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    such dominance over resources enabled empires, often willingly, to form a world order or a regional one. This is because they could have an advantageous say in cooperation, or can simply grip control to create a regional order. For example, in the Age of Discovery, Columbus was able to manage the voyage due to the strong support from the Spanish Empire. And later the discovery of America created the first largest European overseas periphery . In this case, the Spanish Empire managed to manoeuvre

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    Crimea: A Peninsula At The Crossroads In the president day, many people heard about the civil war in Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia. Until recent events, it is unlikely that many Americans knew what Ukraine or Crimea were, or even where they are on a map. Since 1954, Crimea was an autonomous republic that belonged to Ukraine. However, its history stretches centuries before Ukraine and Russia, and is interwoven with a variety of cultures and ethnic groups. While Vladimir

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    Islamic Beliefs, Observances & Laws Question no 3/4 MUHAMMAD SHUMAIL MOHY-UD-DIN MUHAMMAD SHUMAIL MOHY-UD-DIN Islamiyat Notes TABLE OF CONTENTS: Islamic Beliefs, Observances & Laws Sr. No 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) Topic ARTICLES OF FAITH Page No. Belief in Allah Belief in Angels Belief in Books Belief in Prophets Relationship between three articles of Faith. Belief in Prophets with

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    and military commander; the best family man, a good husband, a kind father, a good neighbor, and friend of his people. He was also a very honest and successful businessman (Siddiqi). The Prophet was chosen by God to be His last prophet at the age of 40. Before that Muhammad was very much a businessman. He had a reputation as a hardworking, truthful businessman. After becoming a

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    Al-Hakam II

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    lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.” This quote, once said by Albert Einstein, represents what Al-Hakam II had strived towards during his rule. Under his leadership, Córdoba experienced a golden age in the arts and sciences. Al-Hakam II and his father had built a vast library filled with books from all over the world. He had also sponsored scholars, and established numerous schools throughout his territory. However, despite the relative peace

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    incredible are some of the words that describe the Great Mosque of Córdoba. The Mosque is also known as the Mezquita, the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, or the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady. The mosque is considered one of the monumental jewels of Islamic civilization. In addition, it is one of the largest mosques in the entire world measuring about 24,000 square meters. The mosque was not all built at once, its construction lasted from 784 AD to 987 AD. First, Emir Abd ar-RahmanI began the construction

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    Tourism in India

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    Other well known large Indian mammals include ungulates such as thedomestic Asian Water buffalo, wild Asian Water buffalo, Nilgai, Gaur and several species of deer and antelope. Some members of the dog family such as the Indian Wolf, Bengal Fox, Golden Jackal and the Dhole or Wild Dogs are also widely distributed. It is also home to the Striped Hyaena, Macaques, Langurs and Mongoose species. India also has a large variety of protectedwildlife. The country's protected forest consists of 75 National

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    was highly keen in coming to power. Even in the lifetime of his father, Akbar and during his rule, Jahangir revolted his father. Because of that he rebelled Akber for years but later made alliance with him. Jahangir finally became the Emperor at the age of thirty-eight when Akbar nominated him as his successor on his death bed. The same act is seen in the period of Jahangir when two of his sons, Prince Khusro and Prince Khurram revolted Jahangir in order to get the

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    With the growing divide between the public and military he intends to have ages 18-21 year old men and women sever at least one month of mandatory service. As an advocate of military strength, Le Pen has stated interest in increasing the military force by 50,000 troops. To accompany the increased manning, she will push to increase

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    The Positive Relationship Between Science and Religion Introduction: Throughout history we can find many instances where religion was strongly opposed to scientific research. For example, the Catholic Church’s objection to Galileo’s defense of Copernicus’ heliocentric model where he offered his observations that he felt furthered the theory that the planets revolved around the Sun. At that time, the belief that the Holy Scriptures were perhaps inaccurate was one thing, but attempting

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