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…aware of most of the Koran’s elements in a dream. The Koran is a book of Islam scriptures similar to the Bible. Mohammed was also known for interpreting the dreams of his disciples. (Lucker 12) Every night we dream, so we spend about 5-15…

…recognizes and celebrates the inherent dignity bestowed by God upon all human beings regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or religion. The Koran, the Muslim holy book, is explicit in its emphasis on the equality of women and men before God. ¡§And their Lord has…

…the Koran, given, he says, by God to Mahomet: each of these calls itself revealed religion, and the only true Word of God, and this the followers of each profess to believe from the habit of education, and each believes the others are imposed upon. But when…

…in Casablanca in November 1998. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs monitors Friday mosque sermons and the Koranic schools to ensure the teaching of approved doctrine. The authorities sometimes suppress the activities of Islamists but generally tolerate activities…

…a distinction between "active euthanasia" and prohibiting further medical efforts to keep a patient alive. The Moslem faith is completely against the practice of euthanasia. California cardiologist Dr. Maher Hathout cites the Koran for his right-to-life stance…

…and women are classed equally. The Koran also dispels the common myth among other religions that a woman is evil by nature and has been created to deceive mankind. It is through Purdah, or the "modest dress according to the legal systems, requiring covering…

…recite the Koran (the sacred scripture of Islam) from memory can be a mullah, but the mullah may not understand either the words or the meaning, since the book was written and is memorized in Arabic, which is not a local language. The mullah conducts…

…Faysal was ruled by the Koran alone. But the time of his death, ending a 10-year reign, Faisal had turned his country from a poor, nomad-populated desert, into a financial giant bursting into the modern world while clinging to conservative Islamic Principles…

…each one has various particulars that only affect a certain myth in the culture. The Koran, for the Muslims, and the Vedas, for the Hindu people, are a compilation of the traditional myths of their religion. In general, there are myths of origins…

…, there is no Koranic or Biblical backing for FGM ("Men's...", 34). Many times female circumcision is treated as a religion in itself. It can be a sacred ritual meant to be kept secret forever. As a woman told poet Mariama Barrie, "You are about to enter Society {sic…