Muhammad Yunus

The United States has the widest religious diversity in the world; however, there are no other religions which have as many important meanings as Christianity in terms of the history of this country. According to the research by Pew Research Center in 2014, more than 70% of the population identify themselves as Christians (Wormald, Benjamin). American people and their ancestors have developed this country in the name of God since the first group of settlers colonized in this New World. Their…

Ever since the 9/11, the media has been in charge of stereotyping Muslim religion, making the audience believe that it is a religion in which women are oppressed by the power of men. However, an important number of women have converted to Muslim because they have gone beyond what media says and have studied what the religion is truly about. On the contrary of what most people would think, Muslim men do not force women to hide themselves under the hijab, it is their own decision to do so in order…

Dixie: I choose to watch bakery discrimination against Muslims.The video should us a Muslim lady that wanted to make a purchase from the American bakery. The worker denied her the right to purchase from the American bakery. In our textbook on page 243 in the opening paragraph, it says Within each group in significant diversity that can be seen by differences in forms of religious expression, ancestral background, and how recently they arrived in the United States. Both groups have been seen and…

Jesus Christ written in the Bible. Christians believe in the Trinity; God is three divine persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Similarly, Islam is also an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, believing in the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad as articulated in the Qur’an. Through the Doctrinal and Ethical Dimensions of Religion, the moral principles and the beliefs taught by Christianity and Islam will be outlined. Catholicism and Islam have very different histories in Australia,…

Islamic Empire was built on the Islamic religion and the astonishing foundation set up by God himself, appealing more and more people to the newly formed empire. The Islamic religion’s origin was appealing for many reasons, one of them being that Muhammad was neither a God, nor someone to worship, but just a messenger delivering the exact words from God himself. The fact that what was being preached was not corrupted or interpreted but…

The fear of and prejudice against the religion of Islam is Islamophobia. In the United States, the media portray a negative picture of Muslims around the world. The term Islamophobia does not come from the terrorist attacks, it has been around since 1980. Islamophobia originated in the seventh century, when Islam spread into the European culture. This caused tension between Christians and Muslims and resulted in religious wars known as the crusades. There are four major types of islamophobia.…

Shouting Fire the documentary made me think a lot about what I agree with. I think as an American culture, we are so used to having an opinion and sharing it. We share our opinion when people say something we don’t agree with, we share our opinion even when people don’t ask to hear it, we just like sharing our opinion. As a culture if we don’t agree with something we try everything in our power to shut others opinions down and shame them. This documentary proves it. From a woman who was…

to God, […] God has made ready forgiveness and great reward” (21). It clearly showed that Islamic culture treated men and women separately and equally by mentioning both men and women together. Although not often, in early Islamic culture, after Muhammad died, his wife did have a chance to become an “authority of Prophet’s…

The 3 predominant religions of the world, are Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. Of these three religions, they are practiced in many different areas of the world. Although these religions are very different, they all have three things in common; the first being worship, the second being a holy book, and lastly a place of worship. All of these religions have subdivisions that are practiced and lesser known. For instance Christianity has Roman Catholicism. Roman Catholicism, is the most…

On Friday we finished watching Four Lions. I thought the first half of the movie was funny but I didnt like the second half at all. I read through the blogs regarding the movie and almost everyone said the movie did a good job in showing how disorganized terrorirism often is. Although that does have some truth to it, I felt the movie was pretty far for reality. The reactions to the movie reminded me of the comment someone made in class regarding The Seperation. What we see on screen is simply…