Zara, was born into a Muslim family; Islam is the religion. She followed her entire life. She was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and in her country, most of the Muslims are Sunni Muslims. She is also a Sunni. Her family …show more content…
The biggest takeaway in her life has been to acknowledge and believe that Allah does not want to be feared by his followers. He wants to be loved by his creation as he loves them. Just like a child for a parent, she feels like I’m much more accountable for my actions because the love of her parents and the thought of disappointing them hurt her, rather than being fearful of what they would do to her if she strayed. Nevertheless, she won 't stray because she does it out of love, not out of …show more content…
Even so, I have to leave a little footnote. Just as her friend who I met here Zara comes from a wealthy family to study in the United states, so are other Muslims I meet in the party scene. I believe that this interview would have been totally different when she had come from a poor family, one reason is that for the poor, the religion is the sole thing they have, so they try to hold on more to old accustoms, and they simply don 't receive any education gives you the ability to think and question. Her values could be seen as the fundamentals of life. The unique thing I did notice is that she has a problem with the drinking rule. I do know a lot of other Muslim males do drink when they go to a night club, but they are also the majority; it is rare to see a Muslima in those establishments. However, that might be different in New York. I believe that every generation will loosen up just like this happened in other religions. People have the tendency to only look, and see the extreme, while the majority is beautiful and harmless and