Essays and Research Papers on Islam & Islamic Politics

A 5 page paper. There are more than 4,000 different faith groups in the world, 20 of which are typically identified as 'the major world religions.' This paper discusses the largest five plus Judaism. The names and purposes of the primary religious texts for each religion is identified. The literary techniques for teaching lessons are ...

This 8 page paper discusses the complicated link between women and religion in the Middle East which has been a source of debate for centuries. The paper considers whether religion reinforces female oppression or provides opportunities for women - or a combination of both. The discussion includes the rights the Quran gives women, the way ...

This 4 page paper examines the three Abrahamic religions. How the conflict between the religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) is aligned with violent conflicts is discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper looks at the dominant religion in Saudi Arabia; the religion of the Sunni Muslims where the Hanbali school of jurisprudence has been adopted. The paper out lines the forms of the approaches adopted in interpreting the divine texts of the Quran and the Sunna, as well as the haiths and ...

This 7 page paper provides an overview of a hypothetical course on African religions that is based on an existing textbook. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of various Eastern religions (Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism) and compares them with Islam and Christianity. Various precepts of each discussed religion are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper that responds to several questions: What is religion; how religion shapes identity; the influence of religion on culture; and a brief comparison of the first four religions with the Baptist religion. Incorporated into the paper is the definition of religion, some of the basic beliefs of each religion and if ...

This 8 page paper begins with the number of members of the three religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The first section discusses sharing Christianity with Jews with a comment that first, one must understand that Judaism is the only religion that is also an ethnicity. Can a Christian evangelize to Jews and/or Muslims? The major ...

A 5 page paper which compares and contrast the origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by determining how, where and when these religions emerged and by describing their relationship to each other. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Islam is the predominant religion in Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Sudan, defining both cultural and political identity. This 5 page paper asserts that Iran has formed a coalition with the Baluchi in the southeast and the Kurds in the west, Sudan has entered into a policy of genocide toward the Black Christians within its borders and Saudi Arabia ...

This 5 page paper discusses the general principles of these religions and specifically addresses the meaning of life according to these world views. Furthermore, this paper compares and contrasts how these religions address this philosophical issue. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses prayer in Christianity and prayer in Islam. The paper explains the five prayer timings in Islam and how members of each religion practice prayer. The paper also discusses study in each religion. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page tutorial essay takes the student through similarities between the Islam and Jewish religions. The essay also focuses on the main literature of both religions, the Torah in Judaism and Koran in Islam. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 14 page paper examines prayer as it exists in these three religions. A bit about each religion is conveyed and then prayer is discussed in terms of how it is incorporated into the religious traditions. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

An 11 page discussion of the factors influencing the spread of Islam. While these factors can be attributed to specific events such as the independence of the Muslim states in the aftermath of World War II, the spread of Islam and the speed of that spread is really attributable to much more basic factors. ...

A 4 page research paper that contrasts and compares these religions. Ryan (2004) points out that non-Muslims are frequently perplexed when they find out that Muslims consider "Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus" and many other biblical personages who are known to both Jewish and Christian scripture to be Muslim (p. 19). This does not mean ...

10 pages in length. Long before the notion of religious unity, mankind simply strode through his existence from birth to death with little in the way of spiritual guidance; as people began to develop and solidify an alliance with what they perceived as their respective Gods, however, the aspect of sacred harmony quickly fell ...

This 4 page paper briefly outlines and explains the three named religions. The five pillars of Islam are explained. The origins of both Santeria and Rastafarianism are discussed as are their primary beliefs. Santeria was created by slaves in Cuba as a way to secretly continue their native religious practices and beliefs. Rastafarianism is ...

A 6 page comparison of the differences and similarities of Islamic and western culture and religion. Defines each term and provides a background as to beliefs and the stereotyping and misperceptions which have arisen between these two cultures. Outlines the important precepts of Islam and concludes that Islam, in fact, shares numerous ideological ...

A 7 page discussion of the numerous causes behind the 1978-1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and indeed behind the Hizb Allah (Hezbollah) movement in Lebanon which occurred the following year. These causes were religion, nationalistic and social. While the effects of each were focused on the Middle East, the West was also heavily ...

A 5 page research paper that discusses the revelation of the Prophet Muhammad. Bibliography lists 4 sources. These revelations were brought to him from Allah by the archangel Gabriel and because of this experience Muhammad rejected the polytheistic religion of his fellow Arabs

An 8 page paper that presents an historical overview of each Jesus and Mohammed. The writer discusses the impact the death of each had on his religion, how each is worshiped and how their messages are being carried out today. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at The Golden Age: The Political Concepts of Islam by Ira Lapidus and The Community in Islamic History by Hamilton A.R Gibb, comparing and contrasting the views of Islam and the relationship between religion, politics, and government in the classical or Pre-Modern Muslim world. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the many similarities, as well as differences, between Christianity and Islam and the lives of these great world religion's founders, Jesus and Mohammad. This examination briefly examines the life and times of each founder, as well as how Jesus and Mohammad are understood within the context of religious ...

In 7 pages, the author discusses the similarities and differences of Christianity and Islam. The two religions share many commonalties, but they have very different doctrines. No bibliography.