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The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is located in south and central Asia. Its geographic coordinates are 33 00 N, 65 00 E. Afghanistan’s neighboring countries include India, Pakistan, Iran and, China (about.com). Afghanistan has 647,500 square kilometers of area and since it is surrounded by land, it has no water area. Afghanistan is a relatively small country. For example, it is roughly the size of Texas. Afghanistan has cold winters and hot summers. The warm season begins in May and ends in

In Islam, ulemas are given tremendous importance due to their knowledge about Sharia, because Sharia is the direct source of authority. Because of not having the concept of any church institute in Islam, ulemas’ function exceed the bounds of pure religious issues. Since religion plays a vital role in caliphate. So considering this fact, ulemas’

Violence and discrimination ravage the lives of thousands of Middle Eastern Christians. The amount of support for the notorious ISIS terrorist group is surprisingly large in many of these countries. 21% of people in Syria support ISIS and the more reformed Turkey even has 8% support (Galka). These two countries alone amount to approximately 10 million ISIS supporters, not accounting for the several other countries with similar support ("Countries in”). Although many Christians and other religious

As human beings, we have been evolved to be complex species that think, plan, and interact with others in our society. To flourish as society, there has to be a set of moral values that teach us how to act and behave. Religion plays a tremendous role in our society, because it lays out the rudimentary elements of how to strive and succeed in life. Many religions like Islam have moral obligations to help the poor, take care of your family, and pray during holidays like Ramadan. However, there are

Timbuktu, a movie that dares to humanize Jihadists begins its opening scene with a group of Jihadists in a pick-up truck driving after a gazelle across the desert. The Jihadists intermittent gunshots at the gazelle shows their goal was not to kill the animal, but to exhaust and scare it. The Jihadists want to exude power and instill fear to the people of Timbuktu, just like they were doing to the gazelle. Shortly after, the next scene shows the same men shooting and destroying traditional relics

Jean-Marc Eyimin Signature series Week 4 First major paper One of the main issues raised by the case commonly known as the Everson vs board of education case is whether or not the separation of church and state is a good thing. Me personally, I only agree partially with the idea that religious groups ought to have their own political parties not because I am against government officials using their own religious perspectives and values to impact the political

1.Verse from the Quran, “Quran on Justice, slide 27, God may still bring about affection between you and your present enemies—God is all powerful, God is most forgiving and merciful— 8 and He does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with anyone who has not fought you for your faith or driven you out of your homes: God loves the just. 9 But God forbids you to take as allies those who have fought against you for your faith, driven you out of your homes, and helped others to drive you out: any

1988 the Soviet Union retreats its forces and Afghanistan is torn into civil war between tribal leaders and mujahideen leading up to the Taliban’s takeover in 1996. Upon the Taliban’s seizing of power, they institute a severe interpretation of Sharia Law, cracking down on “un-Islamic” aspects of society that most heavily targeted the rights, freedoms and opportunities of Afghan

Malala Yousafzai is a women and children activist born in Mingora, Pakistan on July 12th 1997. While growing up, she began advocating for the right to education among girls . Due to her persistence and determination in her activism, on October 9th 2012 Malala was shot on her way home from school by a gunman. She survived the incident and became more passionate towards her fight for education for young females. This incident gave her popularity and in 2013 Malala became nominated for the Nobel Peace

Saudi Arabia justice system is based on Sharia and Islamic law from the Quran and the Sunnah, which are the Muslim traditions formed from Islamic prophet Muhammad. Sharia has been adopted by Saudi Arabia in an unmodified method. The Saudi court system was created by King Abdul Aziz who founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia back in 1932, the kingdom was introduced to the country between 1927 and 1960. The Saudi Arabia first criminal method was issued in 2001, decisions are made without juries and usually