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What is Islam?

Islam is one of the world's major monotheistic religions, centered on submission to Allah and the teachings preserved in its sacred texts. Students across religious studies, history, political science, and humanities courses write about Islam because it raises enduring questions about faith, law, culture, and power. Its historical reach across the Middle East and beyond makes it academically rich, touching on theology, civilization, gender, and governance in ways that invite sustained critical analysis.

The papers archived on this topic reflect several distinct approaches. Comparative essays are especially common, placing Islam alongside Christianity and Judeo-Christian traditions to examine shared and divergent beliefs, practices, and historical development. Historical analyses explore events such as the split between Sunni and Shi'ite traditions, as well as the broader arc of Middle Eastern civilization. Other papers take a thematic approach, examining concepts like predestination and free will within Islamic thought, the influence of Islam on Middle Eastern literature, or the relationship between Islam and democracy. The role of women in Muslim life and the political dimensions of religion also appear as recurring focal points.

A strong essay on Islam begins with a precise, arguable thesis rather than a broad statement about the religion as a whole. Evidence drawn from specific historical events, doctrinal distinctions, or cultural practices carries far more weight than generalizations about what Muslims believe. Comparative essays benefit from identifying a clear analytical framework before listing similarities and differences. The most common pitfall is treating Islam as a monolithic tradition; acknowledging internal diversity — across regions, sects, and historical periods — demonstrates the analytical depth that strong academic writing requires.

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The Ottoman Empire's decline from 1683 to World War I

In 1683, when the Ottoman forces were besieging Vienna, the empire reached its high-water mark and then began its slow, steady decline after suffering a major defeat in this battle. Only very gradually did Europeans come to perceive it as the Sick Man of Europe, however, since it was still formidable enough to play an important role in the defeat of Russia in the Crimean War of 1854-56. This was its last major victory, however, since by 1878 it had lost most of the Balkans, or Rumelia as it was known to the Ottomans, and with it much of its tax revenue and the recruitment ground for the Janissaries. It lost Crete in 1896 and Macedonia and Thrace after the Balkan Wars in 1912-13, and ceased to be a European power.

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Radicalization and extremism in the United States military

On Friday June 17th a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve was arrested for trespassing on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. In the man's car, police found Al Qaeda literature.

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Oil's impact on Western policy toward non-oil-producing Middle Eastern states

For the U.S. and other Western powers, oil supplies are the only real interest in the Middle East, and most people in the region are well aware of this fact, and of numerous Western attempts to establish and support ‘friendly' authoritarian regimes like that of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and the monarchy in Jordan. Public opinion polls in Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Pakistan actually show majority support for Western political and economic ideas, including democracy, but opposed U.S. foreign policy in general because they believed it to be motivated by control over oil supplies. None of this is new, and the West has been pursuing such policies since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, when Britain and France divided up the region between them. After World War II, the U.S. stepped in the void as these older empires declined, although it faced considerable resistance from nationalist movements in both oil and non-oil Arab countries.

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Bernard Lewis's portrayal of Islam in two books

Though Islam is certainly suffering from an image problem in the West, there is no denying the fact that it is the one of the major religions and boasts of millions of followers in almost every part of the world.

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The Organization of African Unity's human rights approach to decolonization

The need to have a perfect African continent which respect human rights and dignity started a long time ago whe OAU was established. This is evidenced by the OAU charter grounded on the principle of non-interference and state sovereignty. This study confirms that the transition of OAU to AU sought to have a holistic, integrated, and comprehensive methodology to ensure respect for all human rights.

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Turkey's accession to the European Union: economic and political implications

The accession of Turkey to the European Union has long been a subject of contention. The route of Turkey's membership to the European Union has been in process since 1959, but the consideration of Turkey being a part of…

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How the definition of heroism has evolved over time

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a hero is "a person, typically a man, who is admired for their courage or outstanding achievements, the chief male character in a book, play, or film, or (in mythology and…

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Malcolm X's philosophy of self-realization and self-actualization

The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published shortly after his assassination in February 1965, is a collaborative effort by Malcolm X and Alex Haley. Containing as it does the entire life history of Malcolm X, the book is…

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Deterioration of reinforced concrete in marine and river environments

¶ … Behavior of Concrete in Rivers and Marine Areas

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King Abdulaziz's conquest of Riyadh: conflicting historical accounts

When studying the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia there will be always some disputes about some of the stories and about the formation of the country and all the conspiracies that are related to it.

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