Shia Islam

The movie Babble involves the conflicts of social groups, issues of social identity, and intergroup communication. After watching this film it is easy to connect it to lessons learned in the textbook. The film displays the difficulties of cross cultural communication and the conflicts that can come with it. Babble’s plot starts with an incident in Morocco, when a tourist gets shot (Susan Jones played by Cate Blanchette) is shot while on a tour bus. This incident results in the connection of the…

Did you know, since the year 2011 over 250,000 people have died in Syria due to the extremely dangerous conditions of the country? Americans should open their arms to these refugees and let them into our country. These people offer no threat to us, by turning them away, were encouraging the act of terrorism and it goes against our beliefs as Americans. One reason the people should let refugees in the country is that these people offer no harm to the citizens of America. There are a lot of…

Mark Twain once said “It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: the freedom of speech, the freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.” Mark Twain was just one of many famous people to talk about freedom, but what exactly is freedom? The dictionary defines freedom as the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Now that we know what it means, lets talk about some of my…

Women and their connection to religion is a safety net, but can sometimes become complicated. This very reason has caused women to feel oppressed or either empowered by religion. One way to get over being inferior to men and the patriarchal power within religion is to learn from the ways of men and apply it to your life. Religion is a way for women to gain power and leadership positions. The church positions are often ways to gain social roles also. A lot of women are oppressed by religion and…

Syncretism is an attempt to bring together beliefs from different schools of thought. Almost every religion has some form of syncretism. Christianity for instance, was focused on the Judaic thought and there were numerous practices that were picked up which were clearly not part of early Christianity. For instance while celebrating Christmas, the tree, and feasts are all Pagan rituals that were incorporated into Christianity as a means to convert the non – Christians (Maroney, 2006). Another…

paintings are used to tell stories or illustrate religious ideologies, they are even used to show people in the forms of portraits, these and many more showcase the universal uses of paintings. The paintings we will be looking at are Islamic and Chinese. Islam is a monotheistic religion which worships the god Allah,…

Two religions, Islam and Christianity, were both founded by Abraham and his sons. Even with the same family founding them they have very diverse similarities and differences. Within both passages found in the Koran, Sura 93, and the Bible, Psalms 23, similar points are expressed. Although they describe a similar praise to their God, dictions and phrases from Sura 93 expressed through rhetorical questions change the passage into something with an accusable tone. Each passage shows a similar…

In society, the role of the government is to provide adequate care to all its people and insure that they are protected socially, politically, economically, and even physically. Regardless of the system of polity in place, the sole purpose of the government is to serve the governed. To protect the rights of people all around the globe, the Declaration of Human Rights (D.H.R.) was created by the United Nations. The document cites three basic rights that all people are entitled to.These include…

In Takim’s (2011) article “The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy: Implications for American Islam”, he analyzes the Ground Zero project as well as supplementary evidence to discuss the mistreatment of Muslims in American society and the struggles that they have had to face especially after the events of September 11. To conclude his paper, Takim (2011) discusses the steps that can be taken to ensure American Muslims and the rest of the diverse American population can coexist. I think it would have…

Wiccan Rites and Rituals There are many people from all around the world who belong to a different culture in which they may practice a form of rites and rituals, whether it be religious, spiritual or a traditional custom. Cultural rites and rituals are traditionally instituted and structured into our life and have long been performed throughout many years. Our cultural backgrounds have been passed down through many generations and have structured our religions, customs and beliefs. It is…