Mosque

off for prayers; lack of or inadequate prayer facilities; and issues of dress and language in a range of settings. It is also well-knowledged the unfair treatment of Muslims in housing, and noted occasions when planning permission was refused for mosques, schools and burial sites. In employment, discrimination was identified over dress codes, lack of respect for and ignorance of religious customs, and in recruitment and selection…

part of the fastest-growing religion in the United States, began immigrating by the thousands in the 1900s. This was slowed with the chaos of World War I and the government. There are around 1500 mosques in the United States that Muslim Americans practice at daily. Two-thirds of this culture attend a mosque weekly for prayer, although native-born African Americans and Pakistani Muslims are the most common to attend (Islam in the United States,…

a strict religious family started to move and build new houses and mosques in our new neighborhood. Our neighbors and we used to gather and pray in one mosque, when they came and build several mosques, they segregate us. The idea of having mosque in the neighborhood not just for praying but to get the neighbors to gather and build a strong relationship between them. However, they brag on who is having the hugest and newest mosque. They are a huge family and most of them are farmers and they…

It is the most sacred site in Islam, Muslims are expected to face the Kaoba when performing a prayer. Church of the St. John the Baptist, allows Mosques on Fridays and Christians on Sundays. The great mosques of Damascus is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. It is considered to some Muslims to be the fourth-holiest place in Islam. The House of Wisdom was created by Caliph Harun al-Rashid in 786–809, then was taken over by his son Al-Ma'mun…

2010 Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, in his freedom based speech, Address in Support of Religious Tolerance and New York City Mosque, emphasize freedom in all religions. Bloomberg purpose is to remind all United State residents that no matter where anybody came from or if it was thirty years ago or yesterday, everyone is now part of the United States where all rights and freedoms remain equal. He adopts a stern and strict tone in order to emphasize and clarify what freedom truly means in…

In Ancient Mesopotamia, the concept of law was governed by what is known as the Law Code of Hammurabi. This code was established by Hammurabi of Babylon, after taking control of most of Mesopotamia circa 1792-1750 BCE. This law can best be described by its main principle of “Lex Talionis”, a legal principle of having the punishment fit the crime. It was believed that prior to its introduction, Babylon suffered from disorder and chaos. Its people were governed by little more than their rulers…

Striking to me, was the non-evangelistic view upon which the Muslim faith operates. When leaving the mosque, I was amazed by the fact that no one asked for my name or mailing address to send further information. The people had been welcoming and hospitable without hinting at, or attempting to, persuade or convert me to their faith. Significantly, I discovered through the Imam and the Quran that Islam instructs conversions to be left to Allah, as illustrated in the scripture, “Let there be no…

Judaism and Islam are two of the most influential world religions in the history. While Judaism is not as large as islam, but its impact on the world has still been so profound. Judaism and Islam both are called the Abrahamic religions because they trace their history to the ancient figure of Abraham. Both of these religions have slightly different beliefs , two different holy books that is followed by each, and different ways of worshipping Judaism and Islam both originated in different places,…

darkness. It opened my eyes to those who are searching for a truth, a love and an acceptance and are finding it in so many different places; whether it is Jesus People USA, South East Friendship Center, Olive Branch, a Krishna Temple or an Islamic Mosque. In each of these places individuals are just trying to figure out where they belong and if they can find acceptance, but what each offers is entirely different. Our first stop in Chicago was the Southeast Friendship Center. I have been there…

Ahmad Musa Jibril Ahmad Musa Jibril was a profound english speaker that preached radical and narrow minded teachings of Islam via twitter, his website, and most prominent his youtube channel. These youtube videos were very popular and his website where you can download mp3s and articles of followers along with Jibril’s summaries of their interpretation of radical Islam and convey these messages in Arabic and fluent English. Was prosecuted back in 2003 for money laundering around $250,000 he had…