Muslim world

1A. When Haroun explains why he must go and confront Khattam-Shud, Salman Rushdie expresses his personal opinions on censorship. For example, when General Kitab questions who should be sent to address “the Old Zone situation”, Haroun volunteers. He proceeds to explain why he made this brave decision by saying “All my life I’ve heard about the wonderful Sea of Stories, and Water Genies, and everything; but I started believing only when I saw Iff in my bathroom the other night.” (page 137).…

the question of: To What Extent did 9/11 Change the Treatment and Opinions of Muslims In America? The primary timeframe for this investigation will be between 1900-2001 to analyze the change and evolution in the treatment of Muslims in the 20th century. My primary source is Edward E. Curtis’s book entitled “Muslims in America: A Short History.” This book was written in 2009 in New York City, NY. It analyzes how as Muslims immigrated to North America and as they tried to indulge in the culture,…

are five to eight million Muslims residing. This strategy of fear that they use seems to be working since United States candidates for president are using that as their platform for the presidency. These politicians use the media as their platform to sell their ideas of how to stop terrorism, which causes fear in Muslim Americans who are parents.The parents have to first explain to their children what the Islamic state is and how to keep themselves safe against anti-Muslims activists. Recently…

Some religious scholars have argued that covering is mandatory for all believing Muslim women. Feminist scholars oppose the covering. The hijab is a contested issue among religious scholars. Ordinary Muslim Americans, too, disagree on this issue. Some encourage it and others sarcastically label it the "Sixth Pillar of Islam. These are just the first stirrings of a new era in the story of Islam in the West. Historically, religions undergo enormous transformations as one strain of belief and…

Muslims are often targeted as terrorist, automatically people think the worst of them. Many Americans are afraid of what others have done in the past. In my opinion I don't see why we should fear Muslims because the way I see it, it's just a religion just like Catholics, Christians and other religious groups. I think the American public fear them because they see their physical appearance as in the way they dress and they think the worst. I think the Latinos like myself can relate to Muslims…

3- How did you chose to become Shia? After I converted to Islam I decided not to follow any sect unless I know which one is right. I studied about Sunnis, Wahhabism and Sufism but there was no information Shias. I asked my Sunni friends about Shiism and they sent me a video clip showing a Wahhabi mufti talking about Shiism. He said that Shias are followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib. We also love Ali. Ali was the bravest in the Islamic society. He was the most knowledgeable and was very just. But a…

The book “Islam: a short history” is a non-fiction book that was published by Modern Library in 2000 by the British writer Karen Armstrong. Karen Armstrong was born 14. November 1944, she was a former Roman Catholic nun that writes popular books about the history of religion. She first became well known in 1993 with her book “A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam”. Her work focuses on the common features of the major religions, such as the importance of…

There isn’t any set rules for fasting in Hinduism for people. Fasting is when you go without eating half a day and do it once or twice a week. Fasting is known in many religions and it is used as a treatment in Naturopathy as well in Ayurveda. Some people think that fasting can be beneficial to some people. It is very important for some Hindus to fast. They observe the fast in the game of god. In the Hinduism religion, one should fast once a week with an empty stomach until noon. In India they…

In spite of the implications related to fasting, it has aided my to development to becoming a disciplined individual. As an attentive individuals, most endeavors I take come with an integrated beneficial factor such as health factors. Fasting for the month of Ramadan was an outlet to to becoming an introspective individual as it allowed me to be contemplative about the choices I make regarding the readily access to food and its effects. Unlike most endeavors, I did not succeed in fasting.…

The Discrimination and Mistreatment of Arab Muslims In his article supporting the profiling of Arab Muslims in War on Terror, Duke’s arguments is convincing in its use of emotional and logical appeal; however, the use of fallacious (Either-or) scare tactics discredits his point of view. Duke expresses strongly that he does support the profiling of Arab Muslims and he uses many different techniques to persuade his readers. Some of those techniques are obvious, yet others are subconsciously…