Cultural Humility Project : Key Members Of The Local Mosques

Many cultures, if not all, are influenced by spiritual or religious beliefs that permeate individual interactions to infrastructures. I believe that it will be a disservice for me to not immerse myself such an influential subject. Religion has been a constant in my life. I was raised Southern Baptist and attended Catholic schools for most of my life. However, I was never exposed to non-Christian regions in a non-biased environment. So, during my freshman year I sought to change that. During the spring of 2017, I attended an Asian Religious Studies class that simultaneously answered my questions and incited more of them. The realization that my beliefs of sensing something larger than me were not misplaced helped me gain the confidence to express myself freely and to know that to grow means to learn. I want to cultivate this mindset of seeing the connections and influences we have on all of earth’s beings, not only for myself, but for others as well. Many people believe that adopting new habits or ways of thinking are impossible past a certain age. Some believe what they were taught as children to be law, too afraid to go against their guardians. Be that as it may, I want people to acknowledge their intelligence and guide them into becoming healthy

I grew up in Pakistan with a diverse culture around me. Before moving to the U.S., the city I grew up in was a blend of people who lived there because of their jobs, education and business purposes. I learned that poverty, marginalization and violence, neither had a religion nor selects people of a specific faith to attack them. This made me devote myself to the church and its programs to serve all children of God spreading the good news of Jesus Christ and fighting for social justice against the systemic evil in the world.

As a child, I didn’t think my life’s situations and experiences were too different from others being a Muslim in Canada. I only came to the realization of this as I grew older. Living as a Muslim we celebrated different holidays, wore different types of clothing, and valued things differently. I grew up in Cambridge, Ontario, and only moved to Mississauga in the ninth-grade grade where I realized how much differently I was treated. It wasn’t always ignorance; they were just unknowledgeable and unaware and I couldn’t blame them as I was apart of a religious minority. I looked at the understanding of my life’s events being apart of an Islamic subculture from a conflict theorist’s perspective where social life was looked at as “privileged groups

Growing up as a first generation Pakistani American Muslim not only came with the benefits of being exposed to different cultures, but it also came with a continuing challenge to incorporate the two cultures and my religion into the society we lived in. There was always a need to be more American, more Pakistani, while respecting the boundaries of religion. When we went to school, we weren’t American enough, when visiting Pakistan we were often labeled with the acronym ABCD- American Born Confused Desi. We were neither here, nor there. No matter how hard we tried to assimilate into the two societies, we could feel the absence of understanding and acceptance. This search for an identity not only allowed me to easily interact with people facing similar dilemmas, but it allowed me to embrace culture, religion, and people that were different.

Some of the characteristics associated with Muslim and Arab Americans come to be viewed as negatives, but when practiced by Christian Whites are seen as positives would be blocking their efforts to build religious centers or the building of mosques, not being able to have cultural symbols, but yet we can build churches adorned with cultural symbols and that is fine. Having their efforts to publicly broadcast their call to prayer over loudspeakers blocked, even when neighboring churches just as loudly ring their bells to signal the start of worship. The Muslims and Arab Americans are given a hard time if they practice their rituals and religious beliefs in public, where we can hold “church” anywhere that we please. In order for mosques to maintain their tax-exempt status, we force them to incorporate boards and bylaws, and the Imams (leader or spiritual guide of the mosques) are more likely in the United States to take on a more pastoral instead of a religious role.

During the last eleven years I have worked at the department of motor vehicles. I have met many people from different backgrounds and cultures. While I worked at the Tempe office, I came across many people from the Middle East, mainly Arabs and people from Pakistan and India. It was through my dealings with Middle East people that I notice how friendly and accessible they are. It was then that an interest in finding more about this culture started. When I decided to visit a mosque as part this project I was not sure what to expect. My experience is divided in two, as I ended up visiting two different mosques. On Saturday January 24 around 12:45 pm I arrived at a mosque located in

In the nursing world, at times, differences or misunderstandings may develop between patients, family members and the nursing staff. The truth is people may have a valid cause for complaint. Such situations can be solved by simply remain culturally humble in order to maintain joy and balance. This will lead an effectiveness, meaningful and gratifying experience in the work that nurses do. The model case is a perfect example of all the defining attributes leading towards improved quality care and a well-functioning environment for the resident and the family, and great satisfaction for the nurse. Although, not all the time cultural humility will lead to such attributes, but cultural humility is a lifelong learning and the aim after

When it comes to the modern relationship that Islam shares with both Christianity and Judaism, it is not difficult to recognize mutual hostility. Islamic extremism has been gradually dominating the Western perception of Muslims—in the midst of this, the World Trade Center attacks could only exacerbate the situation. On that account, it was no surprise when these hostile attitudes were unmistakably revealed during the “Cordoba House” mosque controversy at which point in 2010, it was proposed that a mosque dubbed the Cordoba House be established near ground zero. Sure enough, the proposition was met with overwhelming opposition and rebuke (Barbaro). Most of the country objected to the mosque while many of those with more personal experiences

On November 12, 2015 Friday evening I had the pleasure of visiting the Jewish Community Center which is part of the Judaism faith and is located in 1529, 16th Street, NW, Washington DC, 20036. Personally, I am part of the Muslim faith as well is my entire family. Throughout my childhood and teenage years my faith was strongly emphasized in my household. My mother would take my siblings and I to Quran teachings every day after school to learn more about our faith and learn the holy text. I try to practice the Islamic faith to the best of my ability. Praying five times a day in my faith has kept me close to my faith and has helped me come over any struggles or worrying I

Muslims in America faced several difficulties as they tried to gain racial equality and religious freedom. When they entered America and began to form an Islam religion there was a vastly larger number of white Christians than there were Muslims, and as a result, one of the difficulties they faced was that they were outnumbered by other religions. Because of the Islam religion being outnumbered by other religions, there was much less knowledge on their religion than there was on Christianity, leading to them being a minority compared to white Christians. As a result of this, there were not as many organizations that helped to increase the number of Islam presence in America. One of the organizations that was developed to help the Islam religion in America was the creation of the Moorish Science Temple, which Noble Drew Ali founded because "African Americans were descended from the

In addition, the AJC takes this fight one step further as they challenge the status quo by forging inter-religious relationships. This past year I participated in a Shabbat Dinner between members from ACCESS and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. At this past AJC Global Forum, I attended breakout sessions that featured voices such as Mohammed Al-Samawi and Daniel Pincus discussing Muslim-Jewish relationships. Finally, I am an active participant in gatherings connecting professionals in the Jewish and Moroccan communities. These experiences show me the importance of understanding the other side and to make steps to build trust. I learned that even though Muslim and Jews come from different backgrounds, we could find common ground through our shared

I am a white, cisgender, agnostic woman who grew up in Longmont, Colorado. I spent a large amount of time playing soccer, which is why I chose to attend a soccer game as my insider positionality. Having grown up in an agnostic household, I have never attended church or any other religious services, which is why I chose to attend a christian church sermon as my outsider positionality. Doing field work allowed for me obtain a neutral role and pay more attention to the detail of my surroundings and feelings. As an insider it was difficult to note things that I had so often become acquainted with. Although, it was easy for me to understand complexities and the common themes. An an outsider I felt like I was often out of the loop and not in

Being a Muslim in America country is a struggle, and ever since 9/11, things have taken a turn for Muslims. When Trump was elected president, the discrimination against Muslims has grown stronger. People need to be educated about Muslim culture and eliminate the perception that every Muslim is a “terrorist.” The community I am looking towards on the University of Kentucky campus is the MSA. The MSA is the Muslim Student Association and their goal is to promote Islam and teach us all about the peaceful nature of the religion. Throughout my paper these 5 sources that I researched played a major role in the Muslim community. My first source was a video called Muslim leaders speak out after mosque fire. My second source was an article called Young

My first impression upon arriving at the mosque was that it was very drab and plain inside, as compared to how it looked on the outside. The religion I grew up in had beautifully decorated churches; while I wanted to ask why the mosque was so drab inside, I felt it would sound rude and unkind. Furthermore, I was disappointed to see the only chairs available to sit upon in the mosque were for pregnant, disabled, and elderly people. The religion I grew up in had nice, plump, padded pews for its members to sit upon. Again, I did not question why there were no pews as I felt it would be unkind.

I chose to research the Muslim religion for my site visit. I wanted to have in depth experience with this religion since I did my group project about Sikhism and during class we went into great detail about every other religion. I did not know what to expect when visiting a mosque, it was a pretty nerve-wracking experience for me being a non-Muslim. I have been raised with Christian morals my whole life even though I have only gone to church a few times in my whole life. Almost all religions have a house of prayer; Jews have synagogues, Buddhists/Hindus have temples and Catholic and Christians have churches and cathedrals. Muslims have mosques; each religious center has their own different rules, rituals and services that need to be followed. A mosque is a place of prayer for Muslims within the Islamic belief. Another word for mosque in Arabic is Masjid. Kind of like a church, a mosque is where Muslims worship and bow before Allah to declare their obedience and loyalty. Mosques date back till the time of the prophet. In order to find a mosque, I went on the Internet and stumbled upon Masjid Beit El-Maqdes.