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Kingdom of Jerusalem (1099-1187)
Janoš, Ondřej ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Picková, Dana (referee)
The main topic of the thesis is to capture the fundamental problems of Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 - 1187. The first part briefly outlines the political, religious and social situation in the period preceding the establishment of the Latin states in Palestine. It is also concerned about First crusade and the conquest of Jerusalem, by which is finished. The second chapter deals with realities of the Kingdom, its extent, society, trade and with life of the people from Holy Land. The third chapter, which is the main part of the thesis, is focused on the origin of the Kingdom, on its growth, on internal and external problems, on the relationship with Muslim neighbors, with European Crusaders and with the Byzantine empire. It also deals with relationship between the king and the nobility, and its presenting the image of the people which formed this period. The thesis ends with the fatal battle of Hattin, which finished the first phase of the existence of Christian states in Palestine. Keywords kingdom; the nobility; Crusades; Jerusalem; Byzantine Empire; church, Muslims
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Islam in Czech Culture
Bellu, Alexander ; Kropáček, Luboš (advisor) ; Gebelt, Jiří (referee)
The thesis deals with the presence of Muslims and Islam in the Czech area. Its ambition is to describe the current state, orientation, integration and current public perceptions of Muslim communities in the Czech Republic. For a more comprehensive mapping of the Muslim aspect in the Czech area, the work could not avoid, albeit in a nutshell, certain socio-historical events that could affect actual perceptions of Muslims and Islam by Czech citizens. It describes not only Islamic themes in the literary production in Bohemia and Moravia but also the influence of Islamic science in the Middle Ages and its reflection on the works of Czech scholars. Another part of the text deals with Islam in the Czech Republic in terms of its inclusion in the legislation. Subsequent chapters follow the Muslim community in the Czech Republic, their charity work and degree of integration. The main method of the work is the selection and analysis of selected relevant literary, journal and scientific texts, i.e. texts mentioning Islam on Czech territory from the Middle Ages to the present.
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Relationship of Muslim Families Towards Czech School - The Role of Cultural and Religious Specifics in Families from the Middle East
Hrabcová, Marta ; Lorenzová, Jitka (advisor) ; Sedláčková, Daniela (referee)
The thesis Relationships of Muslim Families towards Czech School - The Role of Cultural and Religious Specifics in Families from the Middle East is a theoretical-empirical thesis focused on Muslim immigrant families living in Czech Republic whose children attend common Czech state schools and their perception of the Czech school system. The goal of the thesis is to determine what the relation of Muslim family is and how is influenced by the religious and cultural specifics. The object of the theoretical part is to convey the basic background for understanding the complex situation of the target group. The first chapter shows the families as the participants in the processes of migration and intercultural communication, the next one deals with the role of school as an environment of integration and the last chapter of this part describes essential characteristics of Islam and the Muslim community in Czech Republic. The object of the empirical part is to describe the influence of cultural and religious specifics on the Muslim families' review of experiences with Czech school. Interviews with the selected families and open and axial coding were used as the research method in this thesis. The results of the research are presented in several main sections. Those are: adjustment of the Czech education...
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Muslim minority and its political participation in Czech Republic
Jelínková, Veronika ; Šánová, Lucie (advisor) ; Krausz Hladká, Malvína (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic of the Muslim minority in the Czech Republic and its political participation. In comparison to countries in Western Europe, the Muslim community in the Czech Republic is relatively small. The number of Muslim inhabitants is estimated to 20 000 an according to this number is also corresponding its political participation. The Muslims can be found in the traditional Czech parties in ČSSD and in ODS. This thesis, therefore, deals in the first part with the history and institutionalization of the community which first appeared during the First Czechoslovak Republic, continued during the period of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and then the re-establishing of the community after 1989. The second part of the thesis deals with the political Islam itself and the politically active Muslims in the Czech Republic. Furthermore the main approaches to political Islam according to the main Islamic philosophers of the 20th century will be introduced and a short state of professor Šilhavý will be demonstrated. The conclusion is devoted to a brief media analysis of how the Czech media pictured the Muslims and how the main Czech political parties speak about Muslims and Islam as well.
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Image of Islam in Polish and Czech Mass Media
Jafarova, Gulnara ; Rusin Dybalska, Renata (advisor) ; Ťupek, Pavel (referee)
My thesis is concerned with the representation of Islam in the Czech and Polish press between the years 2009-2012. The purpose of this work is efforts to describe and reconstruct the image of Islam in the Polish and Czech media, and also determine the extent which is given this topic in the media discourse in both countries. This thesis consists of two parts: theoretical and analytical. The theoretical part is mainly concerned with the general characteristics of Islam and the history of Muslim population in Poland and Czech Republic. My aim here is to give an idea of the current position of Muslims in these countries and of the ways they build up and maintain their local communities. I focus on the cultural and religious dimensions of their daily conduct. The remaining section of the theoretical part introduces the Critical Discourse Analysis, the method of analysis I intend to use in the analytical part of the thesis. The analyzed texts consist of the articles published in seven Polish periodicals -Gazeta Wyborcza, Gazeta Polska, Rzeczpospolita, Newsweek Polska, PCh24.pl, Zwierciadlo.pl, Wprost.pland in six Czech internet journals - iDNES.cz, iHNed.cz, Reflex.cz, Novinky.cz, Lidovky.cz, Denik.cz. I will summarize these findings in the final chapter. Key words Image in the media, Critical...
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Bosnian Minority in Serbia and Montenegro in the Period of Desintegration of Jugoslavia. Genesis of National Identity
Heler, Daniel ; Tejchman, Miroslav (advisor) ; Šístek, František (referee)
This thesis "The Bosnian minority in Serbia and Montenegro in the period of disintegration of Yugoslavia" is, based on the theoretical concept of the problem of modern nation and modern state formation, in constructivist approach and its consequences for internal security connected with the existence of national minorities, focusing on setting the problems of forming the national identity of the Muslims or the Bosniaks into a wider framework of the second and third Yugoslavia disintegration. The matter of bosniak nation genesis is focused on the territory of Saniak of Novi Pazar, which is situated in a very sensitive area among Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. The main goal is to answer the following questions: What was the development of the Muslim and Bosniak national identity like in the conditions of peripheral territory of Sanjak? Based on the perception of the local Bosniak national elites, what was the relation of the Bosniak/Muslim minority towards the state, the regime, and the nation it lived in/with like? What correlations between the state, political changes in Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and the perception of real national existence of Muslim/Bosniak community within these states can be observed? The thesis is not supposed to be a narrowly focused study, but a...
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Salafi da'wa: missionary methods of german movement Salajifa on the example of campaign "Lies!"
Křížková, Hana ; Kunštát, Miroslav (advisor) ; Matějka, Ondřej (referee)
An increasing number of supporters of Salafi Islam in Germany has recently been a much discussed topic. The German Salafist movement is a radical branch of Islam, which is characterized by a fundamentalist way of life according to a literal interpretation of the Koran. To the German public, this movement is known mainly for its major propaganda activities. In Germany this movement has grown in popularity within a short time and now holds a special position. Salafists have earned acclaim for their numerous activities, such as "Islamic seminaries" or their significant Internet propaganda. The activities of the movement are viewed with concern not only by the media, the political scene and the German public, but also by the German secret service. In particular the German intelligence service is currently struggling with the problem of the growing number of supporters of an Islamic state and their departure to Syria and Iraq. The question of preventing this radicalization, especially of young German Muslims, remains in many respects still unanswered. Since Salafiyya is a movement that is primarily focused on the German image of Islam, and therefore on missionary activities aimed at the German public. There are many German converts, who operate in Salafi structures. Unlike the immigrant community these...
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Integration of Muslims in Great Britain in the background of the ,failure of multiculturalism'
Čahojová, Olga ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Váška, Jan (referee)
This Bachelor thesis discusses the relationship between the integration of Muslim immigrants in Great Britain and alleged ,failure of multiculturalism', of which British prime minister talks about on the occasion of his speech in 2011. The thesis is a case study and it focuses on the analysis of the integration policy of Great Britain, especially aimed on the case of Muslim immigrants. The term 'failure of multiculturalism' results from the proposition that the failure of the integration of Muslims associated with the British model of integration. This proposition is based on David Cameron's speech on radicalization of islamic extremism, presented at the security conference in Munich in 2011. The aim of this work is to confirm or disprove the proposition by using analysis of three chosen indicators of success of integration - mobility in the labour market, political participation and official application of Sharia law in Great Britain. The analysis shows that the failure of Muslim integration cannot be fully confirmed. One reason is the fact that it is necessary to distinguish three areas affected by integration - on socio-economic, civic-political and cultural level. The other reason is the analysis result itself, that none of the integration level can be described as fully unsuccessful. The...
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Consociational theory - Libanon case study
Coufal, Ondřej ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Gelnarová, Jitka (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with contribution of Consociational theory for Lebanon in 1943 till 1975 and during a follow-up state's reconstruction in 1989 after a civil war. In 1943 Lebanon becomes an independent state for the first time and its political system contained Consociational principles described by Netherland's political scientist Arend Lijphart. Those were present in order to keep the system stable despite wide religious fragmentation which was the Lebanon's case. The possibility of taking part in political decision making had all of the relevant groups. Institutional organization matched the basic Consociational conditions but the society was divided ideologically and socially. Arab nationals appeared among the Muslims whilst the Christians rather advanced the Lebanese nationalism. Problems were also brought together with a bad socioeconomic situation which was mostly a disadvantage for Muslims. Already a situation this difficult was intensified by a long-termed Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian migration in Lebanon going along with it. The aim of this thesis is to find out how the elites dealt with such a difficult situation in 1943 till 1975 then to evaluate the presence of Consociational principles and their contribution.
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