It was during the year 1026 that Mahmud of Ghazni raided the Somanatha temple for its wealth, leading to the destruction of its many idols. In Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History, Romila Thapar explores the distinct narratives that were written at the time by placing them into the historical context of the period. Her goal, through this monograph, was not to reestablish how we perceive the history of the raid, but to instead study the diverse perspectives and views represented in the various
Introduction Al-Biruni or in full Abū al-Rayhān Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Bīrūnī was a Persian-Khwarezmian Muslim scholar and polymath. He was born in 973 and his contributions to science made him one of the greatest Muslim scientists and astronomers. He was well versed in physics, mathematics, geography, history, ethnography, anthropology and astronomy. During his time of becoming a great polymath, he survived some unusual political changes such as change of six princes. There is not enough information
1. Before Babi takes Laila to school and goes to work, Mammy fights with him “ferocious[ly as she is] . . . pacing and ranting, [whereas] Babi sit[s and] . . . nod[s] obediently” (108). 2. When Hasina tells Laila and Gita how to fend off a suitor, Laila does not her about “how proud she was of [Babi’s] regard for her or how determined she was to pursue her education” (114-115). 3. When Mammy invites neighbourhood women over for gatherings, Mammy says, “‘His students loved him . . . because he wouldn’t
It’s been verified that the origin of the Rroma (gypsies) is in India. From there, they fled the army of King Mahmud from Ghazni and over time traveled through southwest Asia and got to eastern Europe in the 14th century. Many gypsies were trapped there under the bind of slavery for centuries, while some managed to get to all corners of Europe. Due to these diasporas and more
Tasawwuff or Sufism is the esoteric and the inward dimension of Islam. It is the mystical aspect of Islam and contrary to popular belief Sufism emerged from the heart of the Islamic revelation. In September 622, Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina in an effort to organize the community and to enable it to fight religious wars against their religious opponents. He considered his own pursuit of faqr—resignation to God’s will and a life of poverty a source of personal pride. It was at the
Helen Santos April 14, 2016 History 110A-Section 4 MWF 11:00 am Chapter 16: India and the India Ocean Basin Chapter 16 in the book Tradition & Encounter: A Global Perspective on the Past written by Jerry H. Bentley and Herbert F. Ziegler is mainly about Islam and Hindu kingdoms, and the meetings of their traditions, production and trade in the Indian Ocean Basin, and the influence of Indian society in Southeast Asia. The chapter starts with the kingdoms of Islamic and Hindu, and it begins with
him. In the following passage it is shown that the archer is a bitter vigilante who feels that he himself must right societies injustices, "The teacher of Algebra and Geometry neatly stacked his books on his desk and walked out of the small town of Ghazni and into the hills. A week later he'd returned to the town after dark with three other men and proved that he was worthy of his heritage by killing three Soviet soldiers and taking their arms." The Archer later goes on to pronounce, "I still carry
Introduction: Targeted killings are killing of a suspect or member of a terrorist organization by having suspensions on them. However, the justification of targeted killing is the most vital and hard part since an individual is being killed without a proven guilt. There are numerous views on targeted killings some says it is a legitimate act to counterterrorism for pre-planned and pre-mediated terrorists acts or ‘’self-defense’’ while some other says it is more of an extra-judicial execution (Kretzmer
With the Hindu Kush being 7, 692 meters in height and an essential geographical defense, leading imperialist powers such as the British Empire and the Czarist Russia race to seize Afghanistan. On two separate occasions, British troops from India were able to enter into the country and establish puppet governments for economic reasons. This phase of Afghanistan history is respectively known as “the Great Game.” However, those who existed at this time frame would not simply word it as “a game”. People
My childhood, it was the toughest time in my life. In 1995, when I was 7, our family is displaced due to civil war from Kabul to a rural area in the Moqur district of Ghazni province. War and displacement caused our family financial standing to collapse. The worst unfortunate, my father was disabled and couldn’t work as a normal person to afford the expenses of his family of ten members. I was the eldest son of my father with 2 younger brothers and 5 sisters (4 elder and 1 younger than me). I was
Introduction The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. The novel is about a Pashtun fellow, Amir, who realizes his childhood mistakes and begins a journey to emend them. Hosseini commenced inditing the novel in 2001 while practicing medicine (source). Therefore, his cognizance regarding health care is limpidly reflected in the novel by his writing style, and the conflicts in the lives of characters. For instance, Ali, who is a servant in Amir’s house and his father’s