Essays Tagged: "Moslem"

Religion and Governments across the World

xcept for present day Turkey and some Far Eastern countries which practicea mild form of Islam, the Moslem world is run by military dictators, theocratic oligarchies, or acombination of both. A short ... successfully.Instead Islam fights on six fronts and prepares for more.The first front is terrorism. Moslems blow up airplanes and buildings. The car bomb is afavorite weapon. When the hand carried Ame ...

(8 pages) 280 1 2.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

A Look Back at the Crusades

y be able to visit the city. Most of the knights that had visit Jerusalemhad a great hatred for the Moslems (Johnson). It was as if seeing Jerusalem underMoslem control enhanced the anger that was alr ... rring in the knights (Johnson).Knights that were once clam and level-headed would strike out at the Moslems and killthe harmless Moslem villagers (Billings 86). I was afraid that if I were to make it ...

(4 pages) 78 0 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Sagrajas: Gate to the Forgotten and Failed Crusades of the Reconquista A background, compare/contrast of military capabilities, and a major battle analysis of the Reconquista.

The Iberian Peninsula had slowly slipped from Christendom control due to numerous invasions by the Moslems, and by the eighth century, an Islamic state existed well inland, with its main city of Cord ... ssaults--finally establishing the Umayyad caliphate and ending Christendom expansion westward. This Moslem stranglehold existed until 1031, when the collapse of the Umayyad caliphate splintered the Is ...

(5 pages) 51 1 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Study Crusader Syria as a feudal military frontier. Identify the principle weaknesses of the Crusader states. How were these weaknesses overcome?

because of persistent attacks by Islamic armies, it continued to increase. After a rise in unified Moslem efforts, the Christians continued to lose territory--further reducing the amount of fiefs fro ... arrival of a very large expedition led to an immediate military assemblage and assault against the Moslems, showing the desperate need of manpower and its use in the defense of the frontier. Occasion ...

(4 pages) 49 0 3.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Compare the Crusader success in the campaign of 1115 AD to Saladin's success in 1182 AD.

came through an exceptional ability to mass troops to repel attacks by a disorganized and a defunct Moslem alliance to defeat a common enemy. Although short on manpower (see above answer), in the earl ... nuous raids caused each Frankish prince to defend his own defenses (Beeler 123)). In early 1111 the Moslems began the launching of annual, yet seasonal, attacks, as the Suljuk Sultan of Baghdad seemed ...

(4 pages) 51 0 4.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Henri Pirenne Thesis, explained and proved.

nd eighth centuries had swept around the perimeter of the Mediterranean and had converted it into a Moslem lake upon which, as one Arab writer graphically said, the Christians could no longer "float a ...

(4 pages) 51 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

"New World Beginnings"

r true motives, they were avowedly attempting to wrest the Holy Land from the polluting hand of the Moslem infidel.By the time the strange-smelling goods reached the Italian merchants at Venice an ...

(6 pages) 63 0 3.9 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Catholicism vs. Islam From the Perspective of an Innkeeper

ife in general. Being Catholic all my life, I tried not to be too biased, even though Mubashir, the Moslem, argued his views rather well. Cecil, the monk, seemed undaunted by his opponent's stubbornne ... l began. A monk in public is not inconspicuous by any means, especially to a scholar. I imagine the Moslem started the conversation, and soon one mentioned creativity within his own faith. By the time ...

(4 pages) 27 0 0.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Crime and Punishment: Do you agree with the moral "crime does not pay"? Refer to at least two texts in your answer.

g them to inflict physical pain on themselves or to commit suicide. If the criminal is Christian or Moslem, he will also have to endure the thought of going to Hell. If the criminal is Hindu or Buddhi ...

(8 pages) 23 1 5.0 May/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Die Bybelse Skeppingsverhaal teenoor die Evolusiebenadedring.

oot plan. Die Bybelse Skeppingsverhaal word in die Chrsitelike-, Joodse- en tot ‘n mate in die Moslem geloof aanvaar.Die Evolusiebenadering is geskep deur Charles Darwin tydens die 19de eeu. Evol ...

(3 pages) 2915 0 0.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Die Moslem lewensfilosofie se rol in betrokke gebiede.

Die Moslem lewensfilosofie se rol in die gebied van Somalia is onbetwyfeld. Die Moslem lewensfilosofie w ... ree “Allahu Akbar” waarmee daar bedoel is dat God groot is! Daar is ongeveer nege miljoen Moslems in die land. Hulle wil ‘n houvas op krag hê en in beheer wees van hul land. Die f ... oorlogte opgevang word. In hul stryd teen Israel word wapens op groot skaal deur Iran en Syria (ook Moslem gebiede) voorsien. Die Islamitiese Howe Unie glo dat die oorlog teen terrorisme ‘n oorlo ...

(2 pages) 4163 0 4.7 Sep/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

Lord jim

on board, and this sets up the story to have Jim aboard a boat called the Patna. This boat held 800 Moslem pilgrims, and Jim was first mate aboard it. One night, the ship hit something in the water an ... irst mate aboard it. One night, the ship hit something in the water and weakened the boat while the Moslems were asleep. Afraid the ship would sink, Jim and the other officers took a lifeboat to safet ...

(2 pages) 4 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature