Throughout history, cultural identity differences spark tensions. For example, in early America, Caucasians and Africans co-existed in owner-slave relationships where Africans were viewed as uncivilized. World War II involved the Holocaust where Nazi troops killed over 6 million Jewish people because t...
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Many years ago, I wrote: “Never in the history of humanity had so many freedoms been won for the individual in so many countries. Yet, liberty without responsibility poses the greatest threat to democracy” (Wong, 2001). Freedom is never free. Countless people have...
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will argue that it is necessary to consider antisectarianism not as one thought that opposes an already determined ‘sectarianism’, but as specific thoughts that contest the definition of ‘sectarianism’ it seeks to overcome. Such a view will enrich our understanding of the history of secular ...
Iranian history of secularism Modern debates about secularism in Iran can be traced back to theConstitutional Revolutionin 1906. It advocatedliberalism and secularismand began conversations about a society without religious rules for all. Iranians experienced enforced secularisation shortly after Reza Shah...
In the Heart of the Sea is the name of this magnificent book where in the first chapter, Nathaniel Philbrick tries to show us a place where the principal job is being part of the whaling industry. This chapter is the beginning of history, the beginning of tragedy, the one that occurred ...
Atheism rejects the belief in the existence of any deities, whereas theism is the belief in one or more gods or divine beings. Theism encompasses a range of beliefs about god(s), while atheism centers on the absence of such beliefs. ...
Catholicism is a major branch of Christianity based on teachings of Jesus and led by the Pope, emphasizing sacraments. Islam, founded by the Prophet Muhammad, is a monotheistic religion that follows Quran and emphasizes submission to Allah's will. ...