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Should/Are muslim brits (be) slacking off at school?

Statistics proclaim that only a third of British Muslims finish school. The first revelation to the Prophet from the Angel Gabriel in Islam was to"read; read in the name of thy lord; who created man from a clot; and taught man what man knew not" A famous quote from the Hadith is to &q...

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To what extent are police biased to less powerful groups of the society

Is police/law enforcement irreversibly corrupt. Are the non-influential/less-powerful/opulent factions of society never going to receive justice? Can we trust the police? Or should we be fatalistic, not report crimes and take matters in our own hands(perform vigilante justice)? Are the poli...

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The infusion of mathematics in a host of other subjects is unnecessary and somewhat irritating.

Descartes said that every study revolves around mathematics and science. It is a widely held belief and assertion that knowledge roots at philosophy which translates to mathematics which then branches out to all other fields. But is it really that necessary to shove/force symmetries/equations/for...

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Absolute Monarchy was Limited Monarchy

Absolute monarchy always had its limits, these limits prevent it from becoming a despotism or a tyranny. However the theoretical limits on an absolute monarch were heavily contested at the time and today, how absolute a Monarch ever was is contested. There is even the question as to whether even...

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Historical Debate - Exclusion Controversy 1679

The Seventeenth century was a time of religious turmoil throughout Europe, the Catholic counter reformation was underway in the middle of the century with Austria and Spain attempting to recover Catholicism's losses in the previous century during the thirty years war. Although insulated from the ...

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GORBACHEV WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLLAPSE OF THE USSR

The collapse of the USSR came about from a number of factors and was most definitely hastened along by Gorbachev’s policies, however the extent to which the demise of the USSR can be directly linked to Gorbachev is still widely debated.

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PHILOSOPHY - Utilitarianism isn't as fair as it initially seems

Utilitarianism as an ethical philosophy can simply be defined as a system in which 'the theory that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by its usefulness in bringing about the most happiness of all those affected by it.' (http://plus.aol.com/aol/reference/utilitar/utilitarianism...

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The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: More may be better

Scott D. Sagan and Kenneth N. Waltz have written a book entitled The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed, this is part of an ongoing debate within International Relations about nuclear weapons, could proliferation be a good thing? or is it too risky? after all its a risk we could not test...

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European History - The Partition of Poland in 1795 was more of an achievement than gaining territory from Turkey?

Catherine II or Catherine the Great of Russia who ruled from 1762 until 1796. She as Tsar or ruler made significant and notable Foreign Policy gains, including the partition of Poland and gaining significant territory from the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Was the partition more of an achievement than...

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