Islam in the United States

Al Qaeda Tactics, Techniques and Procedures. Tactics employed by Al Qaeda include improvised explosive devices (IED), suicide bombing, harassment, ambushes, target section, media and observations. Just as the United States military operates, Al Qaeda has deployed personnel as paramilitary who can plan and execute certain missions. Al Qaeda takes lessons learned and innovates them in order to attack certain targets. The Manchester documents, is a famous article established by Al Qaeda which…

1. Cultural boundaries- boundaries between states that coincide with differences in ethnicity, especially language and religion; another cultural boundary is drawn according to geometry. Example: Based on language, Quebec, and a can be considered a cultural boundary. In Quebec, french is their official language, but the rest of the country predominantly speaks English. Chinatown, which exists in New York City, is another example. Asian’s predominantly inhabit this area, and languages such as…

and eight focus on the issues concerning the effects of current events and if Christianity can co-exist with Islam. The most current controversy unraveling in the world today is the latest terror attacks in Paris. ISIS has come forth and took responsibility in the horrid attacks. After the confession from ISIS, refugees from war zones are being denied access to many areas in the United States. The existing fear is due to the supposed terrorists who claim to be Islamic refugees. Two questions…

In contrast, Islamophobia will not be going anywhere in the minds of Americans as terror groups like the Islamic State and those that sympathize with them continue to stage different attacks. But, as the research above shows, terror groups are only a part of the problem with how the majority of Americans view Islam. Other parts are the religious differences between the Christian majority and the underrepresentation of Muslims in American society. In order to combat…

Somalia. Shabbab has also carried out car bombing attacks at the African Union base in Mogadishu. In addition to other failed state factors, the threat of violent acts of power, either by direct application, virtual, indirect or hidden use of power by insurgents, has left Somali in a constant state of…

Islamophobia has been an ever-growing phenomenon in the United States for as long as one can remember. From the hate speech from our very own American politicians behind podiums to hate crimes against Muslims on our streets, the time came for an influential public figure to speak out and denounce this ignorance. On February 3rd of 2016, President Barack Obama made a historic and controversial visit to a mosque in Baltimore, Maryland to deliver a speech on freedom of religion, islamophobia, and…

topical essay, but certain aspects of their migration to the United States and Europe can be drawn into a systemized blueprint of their growing culture. Muslim majority countries such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Egypt are just a few of the hundreds of countries that now have a Muslim population. However, there are only fifty-two countries in which the Muslim practice is the majority, and only four of these are considered ‘Islamic States’, where the Islamic law plays a direct role in…

According to the 2010 United States Census, approximately 17,320,856 Americans are of Asian descent, of which nearly 4% identify as Muslim. It is likely that the population of Asian American Muslims will increase in the future, as Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States, while Islam is the fastest growing religious group in the country. The intersection of Asian Americans who also identify as Muslims face unique challenges, particularly in terms of mental health…

In September 2015 President Obama requested his administration to increase the number of Syrian refugees into the United States to a target of 10,000 by March 2016. However during that time only about 1300 or 13% have been admitted to the U.S. Currently, the Obama administration has created a “resettlement service center” which has 100 Syrian refugees pouring into the US per day. This creates a real risk to Americans through the lack of proper vetting of these individuals by the quick…

ascension of the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS). The word itself represents the rule of a Caliph. This Caliph can rule a land mass, a government, or a mass of people. In the case of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, it is lands and cities in Northern Iraq. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is the current Caliph of ISIS. He is the so-called only “legitimate successor to the prophet Mohammed” (independent.co.uk). With this distinction, al-Baghdadi is claiming to be the overall leader of Islam. As we all have…