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El proposito de este estudio es destacar algunos aspectos historicos sobresalientes de la condicion de la mujer en las sociedades islamicas. No se intenta discernir de modo estricto el trazado evolutivo de su desarrollo historico, sino presentar una imagen razonablemente inteligible que acomode sus particularidades mas preocupantes. Se puntualiza la ambiguedad de algunos pasajes de la sunna y se los contrasta con el texto coranico. Se identifican algunos de los supuestos conceptuales de la ley islamica, sharia, que contribuyeron a su decadencia y desprestigio. Se destacan algunos rasgos...

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors’ accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed buildings and mysterious glyphs, or symbols. Who built this city? What did the glyphs mean? The questions remained largely unanswered until the...

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

Wind Power: A waving flag, blowing leaves, a kite soaring through the skyall are moved by wind power. Wind is also our fast-growing source of energy. Find out how wind forms and the different ways we may use it in the future.