For decades, the situation in Palestine has been promoted as an "Arab" issue, or a "Palestinian" issue, and Muslims have, by and large, gone along with this charade. Such a belief gas proven fatal as the Zionists have succeeded in further dividing the opposition to their occupation of Palesine, wi...

In the study of sociology and politics of religion, Islam has been integral in analyzing how the unification of the church and state can be made possible under the Islamic setting. Indeed, Islam as one of the most dominant world religion, is more than a socio-political and religious phil...

On September 11, 2001, a horrific terrorist attack was waged against the United States. Thousands of working men and women were killed in the attacks, leaving the country grieving and angry. On that day, I asked myself, "What could make those people hate America so much that they would do such ...

1. Heraclius ID: Heraclius was born in Cappadocia, in Anatotlia, somewhere around 575. In 610, his father, the governor of Carthage (Africa), sent him to Constantinople to overthrow the tyrant Phocas. This venture was successful and Heraclius was proclaimed emperor on October 5, 610 Si...

The Decline of The Islamic Empire There was once an immense empire known as the Roman Empire, it was once the dominant force in Europe and had almost complete control of Europe. The Roman Empire had 55 rulers overall. The empire had an excellent government but they had trouble with keeping a ruler....

Scott Rogers There are many countries in the world today that can be classified as "third world". A country that is a third world could mean a lot of things. A third world country is a country that does not have a lot of political power. This kind of country is usually poor, and underdevelop...

War Between Lebanon and Israel The country originated in 1948. In 1967-1973 a war broke out between Lebanon and Israel Conflict between the Christian-dominated government and Moslem leftist led to a crisis in 1958, which United States troops at the request of Lebanon's president being sen...

Each country in the entire world has experienced a great deal of change whether it be Religion, beliefs, food, or education. You may think that just because you live in the United States that every state has evolved the same, well not really at all the East coast was all founded years before the ...

Each country in the entire world has experienced a great deal of change whether it be Religion, beliefs, food, or education. You may think that just because you live in the United States that every state has evolved the same, well not really at all the East coast was all founded years before the ...

Me is Too Crazy for Us One of the most discussed subjects in the news today is the struggling peace of the "Middle East." It seems everyone in America has a different view or opinion about the region geographers call Southwest Asia. Future relations between the oil-rich Muslim societi...

How the Crusades Changed the Course of Civilization It all started with Pope Urban II's call to arms against the Seljek Turks in late 1095. Then next 400 years became a long bloody battle for control of the holy land. Legends were made and kings were destroyed in wars that are still t...