... saying that Pakistan has always been a unique case among Muslim nations, because Islam is the raison d'etre of the nation and so it will never be a secular' state. In the mid-1980s, the general consensus was that Islam had peaked in its growth around the world. In addition ... the distinct environment there. Pakistan differs from other Islamic states in five key ways: 1) Pakistan differs from other Muslim states because Islam has always had a fundamental presence in Pakistan. Even a secular man like Musharraf takes offense at Pakistan being called a secular state. 2) Pakistan ... have ...

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... bin Laden, according to Steve Coll, was a man who "bequeathed to his children . . . a religious faith in a borderless world. " This surely rings true; after all, a part of every Muslim's belief is that God plans for Islam to become over time the whole earth's faith, and Osama repeatedly emphasized that "borders mean nothing. . . . the entire earth belongs to God. " But Muhammad bin Laden's role ... into the 1990s, a central aspect of Osama's faith was his belief that all Islamic scholars merited respect and that the best of them were the natural leaders in reforming Muslim regimes and d...

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... to understand each other, but because they understood each other perfectly well." (D"Souza 2002 pg 12) Christianity and Islam are so closely related most countries cannot peacefully contain both religions, and they have found themselves conflicting over conversion and evangelism throughout history. Muslim states enforce total cooperation and submission. "Consider New York City. It is a tumultuous place, teaming with diversity. ... ." (Smith 1976) Muslims despise the separation of church and state, it goes against their ways of life. Islam is more than a religion it's a way of life involv...

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... trying to plan a vacation was based on ways to avoid trouble because of the discrimination. Even before the attacks of September 11th the Muslim religion has been misunderstood in this country. The treatment of women by the males has always been questioned here, and often people have judged ... they immediately pointed them out, specifically searched her family down intensively and not any of the other passengers (National Geographic.com). In an interview with Stodolsky a Muslim woman of Pakistani background pointed out that she did not cover, but she was quoted: I don't know why I"m not...

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... they feel exploited by a government. Any group that uses terrorist actions have very complex and powerful reasons to engage in those activities. In 1957 a radical Muslim by the name of Osama bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was one of 52 children brought up by his dad, Muhammad bin ... from his dad to train, house, and protect young Muslim radicals. He funds terrorist acts from Afghan hideouts (Hosenball 52). He is teaching them how Allah, the Muslim God, called for the total destruction of Christians and Jews and that anyone opposing the Islam religion is the enemy. It all ...

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... father used to host hundreds of pilgrims during Hajj season from all over the world. Some of those were senior Islamic scholars or leaders of Muslim movements. ( Williams) This habit went on even after his father's death through his elder brothers. He used to make good contacts and ... inside Afghanistan. He brought with him plenty of the construction machinery and put them at the disposal of the mujahedeen.(Jacqard11-20). Mujahedeen is Muslim guerrilla warriors engaged in a jihad. He started spending more and more time in Afghanistan occasionally joining actual battles but not in an org...

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... father used to host hundreds of pilgrims during Hajj season from all over the world. Some of those were senior Islamic scholars or leaders of Muslim movements. ( Williams) This habit went on even after his father's death through his elder brothers. He used to make good contacts and ... inside Afghanistan. He brought with him plenty of the construction machinery and put them at the disposal of the mujahedeen.(Jacqard11-20). Mujahedeen is Muslim guerrilla warriors engaged in a jihad. He started spending more and more time in Afghanistan occasionally joining actual battles but not in an org...

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... 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, ... to or work where they once enjoyed. Their rights were now changed by the Taliban's rise in power. Under Taliban rule, ideas of Islam were taken to the extreme. Women stayed at home and were solely responsible for raising the children. Women could only leave their hous...

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... , the radicalization of Arab militants began. This led to the founding of Al Qaeda in 1988. This aimed to establish jihad in other parts of the world. The religion of Islam is rarely mentioned as a root cause. However, the radicals underwent training and made to believe that their kind of jihad was meant to protect ... Islam. Selective reading and interpretation of the Quran coupled this. In his book, Bernard Lewis argues that after the Afghan-USSR war, problems in the Middle East were compounded by the ... that, the entire religion, together with the followers, was to blame. However, ...

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... resources, is a another debate but the bottom line is that the victims were Muslims and we all know what people do when they get desperate. The hatred in the whole Muslim world changed into sympathy on September 11th. Everyone was appalled at the scale of destruction. That day was perhaps the only day in the history that brought us all together ... . Nobody cared if he was Christian, Jew or Muslim. Every one felt the same sense of loss as the Americans. But the accusations that started soon after the tragedy were themselves a tragedy. The very essence of ... its validity came under inte...

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... at the behavior of the Mujahidin leaders fighting for power in the city and to have decided to take action to end what they saw as a corrupt practices, drawing on Islam as a justification for their intervention."6 Soon after the Taliban marched into the city of Kandahar, and defeated the Mujahidin resistance they made public what they were fighting for. They said ... they were fighting to restore the Islam way and bring stability back to a country that hasn't seen any in a very long time. The physical appearance of the leaders of the Taliban movement are described by Ahmed Rashid ... T...

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... on the photographing or filming of women.  Ban on women's pictures printed in newspapers and books, or hung on the walls of houses and shops. Islam has a tradition of protecting the rights of women and children. In fact, Islam has specific provisions which define the rights of women in areas such as marriage, divorce, and property rights. The Taliban's version of ... Islam is not supported by the world's Muslims. Although the Taliban claimed that it was acting in the best interests of women, the truth is that the Taliban regime cruelly reduced ... , worsened their health, and depriv...

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... would be the fact that American has helped Osama take down a superpower - namely the Soviet. In 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden managed to rally many Muslim youth and together they formed the Mujahadin. With the aid of US weaponry, the Mujahadin were able to overcome the Soviet Union. However once the war was over, the US ... protect the kingdom, America sent 500,000 troops to Saudi Arabia. Osama bin Laden beseeched the American army to leave Saudi Arabia, which is the home of Islam's two holiest sites because he is offended by "infidel troops" standing g...

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... groups could be explained as growing out of the basic spirituality of Islam? The Koran is the Muslim's holy book is meant to give us history of the world and let all mankind live with good moral standards. However, not all people maintain these standards in their day-to-day living. Muslim's are religious people and believe the words of the Koran. The ... average Muslim is anti-violence and does not even want to be associated with any beliefs of the Taliban. Since the violent attacks on September 11 ... , the Muslim's have been trying to protect their reputation and hope that people real...

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... , government leaders, and exercise the right to vote. In every other Arab region in the world women's rights are not restricted as they are in Afghanistan. As elsewhere in the Muslim world and the United States, women chose to use the burka as a matter of individual religious or personal preference. Although the Taliban claims that it was acting in the best ... . The Taliban's restrictions on women are not in line with the reality of other Muslim countries. Women are serving in high government positions, and they have the right to vote. Throughout the Muslim world, women fill countless po...

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... , government leaders, and exercise the right to vote. In every other Arab region in the world women's rights are not restricted as they are in Afghanistan. As elsewhere in the Muslim world and America, women chose to use the burka as a matter of individual religious or personal preference. Although the Taliban claims that it was acting in the best interests of ... . The Taliban's restrictions on women are not in line with the reality of other Muslim countries. Women are serving in high government positions, and they have the right to vote. Throughout the Muslim world, women fill countless...

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Introduction I don't agree with the Muslim extremist leader Usuma Bin Laden but in order to comprehend our nation's current state, we must realize why such a person would commit such heinous crimes against humanity ... a. During and after the Gulf War the United States occupied Saudi Arabia and set up permanent military presence in the region, which is also the "two most holy places in Islam" Mecca and Medina. b. Bin Laden feels that the U.S. should have no involvement in the Holy Lands of the Middle East. 3. Usuma Bin Laden's people are constantly undergoing ... them to a better life, and...

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... recognize that Jesus was God's only Son, and that without the atoning blood of Christ there can be no remission of sins. Therefore there is a big difference between Christianity and Islam. Her overall message of peace was delightful to hear. She was well spoken and well educated. She was brought to MTSU as part of a special lecture series. MTSU was lucky ... are some of the facts that surrounded her while she was in office. Benazir Bhutto became the youngest Prime Minister at the age of thirty-five and the first Muslim woman to lead a Muslim nation in modern times. During her first term...

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... administration encountered a potentially dangerous and sensitive situation in the Middle East. Any type of intervention, be it Diplomatic Intervention or Military Intervention, would be viewed by the predominantly conservative Muslim Middle Eastern countries as the "start of a hobnailed Western Victory march, justifying extreme actions in self-defense". Before acting, President Bush had to take into consideration Bin Laden's ... that leads the Western and democratic world, and supports the moderate Arab regimes. Moreover, America is regarded in their eyes as controlling and contaminating ...

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Turkmenistan is a small country with 4,603,244 people. The population is growing at 1.85%. Currently, the life expectancy is 61 years. The literacy rate is 98%. The ethnicity of the Turkmen (the nationality) is made up of Turkmen 77%, Uzbek 9.2%, Russian 6.7%, Kazakh 2%, other 5.1%. 89% of Turkmenistan is Muslim (the branch is called Al-Fatiha. Eastern Orthodox makes up the other 11%. The spoken languages are Turkmen 72%, Russian12%, Uzbek9%, and other 7%. Turkmenistan continues to send supplies to the Taliban. The United States has issued a travel warning to the area, and Bush has promised an...

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