Shia Islam

against others, there are no unfavorable implications cast on the name of Christianity (Kabir, 2006, p. 321). He provides an example of the case in April 1995 bombing in Oklahoma, which killed 168 people. The convicted bomber’ name was Timothy McVeigh who was both a Christian and an America. Kabir describes how initially the western media reported the attack as being perpetuated by ‘Libyan Muslim extremists (Kabir, 2006, p. 321). However, once they confirmed the terrorist was actually Timothy…

In authors Bromley and Shupe article "The Tnevnoc Cult" readers are told about a culture of The Tnevnoc and to me, their very cruel and outrageous practices or rituals. When being first introduced to the culture we learn about the very basics of how they recruit their members and also who they target to become members. This already has already raised an eyebrow for me only because when thinking about any culture or religion, I more so think of them being open to all. As we continue reading, we…

The post classical period of 600 CE to 1450 CE was characterized by the spread of the world’s three universal religions, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, which was a result of trading contacts, missionary activity, and military conquest. These characteristics impacted many regions, but one specifically being the Middle East. During this period, the Middle East experienced a change including the separation of Muslims into two branches while still continuing to follow patriarchy throughout both…

attacker in the New Jersey and New York bombings, are reasons why Muslims still continue to be seen as suspected terrorists (“How to really discuss radical Islam”). According to Rucker, most terrorists are Muslim and come from Muslim nations. Plus “denying that all terrorists are Muslims insults our common sense” (“How to really discuss radical Islam”). But what about those Muslims who suffer from constantly being called terrorists and get killed by those same people that call them terrorists?…

Treviño, Roberto R. The Church in the Barrio Mexican American ethno-Catholicism in Houston. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2006. In the book, The Church in the Barrio Mexican American ethno-Catholicism in Houston, Roberto R. Treviño begins by discussing his past growing up in a catholic culture along with being a minority. Treviño discusses how U.S. catholic culture is automatically assumed to be Mexican Americans and the Mexicans are mostly focused on the faith tradition…

The crusades took place over about 200 years. It wasn’t just one big fight it was a series of wars and battles. There were three monolithic faiths (Christianity, Judaism, and Islamic) fighting in the crusades. Despite their common roots the differences often cause conflict between them. The first crusaders went from Constantinople to Antioch (1096-1099). They fought isolated Turk forces on the way there. In 1212, religious zeal as well as poverty gave rise to what came to be known as the…

Audrey Cronin, another specialist in terrorism, believes that terrorism has religious roots. She states there are four types of terrorist organizations which are left wing terrorists, right wing terrorists, ethnonationality/separatist terrorists, and religious terrorists. She feels each type has different motivations. She believes that left-wing terrorists engage in kidnappings, murders, arsons, and bombings and are directed at elite targets (Cronin 38). The right wing terrorists indicate…

Written Assignment Prompt: Explore the impact the setting has on the development of the text. The novel takes place in a village in French Algeria, which happened to be where the author, Camus was born. Throughout the whole novel, there are overall three settings, French Algeria, Meursault’s apartment, and the beach. The setting has a great impact on the development of the text for many reasons. The setting gives us an understanding of the characters as well. In the 1830s, the French began…

5 popular religious pendants Descriptions: There are many religions in the world. No matter in which part of world people are living they follow specific religion and wear the religious pendants with engraved symbol on it. Read more about the popular religious symbol throughout the world. Religious jewellery is not only fashion jewellery, people wear it to devote themselves as a follower of god to keep their internal faith stronger. These religious charm pendants give wearer a source of…

date back to the 16th century in the district of Punjab in India. The founder of Sikhism is Guru Nanak and is instructed by his teachings and the teachings of the 9 Sikh gurus who followed. Today the religion palls in comparison to Christianity and Islam in the number of followers with 20 million worldwide. “The Sikh religion today has a following of over 20 million people worldwide.” (Sikhism Par 1). However, with 20 million, this is no small following. The top 59 countries in the world are the…