Muslim Brotherhood

Pillars of Islam help Muslims follow the religion called Islam. To truly be faithful in Islam, you must follow all five pillars. The first pillar is shahada, or faith. To be a faithful Muslim, you must confess your faith. The profession of faith goes like this,” There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.” Or if you want say it Arabic,” La ilaha illa Allah wa- Muhammad rasul Allah.” The religion Islam basically translates to the words “to submit to God.” A Muslim is also translated to…

Because I do not wear a hijab and enjoy wearing bodycon dresses, I am seen as less of an Arabic Muslim who’s embraced every other aspect of her culture and more as an Arab who’s “lost herself” and her heritage; I’m “too Muslim” for my country, but I’m not “Muslim enough” for my culture. Walking to school every morning in a pair of blue jeans and converse, I am an American. I say the Pledge of Allegiance, speak English, and am influenced by my American peers. Yet, the moment I step foot into my…

social inequality. Not any type of social inequality but racial social inequality presented in the country of America. America is a well industrialized and developed nation which has increased the fear Islam and Muslims. This has developed racial attitudes towards Muslims. Thus, causing Muslims to not fit in with the rest of the majority. Overall, no one should have to be discriminated against even in a well modernized country. Islamophobia has altered the perceptions of individuals in America.…

Australia’s perceptions of Islam and how Muslim discrimination is at an all-time high. 1 in 4 Australians were born overseas, this means that we have one of the most diverse populations in the world. Yet, cultural and religious discrimination are prevalent issues facing Australia right now. People of the Islamic religion are experiencing discrimination daily in Australia. Western Sydney University recently completed a survey of almost 600 Australian Muslims. The results found that 57% had…

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." This example delineates how politicians talking about Muslims does not…

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…

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…

who practice Islam are called Muslims, or one who submits to God. The Islamic god is Allah, 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…

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…

Ibn Arabi is one of the most influential Sufi authors, as he is credited for combining the mysterious (such as alchemy and astrology) with Quranic teachings of the Prophet. He is known to be the “The Reviver of the Religion” by the great master, al-Shaykh al Akbar. Although he was not credited with founding a specific Sufi order, his influence still continued to be the one of the strongest within the Islamic realm. In his early years, Ibn Arabi served as a secretary for the governor of Seville…