Shia Islam

"If you convert to Islam you can stay in your home, otherwise, get out." (Belz) The population living in Islamic State territory are being forced to evacuate a location due to the attempted force conversion of all people within the territory, no matter what ideology they may…

Government Regulation on Threatening Speech With the rise of tension between the United States and the Middle East, every word spoken or drawing depicted is under pressure of causing harm. Is there a line drawn between freedom of speech and hate speech, for the sake of the safety and freedoms of our country? Can the government regulate communication that constitutes a threat to the United States national security, and if so, how? The United States government was put into place to serve the…

thousands of victims are trafficked for the purposes of labour and domestic servitude. Due to the fact that human trafficking is quite prevalent in many Muslim nations, this has led to the belief that Islam as a religion allows this practise. This however is not true, slavery was accepted in Islam in the very beginning however, in contemporary society, the practise of slavery and human trafficking are strictly prohibited according to the Islamic religious beliefs and values.…

Background on Boko Haram The Boko Haram is a terrorist organization whose belief is that the western way of education is a sin. By virtue of this, all of the thirty six states in Nigeria have to shun this ‘sin’, this western education and embrace the Islamic system of education. The Islamic system of education is in such a way that a child is brought up to learn and memorize the entire Quran in Arabic (not their native language), while also learning a few mainstream courses on the side. Now, the…

Anthropophobia is the fear of society or people (Sobel). Even though this phobia is rare, many people fear different societies and people unlike themselves. This type of fear, in the past, has resulted in the oppression of many minority groups by majority groups. While common throughout history, this oppression continues in modern developed nations. In 2004, the French government introduced an act that banned girls from wearing a Hijab in their school (Bruckner 63). At the time, this act was…

refuted. The actions and words of the Islamic State have painted Islam as a brutal and merciless religion. In the name of Islam, many have been slaughtered and mutilated. Despite this, traditional Sharia reasoning does not provide any room for the Islamic State’s bloody interpretation. Rather, Islam presents itself as a merciful and welcoming religion. As such, this letter presents the merciful, unoppressive, and welcoming nature of Islam by virtue of the Sharia reasoning used to refute the…

religion women are to wear burqa’s that cover their whole body once they hit the age of puberty. According to an article in the Quran-Islam website it states that in some cases, girls as young as six are to wear them in order to prepare themselves for the adult life. The Afghan burqa, which is enforced by the Taliban, is known to be the most extreme burqa in the Islam religion. It is full body, loose clothing that covers everything including the face, being covered only with a grille for woman…

What do you attribute in this particular age, the reason for this growing fascination, and would you encourage people who are dissatisfied with their own Western way of life, those bought up in the mosaic religions, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam would you encourage them to search further in their own religions or look into Buddhist as an alternative? His Holiness answered: That’s a tricky question. Of course from the Buddhist viewpoint we are all human beings and we all have every right to…

Democracy, as most nations in the world have it today, is not properly suited for the Middle East. Their deep roots in Islam and the western world influence on them makes it hard for democracy to become stable. I believe this region needs to be left alone by the western world when it comes to politics. The past century has seen constant intervention by the western world…

Christianity is still the highest religion practiced in the United Kingdom at 59.3% with 20% of the population affiliating themselves with the Church of England (Religion Data from The 2011 Census - ONS). Christianity is followed by other religions such as Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and others. However, in the United Kingdom, although religion is present in society, half the population doesn 't believe or practice any religion (British Social Attitudes | Natcen Social…