“Allahu Akbar: Is It Good or Bad”
In films and cartoons, Muslim Arabs, for example, are represented either as bloodthirsty mobs, or as hook-nosed, lecherous sadist (p. 5).
Historical Context: Muhammad, a trader from Mecca, spent six months in meditation when he received a vision from the Angel Gabriel commanding him to spread the word of God, Allah, in 610 AD. At the age of 40, Muhammad began preaching Islam and began to collect a mass following; however, later Muhammad and his followers began a pilgrimage to the Ka’ba. After the death of Muhammad, the Islamic practices have still continued as rapidly as before.
Author’s Thesis: In “The World of Islam” Edward Said describes the growing population of the Islamic community, culture and practices …show more content…
Also with the incorrect knowledge of the belief system and background it is difficult to distinguish what is true or what is false.
Thesis Assessment: The popularity of Islamic culture is due to the simplicity of the practice itself. Where Christianity requires to have a constant faith for a god that may or may not exist. Islam must follow the rules of the five pillars. These include testifying to God’s oneness, praying five times a day, giving to charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca. Transitioning, to how the West have inherited the “Occident” ideas and developed several misconceptions about the East and the Islamic people through current social media.
Historical Significance: Americans view of the Islamic culture have worsened. Several key events have occurred that have pushed this idea over the edge, such as, 9/11 and the plethora of other terrorist attacks across the world. It is through these social media that American viewers that watch the horrors unfold. However, it is these negative theme of these media that push the audience to also believe that these acts of terrorism is not just the radical group itself but the religion as a
In films and cartoons, Muslim Arabs, for example, are represented either as bloodthirsty mobs, or as hook-nosed, lecherous sadist (p. 5).
Historical Context: Muhammad, a trader from Mecca, spent six months in meditation when he received a vision from the Angel Gabriel commanding him to spread the word of God, Allah, in 610 AD. At the age of 40, Muhammad began preaching Islam and began to collect a mass following; however, later Muhammad and his followers began a pilgrimage to the Ka’ba. After the death of Muhammad, the Islamic practices have still continued as rapidly as before.
Author’s Thesis: In “The World of Islam” Edward Said describes the growing population of the Islamic community, culture and practices …show more content…
Also with the incorrect knowledge of the belief system and background it is difficult to distinguish what is true or what is false.
Thesis Assessment: The popularity of Islamic culture is due to the simplicity of the practice itself. Where Christianity requires to have a constant faith for a god that may or may not exist. Islam must follow the rules of the five pillars. These include testifying to God’s oneness, praying five times a day, giving to charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca. Transitioning, to how the West have inherited the “Occident” ideas and developed several misconceptions about the East and the Islamic people through current social media.
Historical Significance: Americans view of the Islamic culture have worsened. Several key events have occurred that have pushed this idea over the edge, such as, 9/11 and the plethora of other terrorist attacks across the world. It is through these social media that American viewers that watch the horrors unfold. However, it is these negative theme of these media that push the audience to also believe that these acts of terrorism is not just the radical group itself but the religion as a