stories of Kalila and Dimna are from an Indian origin, formerly known as the Panchatantra; Ibn al-Muqaffa’s translation of the compilation can be easily applied to the Arab society of his time. The political overtones exhibited in this literary piece are interesting to say the least. One such story demonstrates this quite well and that is “The Tale of the Lion and the Hare”. The story is used by Ibn al-Muqaffa to not only serve as an example for ruling princes, but to also serve as a commentary
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Umayyad Dynasty 664 - 750 CE The Umayyad Dynasty ended its great reign in 750 CE as it fell to its successor, the Abbasid Dynasty. The Umayyad Dynasty began in 664 as the first Islamic empire and came to be run by hereditary caliphs from the Umayyad family. The Umayyad Dynasty boasted many achievements that expanded and empowered Islam through changes. It lead to great expansion of the empire, from Arabia out to North Africa, Spain, some of Persia, and more. They moved the capital of the empire
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Doing business in Spain Doing business in Spain is similar to doing business in the rest of Western Europe. A few tips, though, may help you in developing your business relationships in Spain. Greetings While many Spaniards will meet each other with a kiss on both cheeks, this is not common in business relationships unless you know the other party well. It is wisest to offer a handshake, and if a kiss is appropriate, the Spanish party will initiate it. (And note that you don't kiss their cheeks
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war in Syria and Iraq, and replaced it with Abbasids dynasty. This caused a shift in the centre of power from Syria to Iraq marked by the foundation of the imperial capital of Baghdad in 762. In an attempt by the Abbasids members of the Umayyad, Abdu al-Rah man escaped into Andalusia and became ruler of Cordoba, its capital. A lot upgraded during this dynasty rule including social security, Muslims were the majority in the military. Much remembered during the period of the civil war between Syria and
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mean when he writes the following: “And do you think that unto such as you A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew God gave a secret, and denied it me? Well, well—what matters it? Believe that, too!” Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Abu'l-Fatḥ Umar ibn Ibrāhīm al-Khayyām Nīshāpūrī was a Persian philosopher, poet, scientist, and astronomer of 11th century. Khayyam was a very knowledgeable polymath, but what made this fierce and sensitive philosopher famous was his words especially in his Rubbiayat that shows
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What was the short term significance of Granada? The conquest of Granada was the first hostile step to secure the ‘pre-eminent monarchy’ . Although the short term significance of the campaign brought many potential benefits such as economic wealth this is rather an understatement as the sources suggest that much wealth gained was given back as a means of religiously securing Granada in favor of the church. Likewise political and foreign policy can be seen to be exaggerated with unification of the
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Al-Mawardi Introduction: Abul Hasan Ali bin Muhammad bin Habib-al-Mawardi is the first writer on political theory in the history of Islam. Except Ibn-e-Khaldoon, all the jurists, thrologists and political philosophers who have followed him, down to our own days, have hardly made any improvement upon his thoughts. He was born in 974 AD and died in 1058 AD. Al-Mawardi was regarded as one of the versatile and most learned jurists of his age, and his opinions laid emphasis in the world of law and
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agencies. This led to underground nightclubs, home brew, bathtub gin, and bootleggers. But economically, saving did increase and absenteeism from work decrease during the prohibition. The prohibition also spawned organized crimes and gangsters like Al Capone. These crimes and gangsters led to gang wars in the cities, and moved crime into other illicit activities, such as gambling, prostitution and narcotics. Organized crimes became one of the nations most profitable business, due to the prohibition
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someone that is going to take his place and still networks of al-Qaeda all over there world that need to be dismantled. President Obama stated (2011), yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There’s no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must –- and we will -- remain vigilant at home and abroad. The killing of Usama Bin Laden was a big step in combating terrorism, it has made a huge empty hole in al-Qaeda, because he was a symbol to terrorist groups and he was
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episodes of South Park is “Manbearpig”. The show is about a lonely and attention-desperate Al Gore goes to the South Park Elementary and explains to kids the earth’s biggest threat is Manbearpig, the half man, half bear, and half pig monster as Al Gore describes. Nobody cares about what he says, and nobody trusts him, he has no friend. It spoofs Al Gore and his Globe Warming speech. Although the kids know Al Gore uses manbearpig to gain attention from people, they decide to help him hunt the
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