Baghdad Burning Essay

In 1963, a month after Martin Luther King’s I have a dream speech rang harmonies of freedom and equality throughout the United States, Klan members set off dynamite in the sixteenth Baptist Church. The resulting explosion and compromise in the integrity of the building killed four girls. These girls, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNarr were the victims of this atrocity. The events that followed furthered the bloodshed. Thousands of black protestors flooded the streets in protest of the horrific acta that took place in the sixteenth Baptist street church [2]. It was not until 2001 and 2002 when some of the men responsible for the crimes would be prosecuted and eventually convicted. Though the intent of the bombing was to instill fear and panic into the black community, what came about was unity and a call to action.

The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by several cities in Greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts. It is always held on Patriot’s Day, the third Monday in April. Begun in 1897, the Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathons and ranks as the world’s best-known road-racing events (“Boston Bombing,” n.d.). But on April 15, 2013, the marathon made history for something else. At approximately 2:49 EST, two pressure cooker bombs struck near the finish line of the marathon, leaving three dead and one hundred and forty one injured. Among the injured, twelve were reported in critical condition. The victims, who were treated in eight different hospitals, were as young as two (Lev, 2013).

The pillar of Zalat is also observed such as through the distribution of money for nahr to the poor and pillar of Salat is also performed through daily prayer which significantly deepens connection with God. Thus the Hajj is significant for the individual through fulfillment of pillars which strengthen Muslim faith. It affects the community who as umma ,affirm commitment to Allah and join together in performing the practices of faith, thereby strengthening the global Islamic community.

The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing on September 15, 1963 has been one of the most historic bombing in the African American community. Since then, the Spike Lee’s Four Little Girls film and the poem, Ballad of Birmingham, have been created to commemorate the event and the loss of the four beautiful young girls. Both have received awards for their outstanding and thoughtful works that both artist put into their projects. The movie, Four Little Girls, was a very stimulating movie because it was not your typical scripted play. It was a documentary of all the family, friends, and community that were affected by this event. On the other hand, the poem, Ballad of Birmingham, was very eye opening because it put a new perspective of the church bombing.

Operation Al-Fajr in Arabic, Operation Phantom Fury was the code name given to the second battle of Fallujah, considered the hottest point of conflict of all the military campaign in Iraq. Led by the US Marine Corp against the Iraqi combatants, who had held the city under their control, some consider it was the most difficult battle marines have been involved since Vietnam in the 60s. The battle put end to the insurgent control over the city and constituted an important victory for the US troops, however such victory had a high painful price 1.

On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control Kuwait's oil reserves (despite its small size Kuwait is a huge oil producer; it has about 10 per cent of the world's oil reserves ). Iraq accused Kuwait, and also the United Arab Emirates, of breaking agreements that limit oil production in the Middle East. According to Saddam Hussein, this brought down world oil prices severely and caused financial loss of billions of dollars in Iraq's annual revenue.

Ramadan: Celebrates the gift of the Qur 'an. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims must fast between sunrise and sunset.

Life in Iraq has been hard for the people living there. One thousand iraqi people were forced to leave their homes, move to the Duhok camp, but most of them leave the region due to the atrocious security. The terrible security is due to the lack of education. What they need is money to get more security but they don't have it.

He celebrates religious holidays with either feasting or fasting depending on the occasion, and joins his father and brothers at the mosque on Friday evenings. Many of the central myths and or stories Mo referenced during our interview was that of the life of Mohammad, and stories surrounding the Kaaba and its origins in Islamic faith. After that, I asked him about the rituals he practices in Islam; those were prayer, fasting at certain times, the pilgrimage to Mecca if possible, charity giving at least 2.5% of their earnings to the poor, and purification. He prays five times a day the act involving Shahada, his family also partakes in the fasting during Ramadan, and before certain ceremonies, he says that they must cleanse their hands, face, feet, and arms with water prior. We examined the prayers that he recites; and the meanings of them and what they mean to

Ramadan agrees with Western thinking because a small number of Muslims have separated themselves from society by negative actions and ideas. These people need to change their religious views. He accepts and defends the idea that western Muslims must be intellectually, politically, and financially independent while rejecting all form of paternalism and

Went I think the war in the Middle East, and the impact it has on the world as a whole my mind goes to the children. I think about how they are trapped in a state of fear, and hunger. I learned in phycology class that a child’s brain will not develop cognition if the child lives in traumatic situations for more than a short while. So I can’t help but wonder what does that mean for those children in the Middle East, and even more so what does that mean for the future of those countries. It seems to me as if they are in a far worse state them most people know. When a child is traumatized in such ways as those children are in the Middle East they no longer develop the ability to grow mentally and emotionally. Trauma has a way of holding people

1,922 people. According to the Huffington Post, that is the number of people killed by ISIS in June 2014 (Wing).  ISIS is a dangerous force in the world, and the United States has a moral obligation to end its rule.  ISIS has threatened America many times, it has killed thousands of innocent people, and its extreme wealth is allowing the organization to continue the attacks.  The U.S. has a duty to itself, and to the rest of the world, to stop the brutal regime of ISIS.  America needs to increase its military action against ISIS so that it can protect the people of the world.

In recent years, the Iraqi nation has endured a crisis that will forever remain in the hearts and minds of the Middle Eastern culture. However, the outcomes of the War on Iraq will not change the long-lasting and passionate traditions and memories that have been held in the country for decades. One major event that happened in Iraq’s history is that on October 3, 1932 Iraq was established as an independent nation. Iraq has always been a country in which respect and generosity have been highly valued and play an important cultural role in everyday life. Additionally, approximately ninety-five percent of Iraqis are Muslim, and therefore Islam is the official religion of this nation (Gutierrez 1). Furthermore, Iraq is a

were chosen by God to set up a state of Israel where they could not be

“Honey, fasting is a day-long commitment. Also, it is more than not eating or drinking anything.” It took a long time for me to satisfy my mom; however, I was allowed to start my first fast. Furthermore, my first Ramadan experience taught me more than not eating or drinking for a religious value; in fact, it disclosed me to a book of principles to live by, making family unity, patience and consistency, and respect and contribution a part of my individuality.