Muhammad Ali

In the society today there has been many terrorism acts, but majority has been racists towards American Muslims. Muslims in the united states in todays society are facing major problems, problems such as murders and political slanders against them. murders that involve a 16 year old Somali and the police, and political slander that involves politicians hatred against Muslims. In Source one, for example, "Ms. Yousafzai warned that anti-Muslimism speech would only incite more terrorism."…

actions in Mosul and Hetra. ISIS has proved to be a very complex organization that has also been able to garner the attention of many people around the globe. ISIS has also caused a very long and controversial debate on if the group is Islamic or not. One of the largest arguments over ISIS is their claim of being Islamic. Various sources gave their interpretation of what it meant to be Islamic. In the first article “What ISIS really wants” by Graeme Wood, he presented that ISIS was in fact…

This is probably one of the most controversial topic in the 21st century. From American invasion in Iraq, this has caused terrorism to spread through European countries. The propaganda that Western European and American media such as fox news created throughout the world has caused Islam to be viewed as nothing more than instruments of terrorism. Charlie Hebdo, who was killed during the Paris attacks in 2014, could be one of the individual who is an primary example of the one who is involved in…

This paper is about my experience of religious diversity issue which I faced at the filtration process/entrance of my under graduate education. India is a country of various cultures and diversities in religion. Dating back to 1500 BC, There existed 4 categories of people namely Brahmins, Kshatriyas, vyshyas and shudras in the society (mentioned in the decreasing sequence of their social hierarchy). The shudras/untouchables were typically designated as labor class and performed menial jobs.…

Scarcity and Expansion In chapter six of Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization, water affects the Middle East and peripheral lands through social and economic development. This development deals with trade, agriculture, war, and customs in the region as water became essential to the success of Islamic civilization. The first hurdles of Islamic civilization were to overcome the scarcity of water in the Middle East, and afterwards ingrained ideals of water remained as a…

city. In the first three years after his revelation and creation of the religion, Muhammad had only gained 40 followers, but he did not give up. (Muhammad) Muhammad was having a hard time gaining followers in mecca due to the fact that his new religion threatened the average Meccan moral and way of life. Not only did this make Muhammad's mission so much harder, but it also created a form of persecution for Muhammad and his followers in Mecca. At first it began with mocks and discrimination, but…

In the year of 2015, 31 states in the U.S. have declared Syrian refugees as “not welcome” (e.g. Fantz, Ashley and Ben Brumfield). There are many reasons to not allow any Syrian refugees into the United States of America. Some reasons not to allow them is the security of the country, scarcity, and the responsibility. There are also opposing views that make following through with this difficult, such as Syrians fleeing from war and security policies being tightened as a way around terrorist.…

pretty much the same God that Christians believe in. Where Islam differs from Christianity is that they believe that they are related to Ishmael, Abraham’s illegitimate sons. I learned that the Muslims believe that Muhammad is the only prophet that they worship. Also, that Muhammad got all of his revelation for the Angel Gabriel in a cave. I find it interesting that some Muslims throw out the 40 percent of the Koran that is not violent compared to the 60 percent. In geography I learned about…

Are the Taliban good? Or are they bad? There are several views on this “Islamic fundamentalist political movement,” in Afghanistan. In the western world we have developed an image about how wrong and dangerous the Taliban are which is why we may find it difficult to conceptualise any good of their intentions, myself included. This negative perspective from us outsiders may be due to our knowledge on their abhorrent enforcements of laws. Furthermore, this view could shield us from the intentions…

In Do Muslim Women Need Saving?, author Lila Abu-Lughod has challenged and discussed contemporary notions of culture, Islam, and universal human rights by addressing the structures, politics, and media that have influenced society, and more precisely, Western society’s understanding of these topics. The message she argues throughout the book attempts to change the ideas the post-9/11 mindset has created about predominately Muslim communities and subsequently, the role of Islam in the oppression…