Today there are two popular paradigms emerging for Internet applications: cloud computing and peer-to-peer. Cloud computing allows all applications to reside in few computers that are accessed by users as and when needed. In peer-to-peer systems each computer or node accesses every other computer on the internet by finding the best path through other nodes.

The lecture will address the question of Muslim political traditions: what they might have been in the past, to what extent they might be considered to be intrinsically Muslim rather than common to other political traditions in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and what they are not. The past two centuries have seen fundamental changes in Muslim lands, as elsewhere. This history raises the question of what remained of the classical political paradigms, and whether what is seen to have remained is at all active in the politics of Muslim lands, and in what way.

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Summer in Abu Dhabi 2010,is a family carnival where once-in-a-lifetime experiences happen every day! Five islands have been created - Culture & Heritage, Adventure, Science & Technology, Entertainment and Sports – featuring a wide array of activities to appeal to all age groups and interests.