about how i dress for special occasions. In my culture it is proper for you to wear a ghamese (its long shirt that stretches all way down to your ankles)only men and boys wear them. We only wear it on special occasion like on fridays when we go to a mosque to pray and on holidays like eid, and ramadan.But in other places people wear it mostly everyday like in the arab countries. In other cultures people have to wear it everyday because…
Many people in Baltimore Maryland knew Adnan Syed as a respectable, personable young Pakistani Muslim man who was very involved with his community mosque and also a big part of his school's track team. What nobody saw coming from this young scholar was an unspeakable act of murder. After his friend/girlfriend broke his heart and moved on with another man, his jealousy turned into anger and he took things into his own hands. Adnan committed the murder of Hae Min Lee because his time-line doesn't…
people only hear about, and it made me feel depressed that people have to live in such conditions because of corruption, dictatorship, and war. This trip has encouraged me to raise awareness of corruption by demonstrating against it with people from my mosque. We marched in front of the Riverwalk with signs and pictures that exposed the horrors of dictatorship in the Middle East. Such actions have led me to think about social justice and activism. Moving on in my life I will continue to apply…
John said “Clarkston high school become home to students from more than 50 countries. Fully a third of the local elementary school skip lunch during Ramadan.” In the streets you can also see woman’s wearing hijabs, a lot of shopping centers built. A mosque and a church was built for…
the death of former French President Charles De Gualle. In 1981 publication ceased, but the magazine was resurrected in 1992. The magazine is published every Wednesday, with special editions issued on an unscheduled basis. In 2007 the Grand Mosque of Paris began criminal proceedings against the chief-editor of Charlie Hebdo, Philippe Val, under France’s Hate Speech laws for publicly abusing a group on the ground of their religion. The lawsuit was limited to three…
In the whole story, the most important theme is justice for a loved one. Ricardo Morales’ late wife, Liliana Colotto de Morales, a 23-year-old schoolteacher, was ruthlessly raped and murdered in their newlywed home in Buenos Aires, Argentina in May 30,1968. They were only a year married then. To make matters worse, according to the autopsy report Benjamin Chaparro, the detective in charge of the case, received, Liliana was “almost two months pregnant” at the time she was murdered, something…
people all over the world. The five pillars of Islam are very essential to Muslims. We believe in the declaration of faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and a pilgrimage to Mecca. The Quran teaches moral values and the importance of amity and unity. In my mosque, we started to hand out brochures that explained the principles of the Islamic faith out to anyone who walked by. In addition, we held multiple meetings with those who attended the sessions. I enjoyed the fact that not only was I was able…
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s definition for faith is, “belief in the existence of God [and] strong religious feelings or beliefs.” This strong feeling of faith is experienced by Pi in the novel, The Life of Pi by Yann Martel, and has a huge role in his life. Pi also found a growing interest in different religions. Exploring the beliefs of Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam, Pi began his journey of religion and faith. These two themes followed Pi all the way through this unimaginable adventure…
It’s the year of 1352 and I’m entering the Mali Kingdom south of Ghana. As I enter the city of Timbuktu, I admire the exceptional mosques and universities surrounding me. Others, Muslim judges, doctors, religious leaders, and scholars alike share this fascination. This crucial city of this Empire came to be because of Mansa Musa. First of all, Mali’s first significant leader was Sundiata, who came to be by defeating a harsh leader. He was given title mansa, which was the equivalent of an…
The Freedom of Religion Religious Freedom The First Amendment Right within the Constitution guarantees every American citizen the freedom of religion. This includes Christianity, Catholicism, Judaism, and if you should so please, Atheism; along with other religious denominations. Unfortunately, the religious liberty is under attack. Not only in our schools, but at work, during social functions, between churches,and in public(Cato institute, 2011). This is an outbreak of opinions and…