Great inventions 01 Coffee: The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after eating a certain berry. He boiled the berries to make the first coffee. Certainly the first record of the drink is of beans exported from Ethiopia to Yemen where Sufis drank it to stay awake all night to pray on special occasions. By the late 15th century it had arrived in Mecca and Turkey from where it made its way
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Content Hari Raya Aidilfitri Hari Raya (Arabic: عيد الفطر; 'Ayd al-Fitr: "festival nature") is celebrated on 1st Syawal in AH. The festival is also known as Labour Day, the Day of Fitr and Lebaran Day. Hari Raya is a festival celebrated by Muslims around the world regardless of race, whether Malays, Indians, Muslims and other nations around the world Muslims to mark end of Ramadan in which Muslims had to undergo fasting diligently. It is one of the two biggest festival for Muslims, as well as Hari
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Religious Life of Planet Earth Madge L Smith Dr. Margaret Rinck World Religion January 29, 2012 In order for me to establish if people on earth are religious, I have to look at what criteria’s I will use to make that determination. It is complex in religious history; we will look at four-development points to religion; belief, practical, experiential, sociological. Once we have completed a study you will see how all four of these points factor into religion
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Hinduism Hinduism is a very popular religion. According to author Bhattathiry Hinduism is the mother of all religions. It is said to be the most unique of world religions and the oldest. Hinduism is the only religion to have not been founded by someone and precedes historic history. The author believes that Hinduism is the mother of all religions, because it has inspired every major religion. It can absorb all other religions. Hindus believe that all souls are searching for a divine truth and will
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September 11th was a tragedy for Americans all over the country. It has left us as Americans with strict suspicion upon foreign specifically against Muslims. People tend to generalize against Muslims because of their religion, but they can be wrong. Many Muslims have separated themselves from their country to live in freedom in America and are harmless. The American government can be over protective of their country and be extremely thorough upon searching for evidence of the next threat. Racial
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Cultural Awareness As an Officer in the military one must remain on constant vigil. Vigilant against the enemy, against complacency, and no less important, we must remain vigilant against alienating those we seek to help. Working to rebuild a foreign land, thousands of miles from home away from your family and friends is already a tough job. Alienating the local population can only exacerbate the problems the military already has. Some of the more important areas of cultural understanding for
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Copyright © 2009, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course studies the major religions of the world. Topical areas include Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Indigenous Cultures, Islam, Judaism, and Taoism. Students will be objectively studying the origins and major figures and comparing and contrasting each of the major religions. During this course each student will visit a religious site and interview a person of an unfamiliar
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Week 5: Assignment 1 Religious Life on Planet Earth Anna Papp Prepared for Professor Laila Ghauri REL 212, Strayer University July 30, 2012 As an alien who has landed on planet Earth, I would have to base the criteria on what my location is. The first thing is to observe the area that I am in as it may be different than other parts of the world. To some, religion consists of explanations of existence (or ultimate meaning) based on supernatural assumptions and including statements about the
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ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY Christianity and Islam share much common ground, but when it comes to god they have different beliefs.Both trace their roots to Abraham. Both believe in prophecy, God's messengers(apostles), revelation, scripture, the resurrection of dead, and the centrality of religious community. This last element is especially important. Both Christianity and Islam have a communitarian dimension: what the church is to Christianity the"umma" is to Islam. Despite these
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English assignment 5 Multiculturalism in Britain Terrorism is a current threat worldwide. One of those countries who had the terrorism on close range is United States of America. We all remember the 9/11 terror attack, by the global militant Islamist organization, Al-Qaeda and the bombing attack in London in 2005. Terror can be different kind of goals, but mostly; political, religious or ideological goals and are mostly intended to create fear, and are directed to the civilians. This article
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