Muslim Brotherhood

After scrutinizing the following books: The Kiter Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Housseni and The Story of Zahra by Hanan Al-Shaykh and Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, Middle Eastern literature depicts the Muslim women in a different manner than Western media through characterization/gender roles and figurative language. In order to further understand the depiction of women in these books, the culture, the background, and historical context of the…

The death of Perpetua let student understood the suppression of women during early Christianity (Perpetua 78). Islam, a religion that was based on Christianity and Jewism (Gordon 8), had more gender equality which women could lead power (17) and had the right to own property. (“Law” 133) In comparison, Christian women had no right to teach (Pagels 90) nor did they want to be women. From the different understandings of the same concept, women who believed in Christianity had less power than women…

people 's thoughts, opinions and beliefs in order to benefit their cause.After the September 11 attacks, there have been a lot of stereotypical movies in the film industries such as "The Dictator" through which the media uses as an outlet to emphasize Muslim stereotypes to influence…

reality, it is a very peaceful religion; even I was surprised to learn this. Researched religions is new to me and without this class I probably wouldn’t have ever researched any, especially Islam. I say that because I too was once someone who thought Muslims were violent and hateful people who wanted to, for lack of better words, “takeover” with their religion and convert everyone. A study…

Downtrodden on the Mediterranean coastline, the hero rises before his cohort as they face overwhelming obstacles and rallies them onward to fortune and glory. This striking image coincidentally illustrates the origin of two disparate domains: Aeneas begetting the Roman people and Tariq ibn Zayid seizing the Iberian Peninsula for the Islamic Caliphate. The scenes of these heroes’ rousing speeches echo each other both literally and literarily as they open the classic tale of the birth of their…

common term that describes the practice of targeting minorities by law enforcements for stops, searches or possible arrest. Over the past years, blacks, Hispanics, Arabs and Muslims (minorities) has received unfair treatments based solely on their race. Such as the phrases “driving while black, flying while Arab and flying while Muslim.” In an extreme way racial profiling can possible lead to police brutality. As defined police brutality refers to the use of excessive force or cruel and inhuman…

the religious world as modernization continues to increase among the generations. It is important to some to stand by traditional values because they shaped the religion. Others want to find ways to make their religion adapt to modern society. Many Muslims believe Islam is the answer to the political, economic, and social issues faced today. The question is how to create an Islamic system or government: revolution or evolution? Two influential figures that highlight the differences between the…

provide social services for children and convert them to Christianity. In The Orphan Scandal, Beth Baron explores the historical aims of the Christian missions and the early efforts of the Muslim Brotherhood. The author provides a perspective on the ten individuals who were closely involved in the event. Muslims’ opinions had already risen and started to take exception to the activities of Protestant missionaries in Egypt. However, because the missionaries were protected by the British…

became out of control and threatened his Presidency. Tanks were deployed outside of his palace, protesters were attacked, and nonviolent protests turned violent. The Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters attacked protesters, causing an outcry and a demand to hold Morsi accountable for his followers actions. People screamed “The Brotherhood must be dragged in…

They believe that through Jihad they can extend the Muslim World so that all the citizens of the world may live under its umbrella. The origins of the Salafi Jihadism can be traced to the Muslim Brotherhood. The Jihadi Salafis appeared to be a radical version of the politicos, admiring the most liberal wings of the Muslim Brotherhood. Despite that notion, the main theoretician of Jihadi Salafism, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi arrived with the concept…