Aisha

One day Alice Goffman receives a letter from an undergrad at Temple University describing how difficult the job market is for them. Goffman then thinks about if middle class students are having a hard time finding a job in 2015, then those with no college education/degree may also be suffering financially in the working class. Another negative aspect of society Goffman focuses on that follows her train of thought with economic inequality/hardship, is the current state of mass incarceration,…

Shamas is 48 years old, separated, has 3 boys and 1 girl and is a housewife. She diagnosed with breast cancer stage II. She finished treatment 8 months prior to the interview. She had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and hormonal treatment. Shamas is a reserved person and spoke in a constant tone, some points were given more emphasis especially those related to being spiritual and accepting God’s will. Some issues were less apparent in the interview such as the impact of cancer on family. Her…

The Review Aisha Sharif Throughout the course of my personal project, I have tried to achieve all of my learning objectives I made in the beginning of this project. Below, I will explain how I did and talk about the project in general. What went well? Why did it go well? I felt like the actual researching and gathering information on the function of the camera went really well because I learned so much from that. I had lots of fun playing around with my camera and that really helped me get…

The typical American hears the words “Islam” or “Muslim” and then portray terrorist. However, Islam is a religion that teaches peace and love. Just the other day a friend was telling me about how one doctor she knows says “call the police” when someone who looks like a Muslim comes into her clinic. It is things like this that make me sad because I know this “fear” people have of Islam is unnecessary. We should not fear other religions and cultures that we do not understand; we should embrace…

Before knowing and understanding whether superstitious belief is allowed in Islam or not; we have to first understand what superstition actually is, how it affects one, and what it does to one’s beliefs. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, superstition is “a belief or a way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck; a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck”. Overall, superstition is primarily a faith-like understanding and…

Introduction Since the day Adam and Eve set foot on earth, they recognized their nakedness and started to cover their privet parts with leaves and plants. So it is the human nature to cover their bodies as an act of decency and modesty in the interaction between the opposite genders. Both male and females need to cover their bodies, however the required extend of covering differs for each group. The type of covering for women is known as “Hijab”. In today’s world the name “Hijab” has been quite…

Tara Westover and Educated: A Memoir Born in 1986 and raised in a family at the foot of Buck’s Peak in the Rocky Mountains in Idaho, Tara Westover, an American author and historian, had never studied in the classroom or even seen a doctor or nurse when she got ill until she was seventeen years old. There are seven children in Tara’s family, and Tara is the youngest one. Who should receive much love from her parents and elder brothers and sisters was abused by her brother Shawn and was treated…

Introduction Freedom of speech is defined as the right to freedom of expression. It upholds the rights of all to express their views and opinions freely. It allows the individual to express themselves without interference and restrictions from the government. It is one of the most fundamental rights that every individuals enjoy and a cornerstone of democratic rights and freedoms. It can be considered as one of the most dangerous rights as freedom of speech refers to an individual to express…

In Soueif’s “The Wedding of Zeina,” Zeina’s husband forces a cloth inside her sexual organ, pulling it out bloodied. The privacy of her pain vanishes as the husband brings out the cloth for her family to dance around it. Aisha asks Zeina if she hates her husband for what he did, yet “Zeina laughed again, easily. ‘No, of course not. He was a strong man, bless him.’” Through this event, Soueif offers two important social statements. First, through violence, a man asserts…