Depictions of Muhammad

Civil law, also known as code law, is the most widely used legal system. Its benchmarks include that it’s based off of abstract principles and that it is predictable. The basis of this legal system is the creation of regulations in order to establish a more uniform sense of right and wrong. One major distinction of this type of law is that its principles can only be enforced if they are written and communicated to its subjects. There is less interpretation of this type of law because it is more…

Canada’s South Asian population engages in Islamic celebration to contribute to Muslim identity as it helps them reassert their identity as a Muslim within Canada. Amongst the South Asian Muslim population in Urban Canada, there is a strong sense of community. South Asian Muslims particularly standout as Canada is a popular immigration location for middle and upper class families. This is likely due to the fact that they have access to French and English institutions, are successful in entering…

relationship with Islam was so close that the doctrine emerged in Islam that Judaism and Christianity were originally Islam itself but that the religion had been corrupted over time, for which purpose God had to remind mankind of the True Path by sending it Muhammad and the Quran. Silverstein states that to answer the question about why exactly does Islam matters? (Islamic History) and whether Islam has a place in modern western societies or does it obstruct communication and threaten their…

V for Vendetta – Response There are a lot of powerful words or phrases in the English language. The word that I think is the most powerful in the English language is terrorist. This word is important because this represents a stereotype held by many people. Specifically, in today’s society the word terrorist is being used a lot to stereotyping people. I’m Muslim and once people called me the word terrorist to insult me and make me feel unwelcome in Toronto. When I was called a terrorist I…

For my 3D course cluster, I am taking BIOL336 Genetics, PHIL130 Ethics and HIST231 Understanding Islam in Historical Perspective. As a biology major my favorite subject is genetics and I am taking it as a major requirement. One thing that is frustrating is only taking major and minor requirements with limited space for classes that I am interested in. These 3D classes allow me to explore subjects that I am interested in. I want to take ethics and explore different moral obligations and…

Baghdad today is one of the largest cities in the Arab world. Although in 2016 Baghdad is majorly Islamic, this was not always the case. People were initially skeptical of Islam when Mohammed declared Allah speaks with him. The Bedouin people, who were nomadic, continuously fought for resources. Islamic values and fundamentals helped solve the Bedouin’s issue. The spread of the religion Islam contributed to the rise of Baghdad by appealing to the Bedouin through creating a collaborative society…

The United States has the widest religious diversity in the world; however, there are no other religions which have as many important meanings as Christianity in terms of the history of this country. According to the research by Pew Research Center in 2014, more than 70% of the population identify themselves as Christians (Wormald, Benjamin). American people and their ancestors have developed this country in the name of God since the first group of settlers colonized in this New World. Their…

Ever since the 9/11, the media has been in charge of stereotyping Muslim religion, making the audience believe that it is a religion in which women are oppressed by the power of men. However, an important number of women have converted to Muslim because they have gone beyond what media says and have studied what the religion is truly about. On the contrary of what most people would think, Muslim men do not force women to hide themselves under the hijab, it is their own decision to do so in order…

Dixie: I choose to watch bakery discrimination against Muslims.The video should us a Muslim lady that wanted to make a purchase from the American bakery. The worker denied her the right to purchase from the American bakery. In our textbook on page 243 in the opening paragraph, it says Within each group in significant diversity that can be seen by differences in forms of religious expression, ancestral background, and how recently they arrived in the United States. Both groups have been seen and…

Jesus Christ written in the Bible. Christians believe in the Trinity; God is three divine persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Similarly, Islam is also an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, believing in the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad as articulated in the Qur’an. Through the Doctrinal and Ethical Dimensions of Religion, the moral principles and the beliefs taught by Christianity and Islam will be outlined. Catholicism and Islam have very different histories in Australia,…