1. Describe Amir’s injuries Amir’s spleen had ruptured. He had a delayed rupture because he has signs of hemorrhage in his abdominal cavity. Amir also has several broken ribs. One of his broken ribs caused a pneumothorax.…
Farah Ahmedi’s beliefs Not everyone has a clear destination or path to follow in life. Farah Ahmedi is an individual who decides her own destination, and the path that will lead her there is heavily established based on her principles and beliefs. Farah Ahmedi’s beliefs come from diverse origins. For the vast duration of the book, Farah struggles to maintain her beliefs and principles. However, her beliefs ultimately affect copious decisions as her life progresses in The Other Side of the Sky.…
Children of Dust by Ali Eteraz, takes you on a journey through a child’s perspective, growing up through the Islamic religion in Pakistan to living in America as a Muslim family. He shows the reader what it is like to be Muslim as a young man and the different types of dilemma you may face. The book automatically captivates you from the very first page when he introduced his mother as well as the names of the rest of his family showing the reader right away that family is a huge dynamic in Islamic faith. He shared how his story will incorporate religion from the start when he mentioned how Allah asked if his creations will accept the burden of free will. The first part of his book showed much of him and his family, Ammi and Pops.…
Ayaan has gotten hate and criticism on her opinion on Islam. In the novel Ayaan is very open and blunt on her ideas on Islamic culture which later on earns her cruel labels. The novel is full of opinions and she back ups on them to open the reader’s eyes. Ayaan’s blunt honesty is to be able to express her true feelings and opinions on Islamic and she states her agreement with certain rules and norms present within that show that they control them instead of feeling free and peaceful with each…
Muhammad divided the Muslims from Mecca by breaking up tribes as well as families and criticizing old polytheistic traditions. While bringing together his new community, Muhammad ended up breaking up tribes and turned families against each other. Muhammad’s journey to Medina signaled not only his escape from a dangerous Mecca, but also the further establishment of the Islamic community. This journey, known as the Hijrah, forced those who were loyal to Muhammad to leave their families and friends in Mecca. Furthermore, those who made the journey would be seen as traitors and would no longer be under the protection of their tribe.…
When Muhammad was 25 years old, he got a proposal to marriage. The lady who asked for marriage was named Khadija. Muhammad also got married with another girl named Sayyida Aicha. Sayyida Aicha was only 9 years old when she got married to Muhammad. Muhammad had many sons with Sayyida, but they all died in their…
With her religion being a strong factor in her life so early on, her parents made sure to bring her up virtuous as Catholics could be. Monica’s parents were so devoted to her religious upbringing; they hired a woman servant that helped to rear her in the Catholic Church’s way. As Monica grew older, she was maturing into the woman that her parents had envisioned. Rebekah, born of Jewish descent, became the wife of Isaac. She was chosen by a servant through a sign from God.…
The Tales from the Thousand and One Nights provide a vivid description of the perspective of the women in the Muslim society. The tales give the reader a great deal of knowledge regarding the role of women in the Muslim society. Some of the stories air perspectives of the women either as beautiful concubines, disobedient wives or slaves who are more than willing to please their male counterparts (Pinault 19). The frame is narrated by a fellow woman recognized as Shahrazad who has the dream of saving her fellow women from the hands of a deceiving husband. Although most critics of the tales assert that the tales act to degrade women, it is evident that women in the society have for long been perceived as objects of pleasure which can be sold,…
It has been suggested that memories are all that make up a person. They certainly hold a heavy impact, especially when used in literature. In this passage, Hosseini chooses to include two memories and a dream in quick succession to amplify the dramatic tension and exemplify Amir’s emotional state. The major theme of the whole novel is betrayal and redemption, something that focuses around the events that follow this passage.…
Expecting overnight changes in centuries old mind sets would be ridiculous. We can only look up to an enlightened and equitable judiciary to guide us out of this cesspool of attitudes, mindsets and corruption. I had opened this work with a quotation by Abraham Heschel from ‘The Prophets’ – “The prophet is a person who is not tolerant of wrong done to others, who resents other people’s injuries. He even calls upon others to be the champions of the poor.” We must not minimize the judiciary’s role in focusing our collective attention on the worst features of the desperate plight of our society’s most marginal person’s prisoners.…
The Kite Runner Master and Slave Relationship, Devotion, Loyalty, and Duty In this novel, there are various themes that are quite knowledgeable and should be made aware of. Some of the serious themes are bullying, discrimination, and relationships between slaves and masters. The novel is well rounded of many characters the 2 main characters are Amir, the narrator telling his story, and Hassan, a boy with a cleft lip. The relationship between the 2 characters relates to the theme of the novel that I chose of.…
Muhammad and the Believers presents us with a historical narrative of the early life of Islam and its formation. The five chapters inform the reader with the necessary exposition and background as well as subtle and reoccurring criticisms. While Donner makes it clear that not every story, reading, and text in the Quran is believable, they are in fact important as they give us insight and understanding. The book presents itself as a historical reading yet is familiar enough for the average reader to enjoy.…
El Saadawi illustrates the role of women, the treatment of women, and man 's pursuit of power as a way to reveal to the reader of a woman 's position in Egyptian Society. Her novel educates the reader about the circumstances of oppression directed towards the female body, and the identity of Egyptian…
Major Book Review Beyond The Veil Fatima Mernissi Syed Rizvi Fatima Mernissi’s book “Beyond The Veil” talks about how women are treated in Islam, political circle and the Arab culture. Like everything it has two sides, some people argue Islam empowered women in ancient Arab, where women were deprived of their rights. And, the other side argues, that women are mistreated in Islam, and have a lower status than men. In her book, Fatima Mernissi depicts both side of the story.…
The Rise of Islam The rise of Islam has played a major role in world history. Islam has contributed to many aspects of life: it has made a great impact on medicine, architecture and mathematics. It all starts in the early seventh century with Prophet Mohammed who lived in Mecca. He started out with meditation in a cave and in the year 610, then he started having visions/ messages from God.…