... provide the reader with an insight of the religion, social structures and healthcare practices of the Arab Muslim client. There are 6 million Muslims in the United States, and that number is increasing steadily (Lawrence & Rozmus, 2001). Islam is the religion practiced by Muslims. The religion of Islam serves as a cultural influence upon the daily life of the people. Tawhid is the most important ... principle of Islam. Tawhid means unity, which refers to the unity of one god. The Koran is the Muslim holy book that serves as the principle for Muslims to live by and envision their world. ...

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... prepared to go, including being ready for suicide missions, so as to achieve their goals poses the greatest challenge to all institutions and people, including security personnel. Although radical Islam is often associated with fanatical violence, other categories such as those who regard themselves as 'peaceful revolutionaries' equally pose a threat to the civilized and orderly society. While ... the contemporary world of globalization requires for peaceful coexistence of people with freedom of religion and other basic human rights, radical Islam and those who regard themselves as...

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... own version of the same in much of Afghanistan. Islamic fundamentalist movements have varying degrees of support in: N. Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Muslim SE Asia, but Islamic fundamentalism represents a minority viewpoint in the context of world Islam". We shall see though how "minor" this movement is after all. What this definition does not explain is the difference between fundamentalists and ... of an area that began to "export" the Iranian revolution in the form of extremist actions and terror tactics; it was a moment when fundamentalism started to spread throughout the Muslim w...

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... own version of the same in much of Afghanistan. Islamic fundamentalist movements have varying degrees of support in: N. Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Muslim SE Asia, but Islamic fundamentalism represents a minority viewpoint in the context of world Islam". We shall see though how "minor" this movement is after all. What this definition does not explain is the difference between fundamentalists and ... of an area that began to "export" the Iranian revolution in the form of extremist actions and terror tactics; it was a moment when fundamentalism started to spread throughout the Muslim w...

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... strategic importance, which is vital in the mission to restore homeland security. In order to achieve this restoration, the United States should expand inquiries on intelligence in predominantly Arabian-Muslim-oriented various regions. One step in examining potential threats, is determining whether or not nations pose a threat, and if so, is the threat direct or indirect? When ... The only threat the government of Egypt poses to the U.S. is indirect through continuation of an illegitimate government that sustains a recruit breeding pool for militant Islam. Militant Islam "the radical, e...

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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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... the American public. Upon thinking about ISIS many westerners assume that since it stands for the Islamic State that the leaders are Muslims who practice Islam. However, in his speech, Obama addressed the fourth standard by taking away the blame from Muslims when he said, "Now let's ... make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic'. No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been Muslim" (Obama, 2014). Hopefully, President Obama's words were powerful enough to remove any preconceived notions about the Islamic religion. Obama's words als...

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... ) were harassed, some were even beaten, and most of them were racially profiled by just about everyone that was not an Arab or Muslim. "One of the patterns emerging from the post 9-11 government policies is the use of race,religion,and ethnicity to target particular communities in ... the U.S. for arrest, detention and removal. This is well documented in Susan Akram's article entitled "THE DEMONIZATION OF ISLAM AND ARAB AMERICANS" (Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Spring-Summer 2002 p.61 (58). I am sure that you know as well as I do that ... Although a lot of the racism seems to have died d...

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... role has the United States played in giving rise to Osama Bin Ladin? In what way has he called into question the meaning of the Koran and the tenets of Islam, which he uses as his justification for his attacks. Could these events have been prevented by another course of action on the part of the Western powers? If one is ... an ideological purpose. It was regarded as an attack against Western ideology and in defense of Bin Laden's view of Islam. The presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia, holy ground because it is the site of Mecca, the holiest of Islam's holy places. Presence of A...

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... role has the United States played in giving rise to Osama Bin Ladin? In what way has he called into question the meaning of the Koran and the tenets of Islam, which he uses as his justification for his attacks. Could these events have been prevented by another course of action on the part of the Western powers? If one is ... an ideological purpose. It was regarded as an attack against Western ideology and in defense of Bin Laden's view of Islam. The presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia, holy ground because it is the site of Mecca, the holiest of Islam's holy places. Presence of A...

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... Gitmo 22 and Homeland Security. The question of religion was again a topic of discussion amongst the people of the American nation. The Muslim population of America suddenly felt exposed, generalized and compared with an Islamist militant group. The freedom originally intended in America was now being ... questioned as everyone scowled at this religious group. This year, ten years after the 9/11 attacks, security and the religion of Islam are two expressions that go together often. An American TV documentary once questioned whether a majority of Muslims should have the right to build a ...

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... , lead by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Khomeini was a marja, which means he was the highest interpreter of religious law in Twelver Shia Islam. Twelver Shia Islam is not only the largest group of Shia Muslims but also a very conservative sect of Islam. Khomenei spent more than 15 years in exile in Paris for his opposition to the previous Shah. He stated that the Shah ... consisting of six experts in law and six religious experts. The Guardian Council is charged with making sure that the laws passed by the Assembly are constitutional and compatible with Islam. The Council differs from the...

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... 's death. Some include Prince Philip and the Queen, who wanted her dead because she was expecting Dodi's baby. The Windsors or the Royal family could not bear the thought of a Muslim half-brother for Prince William (Hari, 2002). Hari (2002) suggests other possible explanations may also include the arms industry. Usually, the essence of a conspiracy theory is that an event happened ... Al Qaeda was involved (Whitfield, 2000). On the other hand, Hari (2002) states that the Muslims and Jews were warned to away for the World Trade Center. He quotes a Muslim schoolboy who told his teacher "Se...

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... would put into effect the most radical version of Islamic law and the use of violence against non-Muslim military personnel and civilians and Muslim opponents. To recruit followers, Islamic extremists use propaganda that the West, led by the United States, is at war with Islam. This process where individuals accept violent Islamist extremism is commonly called "radicalization." The U.S. response to ... ...

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... groups. Drink Hemlock After being found guilty by an Athenian jury, Socrates was sentenced to death. He drank a cup of poison hemlock. Elijah Muhammad's Muslim Movement Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) was the leader of the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims) in the mid-20th century. He was a major advocate of independent, black-operated businesses, institutions, and religion. Elijah Muhammad was born Elijah ... (or Robert) Poole on October 7, 1897. He was an early disciple of W.D. Fard, the founder of the Nation of Islam. Muhammad established Chicago as the center of the movement and built a Te...

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... example of this took place on a 2009 visit to Italy, where he invited two hundred models to his ambassador's house, paying each seventy five dollars to listen to lectures on Islam and giving each a copy of the Quran (CIA). It all began in August of nineteen sixty nine when King Idris of Libya was in Turkey for medical treatment. On September ... from China." (CNN) Showing just how far Gaddafi was willing to go to have things going his way. Libya was turned from a monarchy system into a mixture of socialism and Islam, a political system that Gaddafi called "the third international theory...

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... their religious differences. Thus, it is to the credit of traditional Yoruba tolerance that there has been no religious persecution or war among them since the coming of Christianity and Islam, the two proselytizing religions. (Source 3) Traditional Yoruba religious practice focuses on the worship of Orisa- a pantheon of gods which include Ifa, Ogun, Obatala, Oya, Oshun, Shango. They have at the ... earns no income, is alien to Yoruba tradition, although women in urban areas who cannot find employment do become housewives, and the concept itself has been introduced by Christianity and I...

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... the world.International terrorism has changed in structure and design over the centuries. Jewish zealots conducted campaigns against the Romans in the first century AD, and the Hashshashin, a Shi'ah Muslim group who gave us the word assassin, systematically murdered those in positions and leadership during the 19th century. The modern age of terrorism began in the 1960's. International terrorism in ... to gain legitimacy from the general public. During the past two decades, they have had enormous success with their ability to present themselves to the Arab and Muslim world as the true b...

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... commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah. (Applause.) The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them " Through this, Bush clearly ... ...

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