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…for modesty. In the Koran, "lower your eyes, and be modest" are the rules on how a person should be dressed. (30 Days, para. 2) Men also cover, their heads too. A tribe in the Sahara called the Tuareg, it has been reversed. In this society, women can divorce…

…on past judicial decisions, Civil law, based on the principals of the sixth century Roman Empire and Islamic Law. Islamic law is derived from the Koran and the Hadith and is associated with the "the one and only one God, the Almighty" (Laqmani, Yavas &amp…

…that European lepers did. The Koran did not have any passages comparable to Leviticus, so Muslims did not have a religious reason to create a special group for lepers and totally exile the afflicted as the Christians did (Dols, pp.913-914). Islamic society's lack…

…and are standing up to those who force the will of the Koran on them. American products are popular in many Iranian cities and we would never attack them cause democracy is slowly taking root. North Korea This country is one of the poorest in the world and 20…

…, the Nation grew rapidly under Malcolm's leadership. He not only spoke the words of the Koran and his spiritual adviser, Elijah Muhammad, but he also lived it to its fullest. As the crowds grew to hear him speak, so did the disapproval to his rising popularity…

…was not to force conversion on anyone; the Koran and the Bible forbade this. The object of jihad and the crusades was to gain political control over societies and run them in accordance with the principles of Islam and Christianity. Both took separate paths…

…have Holy Books from which religious teachings are taken. The Muslim Holy Book is called the Quran, it is spelled in English in many different ways Koran, Kuran, this is because Arabic is hard to translate. The Quran is the word of God as reveled…

…A) Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madras's, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a center for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Timbuktu is located…

…, then a genuflection followed by two prostrations, and finally a sitting posture. In each of these postures prayers and portions of the Koran, the holy book are said. The third duty of a Muslim is to pay zakat. This was originally the tax levied by Muhammad on the wealthy…

…. But according to the Koran, Islam leaves 'the choice of contraception and the excessive solution of abortion up to families'. Afghan abortion laws dictate a seven-year prison term for each abortion performed, even with the consent of the pregnant woman. According…