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11RESPONSA — (Heb. שְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת; lit. queries and replies ), a rabbinic term denoting an exchange of letters in which one party consults another on a halakhic matter. Such responsa are already mentioned in the Talmud, which tells of an inquiry… …
12Islamic music — is Muslim religious music, as sung or played in public services or private devotions. The classic heartland of Islam is the Middle East, North Africa, Iran, Central Asia, Horn of Africa and South Asia. Due to Islam being a multi ethnic religion,… …
13A Defense of Abortion — is a moral philosophical paper by Judith Jarvis Thomson first published in 1971. Granting for the sake of argument that the fetus has a right to life, Thomson uses thought experiments to argue for the moral permissibility of induced abortion. Her …
14Usul al-fiqh — Usūl al fiqh (ArB|أصول الفقه) is a term which literally translates to the roots of the law and refers to the study of the origins, sources, and practice of Islamic jurisprudence. In the narrow sense, it simply refers to the question of what are… …
15List of topics in sexual ethics — This is a list of topics on sexual ethics.See ethics, sex, and sexual ethics for an overview.General Topics in Sexual EthicsMuch of sexual ethics explores the obligatoriness, permissibility, or forbiddenness of the activities that follow.… …
16applied logic — Introduction the study of the practical art of right reasoning. The formalism (formal logic) and theoretical results of pure logic can be clothed with meanings derived from a variety of sources within philosophy as well as from other… …
17Comparison of Islamic and Jewish dietary laws — Part of a series on Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) …
18List of topics on sexual ethics — This is a list of topics on sexual ethics. See ethics, sex, and sexual ethics for an overview. Contents 1 General Topics in Sexual Ethics 1.1 Dating and marriage 1.2 Homosexuality …
19AUTOPSIES AND DISSECTION. — Respect for the dead, and the utmost reverence for the human body after death are enjoined by both Jewish law and custom. The rabbis deduce the prohibition of the desecration of the corpse (nivvul ha met) as well as the duty of the reverent… …
20Tattoo — For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). A tattooed woman in the United States, ca. 1907. A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification,… …
