Saladin

The Knights Templar, a military order of monks answerable only to the Pope himself, were founded in 1118. Their primary responsibility, at least initially, was to provide protection to Christians making pilgrimages to the Holy Land. They rose in power, both religious and secular, to become one of the richest and most powerful entities in Christendom. By the time of their disbandment in 1307, this highly secretive organization controlled vast wealth, a fleet of merchant ships, and castles and estates

In Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses Rushdie tells a story about two men, Saladin Chamcha and Gibreel Farishta, oddly connected by the fact that they both survive the hijacking of their aircraft. Throughout the novel, Gibreel has powerful dreams in which the narrator brings up the topic of the Satanic Verses. The Satanic Verses were supposedly verses that Muhammad said were part of the Quran and then were later revoked. The Verses allegedly said that Allah was not the only god and that there

the patient flexes the knee at 30 degrees (Saladin, 1998, p. 44). This test helps diagnose how severe the patella is dislocated and decide the best treatment option. Another test a physician can do is called the patella tracking assessment where they have the patient single leg squat and then stand (Slamaian). If the “patella that slips medially on early flexion is called the J sign, and indicates imbalance between the VMO and lateral structures” (Saladin, 1998, p. 41). Both of these test help diagnose

Hypothyroidism is one of the top diseases that goes unnoticed. Not many people know the affects the thyroid gland can have on the body, and how the thyroid gland has a part in regulating the many different systems. This paper will explain the anatomy and physiology of the thyroid gland, the description, sign and symptoms, causes and risk factors, the diagnosis of the disease, and the possible treatment plans for the disease. The thyroid gland, which is the largest endocrine gland in adults, is

County of Edessa that fell to the Muslims in 1144. The third crusade was also known as the kings crusade because it was participated by as many as three european kings. The third crusade was started after the fall of jerusalem to the muslim ruler saladin in 1187. The fourth crusade started in 1202 and ended in 1204. Pope innocent III is the one who pushed for the third crusade he succeeded in making an army

political, was outwardly to recapture the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem for Christianity. Although there was at the beginning some success and local European rule was set up in parts of Syria and Palestine, Muslims finally prevailed and in 1187 Saladin, the great Muslim leader, recaptured Jerusalem and defeated the

The conflict between the United States and the Middle East is of great concern in the world today because of the heightened tensions in Syria, which is being terrorized by the radical Islamic group called ISIS. ISIS is not only creating conflict in the Middle East, they are also a homeland security threat to the United States because of the fear of terrorist attacks. Scholars and Theorists like Samuel Huntington have addressed the question of why states are experiencing heightened tension and have

The crusades are one of the more inter-religious Great Wars of all times, a war, that several named; the combat of the crescent and the cross. During more than two centuries, two of the greatest religions of the world, Christianity and the Islam, will be the principle actors engaged in this war. Going through the origin how this war we noticed that the intolerance between Muslims and Christian was not born from yesterday. The Crusades generally refer to the pilgrimages, which were held between 1096

in a structure created to sense a specific stimulus. Sending sensory information to the brain or spinal cord is performed by the nervous system. Nervous system is divided into two main systems: Central nervous system and Peripheral nervous system (Saladin, 2014). The central nervous system consists of the spinal cord and brain, the brain which is divided into four lobes (parietal, frontal, temporal and occipital). Spinal cord and brain work together even though there are some occasions when the spinal

The renaissance period was the time in which the elements of humanism were considered as priority. Humanism is the ethical point of view of life that helps aspire the greater side of humanity. Humanism was not properly appreciated until late 15th century in which it was reborn. This revival is the exact translation of the word Renaissance. The Renaissance followed the Middle Ages from late 1400 and extended al the way to 1600. Historians claim that this irrational-philosophical belief of humanism