The region of the Middle East and its inhabitants have always been a wonder to the Europeans, dating back to the years before the advent of Islam and the years following the Arab conquest. Today, the Islamic world spreads from the corners of the Philippines to the far edges of Spain and Central Africa. Various cultures have adopted the Islamic faith, and this blending of many different cultures has strengthened the universal Islamic culture. The …showed first 75 words of 2005 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2005 total…them with a social and economical shelter, first within the family then in the community. However strange the family life and relationship between Muslim men and women may seem to outsiders, the Muslim family system has resulted in stable and productive Islamic communities throughout the world. Bibliography Fernea Guest, pg 165 Fernea Guest, pg 166 Dawood Tales From The Thousand And One Nights pg 184 Officials in charge of a particular city within the Islamic Empire Word Count: 1982