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Download full textCalvert, John – Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2010
This essay is excerpted from the author's book "Divisions within Islam," part of a 10-volume series for middle and high school students on the World of Islam. It provides information on the religious practices and beliefs of Shiism, and its differences with Sunni Islam. It mentions that Shiism is the second-largest denomination of Islam,…
Descriptors: Muslims, Islam, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Clarken, Rodney H. – Online Submission, 2009
This paper briefly describes the background of the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, especially the denial of education, and explores what could be done to alleviate this injustice, including enlisting the support of nations, organizations, media and people around the world. Baha'is are the largest religious minority in Iran and have been…
Descriptors: Social Change, Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Access to Education
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Noting that the terms used by the Western media in describing the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran by the Ayatollah Khomeini have created the impression that the Ayatollah is both irrational and inhumane, this paper argues from contemporary eclectic rhetorical theory--that "rationality" is a function of perspective--to…
Descriptors: Credibility, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
