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    From various different texts they support how literature can help us remember World War II and to honor the victims of the Holocaust. Literature helps us remember the Holocaust and how other people tried helping the Jewish. In the text The Grand Mosque of Paris it states ¨Other Muslims also took a stand against the Nazi oppressors by refusing to reveal the whereabouts of the fugitives. Some helped Jews avoid detection by coaching them to speak like a Arabs. In The Diary of Anne Frank it states

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    On April 8th, 2016 I attended an Islamic service at the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center in Urbana, Illinois. I attended a Friday Prayers service. This specific mosque is not only a place for worship but also a center for multiple activities such as Sunday school. Those that attended the service, other than myself, were Muslim and partook in the worship. Amongst those in attendance there was much diversity. Also, they were very kind, sociable people that did all they could to make myself

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    Research Questions 2 • Methodological Approach & Typology 2 • Rationale for Case Study 4 • Limitations 6 • Sources 7 Outline 8 Chapter 2: Justification of Theory 8 • Conceptual framework 8 • Coercion 11 • Self-interest 12 • Legitimacy 14 Chapter 3: Grand Mosque Takeover 15 • Introduction 15 • KSA Literature Review 16 • Establishment of Saudi Arabia 21 • Nexus between Wahhabism and the Saudi State 23 • The Lead Up (Jamaa al-Salafiya al-Muhtasiba) 25 • The Takeover 27 • The Aftermath 29 Conclusion 32   Chapter

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    thereof in the pursuit or support of one’s spirituality often presents challenges unique to the journey itself; as Heraclitus of Ephesus said, “You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.” In The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson and the film Silence, directed by Martin Scorsese, we see two different perspectives on the notion of self-sacrifice in search of spiritual growth and confirmation. While Willow Wilson relinquishes everything she knows in search

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    the Kwartha Muslim Religious Association’s mosque. This was a supposedly a hate crime in response to the Paris Attack which was committed by the ISIS group, on the night of Friday, November 13th, This may have resulted in Islamic phobia, as a way to blame the violence which is widespread amongst the world at this given time. Muslim members have placed their roots into the Kwartha community, and an integration into surrounding neighborhoods, as the mosque holds religious open houses attended by church

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    the Al-Islah Mosque v. City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota are as follows: The city of Sioux Falls is a rapidly growing hub of activity. Not only is the city growing at a substantial rate, the diversity of Sioux Falls is incredible. There are individuals from almost every continent, race, and religion around the world. Sioux Falls is usually a harmonious community. Although significant conflicts rarely occur, the Al-Islah Mosque has unintentionally created great controversy. The mosque has installed

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    The beautiful over door carving is from a Shiite mosque in India that was made during the 19th century. The wood carving is of rich patterns of greenery and flowers with Islamic writing in the bottom center of it. The medium used in this sculpture would be wood and paint. This piece had religious meaning the writing in the sculpture meant “In the name of God, most beneficent and merciful. Oh, Allah. Oh, Mohammad. Oh, Ali. Oh, Fatima. Oh, Hassan. Oh, Hussein. Help from God is near at hand. In the

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    time, all masses have continued to look to their opus’ from which they draw their mirages of the world. Despite all hardships, they continue to look to author who asks from them, simply one thing: simply compassion. In this house of worship, A Muslim mosque, a Catholic church, a Jewish temple, a Hindu mandir, or perhaps something entirely different, one can find man’s similarity through all his differences. The one aspect across all borders of religion, regality, and country that unites man is compassion

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    tolerance through our television shows, as they have the ability to use the humour of realistic narratives and social dynamics to highlight social equality and intercultural balance. A recent show that did this was Canadian television show Little Mosque on the Prairie, created by Zarqa Nawaz through WestWind Pictures. It was filmed in Toronto Ontario and a small community named Indian Head Saskatewan. The show aired in 2007, but was then rebroadcast to other countries including parts of Africa, Israel

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    The dome is one of the most important elements of the Ottoman time period and they were known for being one of the main cultures in history to incorporate domes as a main component in their architecture. Ottomans used domes in mosques (the largest domes were reserved for mosques), madrasas, and türbes. Monumental domes began to appear in the 14th century in the Ottoman capital Bursa, in the 15th century in Edirne and after the conquest of Constantinople in Istanbul. This paper will address the domes

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