing flame eventually burned down 61 homes and severly damaged more homes in the area. The bombing killed six adults and five children who were inside the house. MOVE members were previously involved in a firefight with police in August 1978. Nine of their members, of which seven remain in prison, were convicted of killing officer James J. Ramp. The

Attacks stretched as far as the northern U.S. military installation, Chu Lai, down to the primary objective in the south, Saigon. The launch of such an intricate and fierce attack caught many U.S. commanders off guard because at the time, the potential of the Northern fighters was severely underestimated. In the years before, Saigon acted as a safe haven for many refugees trying to escape the horrors of war. The comfort of the city soon vanished when the North Vietnamese sent 35 battalions to

During the civil war that broke out in Syria between the Syrian Government under the Assad Regime and the various rebel groups each backed by differing allies, fatalities have been common with firefights often erupting between the groups. However, the most terrifying weapon that has arisen from the fighting was the resurrection of the long prohibited use chemical weapons. In an article by Anthony Deutsch of Reuters it states “The findings provide the first official confirmation of use of sulfur mustard

Women just aren’t built for the job of frontline combat. Infantrymen have to carry an estimated 100 pounds on their back. At the same time they have to load 90 pound shells into guns that are nearly double the size of that ammunition. This is one of the reasons that women can not handle the stress of frontline combat. Men are built more for the conditions of combat with their broader shoulders and backs, and thicker necks. Women have 45 to 50 percent less upper-body strength, and 25 to 30 percent

Justin Terhune English Composition Instructor Coleman 30th June 2015 #22 a day 2015Across the US, it is estimated that 22 veterans commit suicide a day. This is a shocking and disturbing number. And what is even more alarming is that this statistic doesn’t include active-duty members. Between January and March of this year 75 active-duty Soldiers have taken their own life. These numbers are from the Pentagon’s quarterly Suicide Event Report. Veterans are returning from an active combat

“The Holocaust never really happened” Publically publishing this statement is punishable with up to 5 years imprisonment in the Federal Republic of Germany according to Paragraph 130 of the German national penal code. Why do you suppose that is? From 1941 – 1945 Jews were systematically murdered in one of the biggest genocide in history. Over 1 million Jew women, children and men died. But only a few hundred thousand survived. Despite the rough nearly impossible conditions of the holocaust, Jews

For Greater Glory (aka Cristiada) by Pablo José Barroso is a 2012 epic historical war drama film  directed by Dean Wright and written by Michael Love, based on the true story of the Cristero War. While Mexico is not a country that many would associate with religious persecution, there was a time when it was not only against the law, but dangerous for Catholics to practice their faith there. In the years 1926 through 1929, Mexico fought a war over the freedom of Roman Catholics to worship. As a result

A week in April 1943 there was Nazis going door to door to take Jews, suddenly there started to be fires all over the ghetto. When the Nazis where coming door to door “firefights erupted all over the city and the Nazis found themselves surrounded on many streets and without initial tank support” (“Jewish Resistance”). The Jews knew that they were outnumbered but they wanted to feel hope inside them. There humanity was retained

His father had forced him into becoming a child soldier. At the age of only fifteen he was involved in a firefight which lead to him being blinded in one eye and two bullet wounds to his chest. But the thing is he also caused the death of US Army Sgt. First Class Christopher Speer by throwing a grenade in his direction. Omar was being lead by his own father,