Pakistan is an Islamic Republic in South-Central Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea (30 00 N, 70 00 E). It is situated between HIV/AIDS high risk countries, India on the east, China in the north, and Afghanistan on the west. Its only low risk neighbor is Iran. The estimated population of Pakistan is 162,419,946, with an annual population growth rate of 2.03% (July 2005). The population is young, t...

Humanity has received divine guidance through two channels: the word of Allah and the prophets who were chosen by Him to communicate His will to humanity These channels have always functioned together, and if one is ignored or neglected, the will of Allah cannot be known with any degree of accuracy. The Hindus neglected their prophets and focused all of their attention on their books, which pro...

Two major religious groups of India were studied, viz. Hindu and Muslim. The survey was confined to 1059 individuals of Aligarh city (UP). Households were selected on random a priori basis during day time by door to door contact. Muslims populations were Syed, Sheikh, Pathan, Ansari and Hindus were Brahmin, Bania, Rajput, Jatav. Gene frequency, allele frequency, heterozygosity, genetic identity...

Animal welfare has become a growing concern affecting acceptability of agricultural systems in many countries around the world. An earlier Judeo-Christian interpretation of the Bible (1982) that dominion over animals meant that any degree of exploitation was acceptable has changed for most people to mean that each person has responsibility for animal welfare. This view was evident in some ancie...

Bangladesh hosts religious minorities that reflect the diverse faith traditions that have been influential in the historical region of Bengal over the millennia. Hindus, at 9.1 percent of the national population, are Bangladesh’s largest religious minority, though the Hindu population has declined significantly over the past 60 years since Partition (see figure 4). Buddhist communities, concent...

This study estimates poverty, wealth inequality and financial inclusion, for the first time, at sub-caste level in both Hindus Muslims using a unique survey data collected from 7124 households Uttar Pradesh, India, during 2014–2015. The results confirm existing hypothesis that Brahmins, Thakurs other Hindu general castes have higher accumulation, lower poverty lesser exclusion formal services t...

The social interaction between Bugis Muslims and Hindus in Bali has long been known to be harmonious. This can become a role model for religious Indonesia. paper aims explain the practice of menyama braya (brotherhood) as cultural system its relevance integrative Hindu Muslim communities Bali. research was conducted villages Serangan, Kepaon, Tuban, Suwung, Tanjung Benoa, Angantiga. is qualitat...

This paper highlighted the religious values of Balinese Hinduism death rituals in framework Anthropology. research utilized Typological and Content analysis methods to describe classification different burial ceremonies Hindus then analyze its message properties within literature. Perse, it is apparent that consisted Pitra Yadnya as very essence, following guidance Almighty God, Sang Hyang Widh...

Scholarly inquiries into communalism in South Asia have often exclusively focused on politically constructed religious and ethnic identity categories. This article challenges these assumptions by arguing that territoriality and the designation of homelands played an important, but largely unrecognized, role in developing social and political boundaries in the region. By analyzing the writings o...