Muslim communities

In the article of India written by a famous Iranian Muslim historian named Al-Biruni, throughout the whole article; author is trying to prove how Hindu is different from Muslim. According to author, “ for the reader must always bear in mind that the Hindus entirely differ from us in every respect, and the barriers which separate Muslims and Hindus rest on different causes.”(1) It is very clear for anyone to notice how hard author is trying to prove or separate themselves from Hindus. Author…

Being a Muslim in the Unites Sates of America, so it means that I have an opportunity to give back in some way to this experiment called America, drawing from a heritage back in my country. I realize that given the popular picture of Muslims, that is a hard thing to do. But I believe the American spirit of revolution and positivity allows me to take on that challenge, my close friend who his my small maternal Uncle tells me “stay patient and most importantly stay positive” and also he told me…

veiling that have been shaped by ‘persistent colonial images of Muslims” is by using the veil as a symbol of patriarchal oppression, also wearing it as a desire to be a good Muslim women and to present themselves as person rather then a sex object. To begin with, one of the ways in which the narratives of the women who choose to veil disrupt “hegemonic understanding of veiling that have been shaped by ‘persistent colonial images of Muslims” is wearing the veil as symbol of patriarchal…

Most health care practices revolve around the traditional fasting Ramadan that occur in the months that may affect the patient’s health behaviors. Muslim population is one of the fastest growing minorities in the United Sates. Muslims believe their bodies are given to them as a trust of God/Allah to use appropriately and salvation. Any consumption of alcohol is forbidden smoking as well because the substances are harmful to the body. This culture believes that every illness has a cure, and this…

As I think back to the beginning of the semester, I have realize that I knew extremely little about the Islamic faith. While reflecting on the semester, I decided to re-read my first journal entry. Students were prompted with a few questions to answer while writing out journal entry. I decided to address the questions that asked us not only why we opted to take the course, but also what we hoped to learn from the course. In my journal entry, I wrote that my main reason for taking the course was…

returning to division. If the future world has tendencies like Jihab, culture, religion, and values would separate the world into segments. Continuous wars would split the world into many different parts. There would be no global community because the local communities would exclude all the other groups of people. However, the people would gain a “vibrant…

Opinion Piece Outline HOOK: American Muslims. CLAIM: American Muslims should be treated equally as other religions. Body Some people do not treat American Muslims the same as they treat Christian Americans or even Muslims that are not from America in a good way, they can't change the way they are, but we can change the way we see. Body American Muslims such as Muhammad Ali once said: "The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press…

beings to create an atmosphere of enriched community. The tour at Brain Coyle Center has been a unique experience. There were a few knowns and a lot of unknowns. My initial thought process going to the center was, I have been there before to play basketball, what else can I learn. How naïve of me, because there were more to the center than I could ever imagine. This experience has taught me a lot, but also gave me somethings to think about in the Cedar community. All the speakers did a great…

Islam, is a religion of a group of people referred to as the Muslims the religion is regarded as being revealed through Muhammad as the prophet of Allah. When it comes to theological analysis of Islam, the most important profession of faith to any Muslim is. There are various references in the Islam religion the most important is the Qur’an that means to read. This is a book that is considered as the holy book and as the overall word of God showing Gods revelation to man as reveled to the…

being told, according to shari’ah law (Islamic law), it is permissible to show ones hair to other females and direct male family relatives (this includes the following; fathers, sons, brothers, uncles, nephews, granddads and husband). But why do Muslim women wear the hijab? For simplicity, to veil oneself in public displays modesty. The probability of harm burdening the veiled female…