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Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam

By Georgiana Constantin

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Discusses the tension between Western and Eastern definitions of human rights and some of the problems caused from the differing views.

Mideast Attitudes Toward the West

By Jessica Davidson

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Using contemporary social networking sites, Jessica Davidson, Dr. Stephen Bowers, and Elizabeth Garnett of Liberty University have prepared a survey in which respondents indicate why they might dislike or admire Western society and democratic ideals. 

Musharraf and the Supreme Court of Pakistan

By Thomas Houlahan

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A study by Dr. Houlahan that concludes Pakistan’s Supreme Court takes much more of a strict constructionist approach than the United States Supreme Court.

Encyclopedia of Jihad

By Alexei Malashenko, Stephen R. Bowers and Valeria Ciobanu

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Once believed to be a relic of history, the notion of Islamic jihad regained a political role in the 1980s. While “great jihad” implies peaceful activity, “small jihad” denotes the use of violence.

There has never been a war in which Christians and Muslims have participated where the latter has not appealed to the slogan of holy war.

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