... now treated differently because of the strong influence that the Taliban have in Afghanistan. The Taliban have forced the Islamic fundamentalist government to live by a strict interpretation of the Koran. The Islamic fundamentalist government is an extreme form of Islam, where government is subjected to use the Koran as their form of ... making government decisions. If people do not live by this strict interpretation, then people will be brutally punished (Rivera 9). The Taliban from 1996 to 2001 held about 65 to 85 percent of Afghanistan. Even though after ... stayed at home and were s...

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... 1970s, even after General Zia came to power and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan began, there was the more syncretic, less purist interpretation of Islam. This was a more modernist trend. The change after this period was perhaps influenced by the growing dominance of purist ... that the United States sustains these regimes and is thus responsible for the fate of Islam. They preach and believe in a very literal interpretation of Islam; an obvious example of this would be al-Qaida. In general, it's hard to generalize about the analytical groups above; especially ... and therefore, have ...

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... , desires that the whole nation of Iran would be united under Islamic law. All citizens are expected to act in accordance to the Muslim faith as it pertains to worship (strict prayer times throughout the day), fashion (women must wear the hejab and chador in public), education (no Western literature, curriculum taught in accordance with the revisions brought about by the ... of personal justice. Conversely, the Iranian government feels that it is their duty to enforce Islamic law. It is an injustice to them and to Allah whenever someone violates this strict code of conduct as they regard...

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... made it imperative that those who wished to confirm to the will of God should seek knowledge and reflect upon it. The search for religions knowledge as well as the interpretation of the the Sunna began early in the history of Islam, and then gradually developed a body of Muslims scholars known as Ulamma. It is around the question of authority and ... early community produced different views that resulted in the arrangement of how schools of law or Madahibs that all lay within the Sunni community. The doctrinal distinctions related to the interpretation of the legalaspect of Islamic trad...

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... through the teachings of its 10 Gurus enshrined in the Sikh Holy Book and Living Guru, Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The name Sikh' signifies disciple', and in later days the strict observers or elect were called Khalsa. The founder of the sect, Nanak (now known as Sri Guru Nanak Deva) was a Hindu belonging to the Kshastrya caste. He was born near ... not many. They baptize their infants, and their services range from Spartan to ornate, and from liberal to conservative. They worship based on the Book of Common Prayer and an interpretation of the Bible using a modified version of the Thirty-Nin...

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... , it is the U.S. and the Americans, in the latter the hatred of racially inferior people like the Jews, gypsies, mentally disabled, homosexuals or any other group that did not fit a strict set of qualifications as a pure and loyal Aryan. Fundamentalism has been a major source of violent conflict in society. The amount of bloodshed inspired and motivated by religion has been terrible ... the motivations are slightly different, the fascists having the eugenics as the basis of their ideology, and the goal of lebensraum, and the fundamentalists had the religious basis, and literal interpreta...

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... Muslim nations and a variety of cultures that adhere to the religion, it is impossible to make a generalization of what represents the entirety of the Islamic school of thought. From the strict enforcement of the Shariah in Nigeria to the Islamist state of Iran to the secularism of Turkey, Islam cannot be characterized by one single political movement or view of the ... the continued animosity between Western and Muslim cultures. The notion that jihad is something that can be used as a justification for attacks on "the infidels" is contrary to the traditional interpretation of jihad. Hi...

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... of the counter values intended to be exchanged as a result of their transactions. Also, parties cannot predetermine a guaranteed profit. This is based on the principle of 'uncertain gains' which, on a strict interpretation, does not even allow an undertaking from the customer to repay the borrowed principal plus an amount to take into account inflation. The rationale behind the prohibition is the wish ... ...

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... uprising in the neighboring Dagestan region of Russia resulted in accusations by Moscow that Chechen government forces supported a Dagestan rebellion. While this was denied, Chechen warlords did support the fundamentalist interpretation of Islam in Dagestan. This incursion led to a conflict with Russian forces that defeated the Chechens. Following the Chechen defeat in Dagestan, Moscow had suffered bomb blasts believed to be ... will lose most of the hard-line support it gets from conservative reactionaries after it succeeded in adopting policies that satisfy both sides of the political...

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... through the spiritual passage that its followers are motivated to undertake. The path taken begins with begins with one accepting sorrow as an intrinsic component of existence, then adhering to strict practices of abstinence and meditation to remedy this unhappiness. This internal battle between one's unattainable desires and a divine tranquility based in happiness through self-restraint represented as Jihad, the real ... as puppets of Allah, e.g., merely fanatical people who forfeit their individuality to submit to whatever they believe His wishes are. By stressing the principles of Su...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate