Islam Research Proposals Samples For Students

The Prophet’s Mosque

Two categories describe the distinctive visual elements of Islamic art/architecture as decorated surface and structural shape. Understanding these characteristics of Islamic art/architecture proves a historical journey of the second holy mosque built next to the Prophet Muhammad’s home in Medinah in the 5th century 622 C.E. (Araffin 2005). The evolution of mosques from the humble rendering of the first erected with the Prophet’s own hands to the geometric patterned, repetitive designed, and calligraphy domed places of prayer and worship found in the Islamic world today is a testament to the faith in God of all Muslims globally. The ensuing ...

Introduction

The American Muslim population today is a mosaic of ethical, linguistic, economic, religious, and social group. As the newcomers adjust to the American ways of life, the Native Muslim American are well integrated into the American Society. Researchers have classified the American Muslims according to their religious devotion from highly orthodox to moderate secular. The rapid increase in the American Muslim population today has been associated to factors such as high birth rates, increasing immigration and the conversion of American population into Islam. Currently, they are approximated between five and seven million. Arguably, the living conditions for Muslim American have ...

Since the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre, Hollywood film directors have been responding in a myriad of ways. There have been numerous post-September 11 Hollywood films that seeks to offer a more realistic reflective of Arabs and the Muslim community in general, for instance, the film Babel (2006) depicts Arabs as normal, simple human beings with commonplace problems and similar identifiable worries. On the other hand, Hollywood action movies such as The Kingdom (2007), largely focuses on FBI agents hunting for terrorist in Saudi Arabia in connection with bombing of some of the American diplomats. In this ...

A Dissertation Proposal

Overview
The interest of international law includes the improvement of the condition and welfare of orphans around the world. Moreover, religion also emphasized the importance of looking after the less fortunate children apart from the concerns expressed in the international treaties. In fact, the Quran mentioned about the orphans several times more than any other religious texts. The rationale behind it is that the older society encompasses a kind of injustice and oppression towards the vulnerable members of the society such as children, women and elderly. This is because of the mindset of the people in older society, which ...

A number of research questions have a valid impact on the effect of education on the religious behavior and religious attendance of Muslims in the United States. The most pertinent issues on this topic include:
- What is the education level of the average Muslim in the United States?
- How have education levels affected the religious behavior of Muslims in the United States?
- How have education levels affected the religious attendance of Muslims in the United States?
- Is there a correlation between education and religiousness of Muslims in the United States?

Step Two

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Step 1

The population of American Muslims is largely based upon the migrants 63% that come from the other countries since 1990. Most of them called a first generation of Muslims in America that have parental country such as Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Pew Research Center (2011) justified that 37% of the Muslims were born in the America. The ultimate object of this study is to explore the role of education on religious behavior and attendance of Muslims in the America. What are the circumstances through which Muslims in America failed to maximize their attendance? On the other hand, ...

According to recent statistics of religious faiths share, the Christian faiths appear to be fighting a losing battle against the Muslim faith. In the past, the Muslim faith domination was almost negligible with more than 80% of the world population being Christians. In the modern contemporary society, the Muslim faith has spread to other places apart from its origin in the Asian continent. Currently, the Muslim faith has gained root to dominate over 1/6 of the world population (Olson, 2-6).
For the Christian faith to avoid eradication, it must come up with a strategic plan of retaining its followers. This ...

The Middle East has been a region that has been in a state of crisis for over a century now. Since the redefining of its political boundaries post World War I, the prolonged conflict between Israel and Palestine to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the region has been the site of conflicts based on a wide range of justifications. Dictatorships, religion, land disputes, possession of weapons of mass destruction, the subjugation of populace, and, arguably, oil have been some of the common war points. However, just how true these justifications of war are depends greatly on the perception of the Middle East, its ...

Islam is one of the most widely practiced religions around the globe. Like any widely practiced religion, Islam is defined by a number of aspects or characteristics. For one to be considered a Muslim, he or she must practice the religion as guided by the Quran. Some practices are considered at the heart of varied religions and for Islam, one of the key dimensions around the Islamic religion is Sufism. One would, therefore, wonder what the significance of this dimension is in the context of Islam. This paper will seek to explore the concept of Sufism and determine if ...

Introduction

Islam is currently portrayed as an intensely violent religion, which is against the western values. The obsession of mainstream media in tinged with the negative portrayal of Muslims and depicts them as fanatical, bigoted, violent, or as terrorists and extremists. Media also calls out against the intentions of Muslims all over the world and infers that they support the fanatical cause of terror organizations (Espiritu, 2016). The media coverage of Islam and related issues changed dramatically after the events of 9/11. The terrorist activity brought Islam to the forefront of media attention. Since then, the media coverage of Islam ...

Abstract

The proposed study will delve into how the contemporary federal security agents can successfully combat the terrorist organizations within the United States penitentiaries. In particular, the study will aim at contributing to the body of knowledge regarding fighting the domestic terrorism, that is, the terrorism originating from the state and federal correctional facilities. The study will also aim at helping the federal agents avert the recruitment and radicalization of the inmates inside the United States prisons. The study will utilize the survey research design due to its cost effectiveness, generalizability, and efficiency. The research participants will include the security ...

Introduction

In the current digital era, advertisement has become an essential social event. Current advertisements illuminate a significant change in beliefs, values, and most important behaviors and people’s buying patterns (Usman et al 124). Advertising directly and indirectly influences people’s lifestyles. A host of consumer research studies have shown that individual differences among advertisement audiences triggers variations in the manner in which those audiences respond to advertisement appeals (Moore et al 154). Following this revelation, advertisers are in constant search for greater communication effectiveness, but as this revolution is taking place, it is necessary to be cautious during the ...

Cardiovascular Diseases (CDV) Prevention Plan for the AAW Rural Southwest Florida Aims

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in globally. According to the Florida department of health, the disease is preventable yet it causes the highest number of deaths in the the state of Florida (Brown, 2008). Prevention studies have been tackled to help improve the care for the people contacting t diseases. Effectiveness of the clinic has been improved while the risk factors of the disease are being put in check. The rate at which the disease is growing is alarming owing to an implementation plan to help curb the advances of the disease. Before preventing the disease, ...

Facts and History

The Hagia Sophia is a structure in Istanbul, Turkey. The current rendition of the structure was built between 532 and 537 AD, although the site existed as a cathedral for some time before the current structure was erected. Historical records indicate that the structure was commissioned by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, who wanted the site to be home to an Orthodox patriarchal basilica. When the previous cathedral was destroyed by rioters, Justinian employed a physicist and a mathematician-- Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles, respectively-- to design the Hagia Sophia.
Initially designed as an Orthodox patriarchal basilica, the basilica was initially ...

The research context:

History of tort law
Tort law originated a century ago when Oliver Wendell Junior examined the history of negligence in the legal system, which later resulted in the theory of tort. He concluded in his study that the duty to exercise care in England was faulty. He noted that most plaintiffs suffered overwhelmingly when another party or entity caused a significant level of damage to them. Similarly, Morton J. Horwitz reexamines the history of negligence and found out that many jurisdictions did not understand negligence as carelessness or fault (Kaczorowski). Since its discovery, many nations such as the USA, ...

effect of stereotypes in society?
Stereotyping from a sociological perspective is a social construction derived from a thought pertaining to a group of individuals with specific social characteristics, which can be linked to certain behavior types (Cox, Abramson, Devine & Hollon, 2012). Often there is no or very little accuracy linking the perceptions people or individuals may obtain regarding others for whom the stereotyping is alluded. When stereotyping is viewed from a psychological premise scientists argue that it emerges from prejudice and discrimination, basically. Therefore, in reality if stereotyping were to be associated with one’s social conditions there may be insufficient evidence for ...

Introduction

People’s decision to become an organ donor is largely influenced by their religious beliefs. Different religions have different views on the subject. It involves social, legal, and ethical questions, which each religion approach in different ways. In this regard, this research aims to answer the questions of how religion influences a person’s decision to become an organ donor and how serious a concern this is.
These questions are important because of the organ shortage crisis that the world is experiencing. There has been an increase in the demand for organ transplantation throughout the world because of the increase ...

English as a Second Language

The influence of Arabic as a language is profound on many languages especially the influence on vocabulary. Indeed, many languages derive their vocabulary from Arabic in spite of the fact that the latter is largely used in Islamic countries.
1.2 billion Muslims worldwide employ the use of Arabic language in religious citations and prayers (Carter & MnCarthy, 2009).

Background of the Study

Teaching English, as a foreign language, to native Muslims or Arabic speaking country nationals may invoke questions that could be ordinary to ask for other languages as taught in the classroom. Such questions are spread in language literature and include personal questions like: ...

ISIS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: THE GLOBALIZATION OF TERRORISM

- Narrative Description
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, is a non-governmental organization that is vying for political control in Iraq and Syria. ISIS, sometimes known as ISIL, controls territories in these regions. ISIS has been responsible for a great amount of unrest in both Iraq and Syria, and has caused a lot of trouble with sectarian and terrorist violence in the regions.
ISIS has been highly successful in recruiting new members through use of social media networking strategies. Because of this success, the membership in ISIS has been younger than some of the other ...

Project Proposal: The Risk of Starting a Small Business by an Emarati's Women By Taking a Loan from Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Introduction

Over the years, various steps have always been taken to ensure that the Emirati women are then able to be empowered. This has included through the various issues such as the increase in their involvement in the workforce and further the setting aside of certain positions within the society that need to be filled with women. All these steps have been taken to empower women. Even though these measures may be deemed to be similar to many ...

Communication Theory

Communication Theory

With organizations becoming increasingly global, cross cultural communication has become an essential part of global organizations. Globalized business world means people from different parts of the world need to interact with each other. With effective communication, everyone involved in the process enjoys the benefits of increased knowledge, bandwidth and competitive advantage. On the other hand, ineffective communication can easily confuse, offend, or send misconstrued information that could break relationships with partners, customers, employees, and vendors. There are different forms of barriers that are seen in cross cultural communication that can cause breakdown of communication such as language ...

Introduction

Contemporary academic analysis is concentrated on the issue of states’ emergence. The former is analyzed in different social, political, and economic contexts. Such state of affairs can be explained from the practical point of view, meaning nowadays there are many players at the international level which have recently appeared.
However, in order to understand the nature of the aforementioned processes, the historical analysis is thought to be of great importance, since lots of contemporary phenomena took place in the previous centuries.
Thus, in this paper, the correlation between the Sykes-Picot agreement, formation of the Palestinian identity, and creation of ...

Why is this topic significant:

The number of foreign students going to America to pursue their studies keep increasing every year. Knowledge and information about these issues will help them prepare for what to expect.

The cases of injustice among members of ethnic minority groups appear to be escalating despite wide media attention.

Racial stereotyping, discrimination, and prejudice are serious problems that have major effects on the education and life of foreign students in America.
The most recent case of Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year old Muslim student who was arrested for bringing to school a digital clock he made using a pencil case, which the teacher misconstrued as a hoax bomb, represents the situation that members of ethnic minority groups studying in ...

Abstract

Saudi Arabia is one of the major producers of oil, which in turn improves it economy. Despite the huge oil deposits, its economy is quite unstable with many of its citizens being low-income earners. There is a small fraction of the population that enjoys the luxurious life, creating a huge gap between them and the common citizen. One of the lucky citizens is the royal family, as they tend to rule over the country and manage most of its resources. The current constitutional law tends to favor them as they have control over the judicial, legislative, and executive entities ...

I. Introduction
Since the formation of the state of Kosovo, there have been disputes about the legitimacy of the state—some do not recognize the international legitimacy of this state to the current day. Kosovo faces a number of issues that are inherited from its long history of conflict; one of the key problems faced by the country and the future leadership of the country is the problem of security. Because of the conflicted nature of the territory, Kosovo faces significant internal and external pressures (Alexander 14-19; Shaw and Štiks 91). The entire region is war-torn, and this conflict ...

Tittle: Wound Care Education for Health Care Provider

Introduction
The principles of nursing efficiency in respect to wounds care education implies the need for developing nursing programs that adopt and accept effective wound care education. Without efficiency in medical specialization, it becomes imperative that wound care would render the entire spectrum of health care provision challenging (Srivastava & Shainesh, 2015; Islam, et al, 2015). The present status of wound care education informs the need for role socialization, clinical rotation schedule and curriculum objective to enhance the responsibilities of medical specialties.

Aims and Objectives

The components of wound care education reflects the constructs of theoretical framework that support nursing care approach. ...

Marketing communications are a process of management through which a company or brand engages with various market audiences such as potential customers. Primarily, it involves understanding the communications environment of the audience, developing and presenting brand related messages to the identified audience groups. Marketing communications also entails evaluating and acting upon the responses gathered from the targeted audiences. For Kitson fashion brand, being able to convey messages that are of significant value means that Kitson fashion will be able to gather valuable attitudinal and behavioural responses from the target audiences. Marketing communications for the fashion brand will primarily focus on demand ...

Classical English Literature

Introduction
Teen pregnancy is a complex issue due to social, economic, emotional, and physical consequences that badly affect the life of teenage girl. In the United States, 3 out of every 10 teenage girls become pregnant before attaining the age of 20 (Shuger). There are about 50% of the high school students that have sexual intercourse in their teenage (Schuster, Bell, Berry, and Kanouse). The teen pregnancy, however, brings considerable economic and social cost to the teenage parents, to their children, and to their communities. One half of the teenage mothers do not even complete their high school.
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Introduction and Background:

In this contemporary world the concept of psychological contract is now emerging within the western region. It has received increased attention by the employers and employees for increasing the reciprocity. As, it is referred to the beliefs of an individual pertaining to the terms and conditions of the exchange relationship with another party, it is important to understand its significance in order to maintain a positive and healthy relationship. This concept is based on broader social exchange theories; proposing that the social relationships entails implicit and explicit expectations and obligations. The influence of culture and religion will be also be ...

Abstract

Revolution refers to the drastic changes in the governmental institution, which is carried out by the non-institutional forces. According to Theda Skocpol’s model of revolutions, the revolutions begin with the “Crisis of State” that is initiated by diverse international factors including the security and economic competition from the world. This condition of “crisis of state” is augmented by a second factor that involves the “Class Dominance” that identifies that which group will exploit the situation of revolution. These two basic factors bring about the social revolution. This research will highlight that the model elucidated by Skocpol is an appropriate ...

Humn 303

This project will identify the similarities and differences between the Dark Ages in Europe and the Era of Generation Z in the USA as represented by arts and literature in both time periods.
Conditions such as war, disease and poverty which characterized the Dark Ages are also experienced by Generation Z. The discussion of the modern day Dark Ages in the context of the US would be an interesting subject of study.
This project will provide a comparison between the Dark Ages and the Generation Z in the aspects of warfare, diseases, and how people addressed such conditions. ...

This project will identify the similarities between the Dark Ages in Europe and the Era of the Generation Z in the USA.
Conditions such as war, disease and poverty which characterized the Dark Ages are also experience by the Generation Z. Comparing the severity of each and how the people responded to such issues would be an interesting subject of study.
This project will provide a comparison between the Dark Ages and the Generation Z in the aspects of warfare, diseases, and how people addressed such conditions. The research will look into warfare and military strategies. The second ...

Anti-terrorism legislation involves various types of laws that are passed in order to fight terrorism. The international measures that were introduced to combat terrorism in America after the 2001 terrorist attack has led to serious consequences and armed conflicts around the globe. The measures introduced were meant to end the short-term imperatives of reducing security threats, neglecting the long-term benefits of achieving justice and equality among nations. The implementations have fueled the increase of racism in the continent where Americans have been branded racists. In America, there has been an increase in the hard security approach to conflicts, which ...

Introduction

The country of Bangladesh has historically served as a virtual bulls-eye for cyclonic activity in its corner of the Indian Ocean. Not only is the bay that leads onto shore extremely flat (and shallow), the shoreline is shaped like a horseshoe, which draws the storm activity inward. Also, the Bangladeshi lowlands along the ocean are also flat, and they do not drain well at all. This is good when you want to grow rice, but it is not so good when you want to avoid tragedy when a cyclone blows ashore and brings flooding with it. In the centuries before such ...