Islam in the United States

destroy the Islamic State militarily, and topple Assad and assemble a government that the people can support. With many countries having an unfavorable view of ISIS, including Russia, the Kurds, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq, one problem does come up, and that is differing views on Assad staying in power (Moser and McDonald, 2016a). The U.S. can be the third party to enforce the compromise between the Syrian government and the rebel forces (Moser…

President Abraham Lincoln led the charge into the Civil War, the prior aim of federal government was restoring the seceding states and preserving the Union, during the war the emancipation of the slaves became a second war aim necessary to defeat the confederacy, the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 declared that all slaves were to be made free, it reaffirmed the beliefs of…

Ernest Gellner’s book, Nations and Nationalism discusses the origins and progressions of nationalism throughout history. Gellner makes many different arguments about the development of nationalism and what is needed for such development, while simultaneously shutting down arguments of other scholars and historians with whom he disagrees. Particularly Elie Kedourie, who is on the receiving end of many of Gellner’s arguments. Gellner defines the violations of nationalism, explains why culture…

With the news featuring headlines like: “Iran Nuclear Deal: What Happens Next?” and “Radical Islam: why Europe should be on war footing” it is no surprise that Western society has a fear of Muslims. In Azar Nafisi’s essay “The Veiled Threat”, she brings light onto a neglected issue within Islam: the inequality between men and women. Media has distorted the Western perception of Islam as it does with other cultures and people. The news says “good evening” and then tells us all reasons it’s not.…

Judaism has a rich and millennial history in Iran including the era 2,500 years ago when the first Persian ruler declared religious freedom. But during the Islamic Revolution, as the last Persian monarch left Iran 35 years ago, thousands fled to the United States in search of a new home. Fewer than 30,000 Jews live in Iran today, compared with more than 100,000 in the 1970s. Despite the exodus from Iran and a dwindling…

cannot continue the misconceptions Americans have about Sikhs, by drawing attention to the rise in discrimination, harassment, and hate crimes against Sikhs who are wrongfully perceived as terrorists. In fact, 99% of men who wear turbans in the United States are Sikhs (“What’s Under There?” 51 ). This simple fact can change the entire perception of what and who the Sikhs…

(mountain stream) on the valley floor and swept away crops of ripe maize and orchards full of fruit trees” all that have left their crops and homes ruined (As Floods Hit, Pakistan's Kalasha People Fear for Their Way of Life) There has been conversions to Islam, which also hurts their population. Numerous other endangered tribes are facing the same problems, like the Awá and Dropka with deforestation or even Huaorani with oil exploration (They're Killing Us': World's Most Endangered Tribe Cries…

style however, was far from passive. Malcom spoke of “arming yourself” and meeting the force with even greater force, saying “America understood only one language, the language of power and force” (Gerstle 298). Malcom was a follower of the nation of Islam, and felt that the black were still enslaved to the American nation. The racial movement, civil unrest and the constantly evolving idea of what a good…

that “there is only one France and people should not subdivide into their separate communities.” (PRI, Talking about race and identity in France) As a result, dual belonging concept, which is used in cultural and racial melting pots such as the United States and Canada, is not acceptable in France. (Migration Policy Institute) The opposition against the dual belonging concept, called “Zero-sum view” caused the French to think “commitment to a minority culture detracts from the quality of one’s…

as an Islamic Fundamentalist group, in 1996 Taliban held the power in Afghanistan until 2001.In this era Afghanistan had no constitution, however, the Taliban introduced a code of conduct based on sharia principles. Following the 9/11attack, United states toppled the Taliban regime by launching in cooperation with NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). After the takeover of Taliban regime, the international community with intention to draw a blueprint for a new Afghanistan,…