Due to his highly praised work, Sima Qian is often regarded as the father of Chinese historiography.

He often praised the analytic reasoning of Thales of Miletus, an early Greek philosopher, for his analysis of the meaning of the term " landscaping ".

Controversy regarding the, often praised, Dutch TBS-system continued.

" Guha adds that their work complemented each other, and Gandhi often praised Ambedkar.

The Founding Fathers of the United States rarely praised and often criticized democracy, which in their time tended to specifically mean direct democracy ; James Madison argued, that what distinguished a democracy from a republic was that the former became weaker as it got larger and suffered more violently from the effects of faction, whereas a republic could get stronger as it got larger and combats faction by its very structure.

Historians and economists have often praised Jenkins for presiding over the transformation in Britain ’ s fiscal and current account positions towards the end of the 1960s.

According to Athenaeus, Sappho often praised Larichus for pouring wine in the town hall of Mytilene, an office held by boys of the best families.

More ancient rituals like tovils ( devil exorcism ) continue to enthrall audiences today and often praised and admired the good and the power of Buddha and gods in order to exorcise the demons.

Helm's drumming was often praised: critic Jon Carroll declared that Helm was " the only drummer who can make you cry ," while prolific session drummer Jim Keltner admits to appropriating several of Helm's techniques.

While the film received mixed reviews, Aniston, along with Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jennifer Connelly, were often praised by critics as being the stand-outs in the film.

According to Thomas Hischak, Hart " had a remarkable talent for polysyllabic and internal rhymes ", and his lyrics have often been praised for their wit and technical sophistication.

Cordelia, also, evolved in the twentieth century: earlier Cordelias had often been praised for being sweet, innocent and modest, but twentieth-century Cordelias were often portrayed as war leaders.

In poetry, the nontraditional and the avant-garde were often praised.

The participants uniformly praised the " strong collegial sense " at the meetings and the opportunity for " extraordinary candor ," but subordinates often complained that the secrecy and informality that encouraged candor also made it hard for them to prepare their superiors properly for the meetings and implement the decisions that were reached.

Buechner ’ s work has often been praised for its ability to inspire readers to see the grace in their daily lives.

This source of knowledge is believed to have a keen understanding of the human form and of purity, praised as being often more effective than remedies ; his followers and priests are known as Babalawo.

New Wave Pioneers often praised Bresson and posited him as a prototype for or precursor to the movement, although it must be ceded that Bresson was neither as overtly experimental nor as outwardly political as the New Wave filmmakers, and also his religious views ( Catholicism and Jansenism ) would not be attractive to most of the filmmakers associated with the movement.

In his writings regarding his wife, Whitman often praised her ; describing his adoration for her and — while separated from her during Marine Corps service — how much he yearned to be with her.

* Barbara Sharma as the dancing meter-maid who ticketed anything from trees to baby carriages, and often praised vice president Spiro Agnew, calling him ' Pres-ee-dent Agnew.

More often, however, Kantemir indirectly praised Peter's influence through his satiric criticism of Russia's “ superficiality and obscurantism ,” which he saw as manifestations of the backwardness Peter attempted to correct through his reforms.

Stern praised Giamatti's performance often on his radio program, calling for him to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

As a result, the employee comes to work on time more often because the employee likes to be praised.

DeMartini has often been praised for his technique and ability.

Although Muslim scholars have often debated over who this verse refers to, most classical commentators and modern translators have taken the opinion that this refers to Amram, the father of Moses and Aaron.

Emperors of Rome often met their end in this way, as did many of the Muslim Shia Imams hundreds of years later.

Unforeseeable, overwhelming, or seemingly unjust events are often thrown on ' the will of the Divine ', in deferences like the Muslim inshallah (' as God wills it ') and Christian ' God works in mysterious ways '.

Dhimmis often took cases relating to marriage, divorce or inheritance to the Muslim courts so these cases would be decided under sharia law.

Samarrai, however, also advises to handle this theory with care, as Medieval and Early Modern Muslim scribes often used etymologically " fanciful roots " in order claim the most outlandish things to be of Arabian or Muslim origin.

It is exempt from government crackdowns in the Muslim world ( and often in the non-Muslim world ) by virtue of its sacredness.

Justification for attacks on non-Muslims is often the allegation that the targets had " waged war against God ," are occupiers of Muslim land, or tourists unwelcome on Muslim land.

Ibn Battuta often experienced culture shock in regions he visited where the local customs of recently converted peoples did not fit in with his orthodox Muslim background.

An imam (, plural: A ' immah ; ) is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community.

Although Christians, both Western and Eastern, were by law prohibited from being sold into slavery, the native Christians were often indistinguishable from the Muslim population and the Italian merchants were sometimes accused of selling them along with Muslim slaves.

Mercenaries could be fellow European crusaders, or, perhaps more often, Muslim soldiers, including the famous Turcopoles.

Mosques will often invite poorer members of the Muslim community to share in beginning and breaking the fasts, as providing charity during Ramadan is regarded in Islam as especially honorable.

The Society of the Muslim Brothers (, often simply:, " the Muslim Brotherhood ", transliterated: ) is the Arab world's most influential and one of the largest Islamic movements, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states.

In the late 7th and early 8th C., during the Umayyad Caliphate, conversions were often ignored and jizya continued being collected on Muslim converts, particularly if they were non-Arabs ( e. g. Berbers, Persians ), raising tensions throughout the caliphate.

Ali's rule over the early Muslim community was often contested, and wars were waged against him.

Although the Arabs soon abandoned attempts to reduce Nubia by force, Arab Muslim domination of Egypt and persecution of native Egyptian Christians often made it difficult to communicate with the Coptic patriarch or to obtain Egyptian-trained clergy.

Dressed in symbolically simple clothing, Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba seven times, often followed by a drink from a special stream.

In modern practice, it is uncommon for a Muslim man to have more than one wife ; if he does so, it is often due to the infertility of his first wife.

Historically, Muslim rulers have often remarried the wives of their conquered opponents in order to gain ties of kinship with their new subjects.

However, most Muslim cultures separate both the institutions of the mosque and marriage, no religious official is necessary, but very often an Imam presides and performs the ceremony, he may deliver a short sermon.