Literature Review on the topic of War

War is defined as the waging of armed conflict against an enemy, a legal state created by a declaration of war, or an attempt to end a problem such as in the war against drugs.

War can include a state of conflict and violent physical force between states, organizations, or large groups of people. War includes police actions and the absence of peace (Wikipedia, 2006). Terrorism, an act of violent physical force between people is another form of war as is the war against terrorism. Definitions of war and terrorism vary and people are unclear about what is meant by terrorism and whether it is akin to war (Schmid, 2004). A lack of common definition leads to double standards; for some there is a distinction between conventioal war, guerrilla warfare, and terrorism and for others there is no distinction. International terrorism must be dealt with by international cooperative efforts (Schmid, 2004).

The United States has won two global wars and is a leading military power in the name of democracy (Hooks & Smith, 2004). However, Hooks and Smith also pointed out that nineteenth century racism was a source of war then as it is now. Racism against the Nati

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Muslims is increasing, as is the need to end Islamophobia. Globalization is a factor related to culture for the Islam and the spread of Islamophobia. The Muslim seeks to promote Islamic culture as superior to Christian culture. On the other hand, the Arab-Muslim world is challenged by globalization since it is difficult to maintain cultural identity in the face of prevalent Western views. Thus, globalization is a threat to a culture as well as an opportunity to spread Islam views. The Muslim is proud of their religion and sensitive to changes and some view the Christian invasion as a threat. On the other hand Arab-Muslims fear that their cultural identity is exaggerated in some cases; they fear their religion is viewed as without conscience, used to propagate and promote the dominance of the culture. This false view would lead to fears of the Arab-Muslim and their culture and resulting prejudice and reactions (Malashenko, 2000). Islamophobia is found within and outside the Muslim community (Kutty, 2004). For example, Kutty noted that efforts by the Islamic Institute of Civil Justice were met with opposition among over 650,000 Canadian Muslims. The Institute sought to formalize an alternative dispute resolution and ma
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