(1) Chapter one Announcement of the Islamic Caliphate The announcement of the renewal of the caliphate in Iraq in the year 1427AH [2006] was the arbiter between division and separation as well as the glory of the Muslims.
(2) Before issuing the ruling, the judge Shaban El-Shamy read a lengthy series of remarks detailing what he described as a litany of ills committed by the Muslim Brotherhood, including “spreading chaos and seeking to bring down the Egyptian state”.
(3) I hope this movement will continue and spread for it has within itself the power to stand up to fascism, be victorious in the face of extremism and say no to oppressive political powers everywhere.” Appearing via videolink from Tehran, and joined by London mayor Sadiq Khan and Palme d’Or winner Mike Leigh, Farhadi said: “We are all citizens of the world and I will endeavour to protect and spread this unity.” The London screening of The Salesman on Sunday evening wasintended to be a show of unity and strength against Trump’s travel ban, which attempted to block arrivals in the US from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
(4) In Tirana, Francis lauded the mutual respect and trust between Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Christians in Albania as a "precious gift" and a powerful symbol in today's world.
(5) Federal judges who blocked the bans cited harsh rhetoric employed by Trump on the campaign trail , specifically a pledge to ban all Muslims from entering the US and support for giving priority to Christian refugees, as being reflective of the intent behind his travel ban.
(6) "Our black, Muslim and Jewish citizens will sleep much less easily now the BBC has legitimised the BNP by treating its racist poison as the views of just another mainstream political party when it is so uniquely evil and dangerous."
(7) Yet it is liberal Muslims such as Sadiq Khan who are best placed to challenge extremist views within their own communities.
(8) Could a devout Muslim be a wholehearted supporter of Ukip?
(9) But today, Americans increasingly no longer shy away from saying they oppose mosques on the grounds that Muslims are a threat or different.
(10) Photograph: Jared Malsin for The Guardian They are among at least seven Egyptians – six Christians and one Muslim – who are believed to be held hostage in Libya, though that is regarded as a conservative estimate.
(11) But perhaps the most striking example of how differently much of the world sees London – and the importance of religion – from the way the city plainly sees itself came from the US, where Donald Trump caused uproar with a call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country.
(12) The Vatican spokesman said two of the 12 whose feet were washed were Muslim inmates.
(13) But when in mid-October two of the artists received death threats, the menaces were widely reported and rekindled debate, prompting vicious, anti-Muslim comments on Danish talk shows.
(14) The rioting began on Wednesday after a deadly argument between a Muslim gold shop owner and his Buddhist customers in Meikhtila.
(15) Scaf criticised the Muslim Brotherhood for its premature announcement of the results and stated it was "one of the main causes of division and confusion prevailing the political arena".
(16) The previous Ba’athist and Shia governments tried to deviate the Muslim generation from their path through their educational programmes that concord with their governments and political whims.
(17) It claims, with no factual basis, that Muslim men seek relationships with Hindu women in order to convert them and increase the Muslim population as a result of this.
(18) There were 18 primary cases amongst pilgrims returning from Mecca and 15 subsequent cases among Muslims over the following 19 months.
(19) The city council’s community safety team, now responsible for a leaflet campaign urging young Muslims not to join Isis, used to employ 31-year old Mashudur Choudhury as a racial harassment worker.
(20) In an interview with the Guardian, Chishty said there was now a need for “a move into the private space” of Muslims to spot views that could show the beginning of radicalisation far earlier.
Zoroastrian
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to Zoroaster, or his religious system.
(n.) A follower of Zoroaster; one who accepts Zoroastrianism.
Example Sentences:
(1) "Whether Jain or Sikh or Buddhist or Sufi or Zoroastrian or Jewish or Muslim or Baptist or Hindu or Catholic or Baha'i or Animist or any other mainstream or minor religion or movement, we are taught as a tolerant society to accept a diversity of ideologies.
(2) Iran, which was a Zoroastrian country before Islam arrived, is home to some of the world’s most magnificent historical and archaeological sites with ancient ruins, glittering mosques and spectacular landscapes.
(3) It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1319, and today its ruins are spread over a wide area, with the remains of spectacular churches, a Zoroastrian fire temple, palaces and city walls.
(4) Among dual nationals behind bars are Karan Vafadari, an Iranian-American national belonging to the Zoroastrian faith, and his wife Afarin Neyssari.
(5) Over the course of his life, Cyrus meets many influential philosophical figures of his time, including his grandfather (and founder of Zoroastrianism), Socrates, the Buddha, Mahavira, Lao Tsu and Confucius.
(6) Iranians are proud of their history and still largely celebrate many ancient traditions that goes back as far as the country's Zoroastrian era, such as the Persian new year, Nowruz.
(7) It could be shown that the differences between Zoroastrians and Jews are highly significant (p less than 0.001).
(8) Joyce later told ABC Radio that Shiites, Zoroastrians, and Jews in the region were also under threat from extremist, but it was “the reality [that] the future of Christianity in that area is over”.
(9) Islam is the official religion in Iran and only Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians are tolerated as accepted religious minorities with access to higher education, although each face various restrictions.
(10) Iran, which has Islam as its official religion, only recognises Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians as accepted religious minorities.
(11) The Zoroastrians show the lowest frequency of TfC1 (0.4999) and highest frequencies of TfC2 and TfC3 (.02215, and 0.2783, respectively).
(12) Among the social groups utilizing this hospital, the Parsis (Zoroastrians) have the highest incidence of colonic cancer.
(13) During the 9-year period 1964 to 1972 inclusive, a total of 2130 women with breast cancer were seen, with break-down by religion as follows: Hindus (1259), Muslims (306), Christians (264), Parsi (Zoroastrians) (226), Jains (25), Buddhists (26) and others (24).
(14) In the first, Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come: The Ancient Roots of Apocalyptic Faith (1993), Cohn studied the ancient civilisations of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Vedic India in order to trace the source of millennial speculation, which he claimed to find in Zoroastrianism.
(15) On prevalence day, 16 clinically definite cases of MS were counted, 14 in Bombay and 2 in Poona, from a total Zoroastrian population of 50,053 and 3,399, respectively.
(16) The frequency of transferrin Tf C subtypes has been determined by double one-dimensional electrophoresis of plasma samples from Moslems (n = 91), Zoroastrians (n = 97), Jews (n = 88) and Armenians (n = 88) of Iran.
(17) Link to video Another frontbencher, Barnaby Joyce, made similar comments on Friday , telling ABC Radio that Shias, Zoroastrians and Jews in the region were also being persecuted, but it was “the reality [that] the future of Christianity in that area is over”.
(18) There's Nisaba the Babylonian goddess who looks after the stores of both grain and knowledge in Mesopotamia; the Hindu goddess Saraswati; the Zoroastrian Anahita; the ancient Greek Athena; and the Shinto Omoikane (a fine goddess of holistic thought and multitasking).
(19) Oh well, it's a pleasant thought prompted by Terry Teachout's new biography, He places Mencken in the libertarian camp of American conservatism, noting that others on the right would still shun him - Christian conservatives, for example, because he placed fundamentalism on a par with voodoo or Zoroastrianism.
(20) These ranged from four fortified monasteries, a Zoroastrian fire temple and several Buddhist stupas (commemorative monuments), through ancient copper working, smelting workshops, miners habitations and a mint, as well as two small forts and a citadel.