Tony Montana, 2Pac, 50 cents and other pseudo men are the role models for most of the young men today, not just in the West but also in traditional Muslim countries. This article is an interesting analysis of the MTV version of Masculinity and the Islamic concept of a REAL MAN.
http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/misc/drugs.htm
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Ethnographic Study of www.DeenPort.com
Introduction
This report summarizes my ethnographic work on www.deenport.com a virtual community with membership exceeding 1500. I start of with a description of my membership experience in the community, followed by a detailed sociological analysis of this community, questions of membership, power structure, shared behavior of [...]
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One of the criticisms often leveled on religious belief is that the belief in God is not falsifiable. I am no philosopher but I cant help but think about an answer to this, in my opinion, erroneous allegation.
My answer is based on my own experience with religious belief. Often in my life I have [...]
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