muslim nationalism essay

Eve or in Arabic Hawa. The background behind Adam And Eve are similar but different in Islam and Christianity. It begins by telling the people how the world started and how we as humans were created. Christians believe that Adam was made from dust, Muslims believe that Adam was made from Soil. In the Bible, the creation of Eve says she was the only woman created from a man. The Qur’an does not say that Eve was created from Adam’s rib, but says that she was created from “of like nature.” The creation

Islam has six main beliefs in the Six Pillars of Faith, fundamental beliefs that every Muslim must follow, however, I will only be covering three main beliefs; the belief in Allah the only God, the belief in the Prophets and the belief in the Angels. All these beliefs are mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, the Islamic sacred book, and also mentioned by Muhammad the Prophet, God’s messenger. The most central and important belief in all of Islam is that there is only one supreme God, who goes by Allah

biases and prejudices. As an Iranian-American, I grew up identifying with my Persian culture, but not with the religious aspect of being Muslim. My immediate family never stressed religious beliefs upon me and I did not have exposure to the practice. In my hometown of Palos Verdes, I never witnessed individuals around me wearing hijab or affiliating with the Muslim religion. It was not until later in my childhood that I met a member of my distant family who had strict religious viewpoints. During our

On the other hand, many believe that Charlie Hebdo shouldn’t publish such satire cartoon illustrations of the Prophet Mohamed (Peace be Upon Him), due to the fact that many Muslims find them offensive and invasive. According to a recent poll done by a French publication, 42 percent of French people opposed those illustrations, making them more than 4 in 10. Those people argue that one of the basic rules of respect and peacemakers

because they forced me to think outside of my normal pattern. Arabs and Muslims in the Media has been one of

all humans can relate to because it is something we all feel and have in our life. While reading about this Jihad I sympathized and felt for the Muslim people fighting the heartless crusaders. I have been taught my whole life that these Muslim people have been the enemies against the Christians. Even to the point where my education has dehumanized the Muslim people. Needless to say, that old view is long gone. Through this story of the crusades I believe Maalouf has set out to break the predisposed

Our Interpretation is Our Reality When an author begins to write a book they usually have a certain purpose in mind. They might want to convey a message or simply entertain their reader. In the three Abrahamic texts that we read; Genesis, Matthew, and the Quran, some would argue that the author 's purpose was to create a blueprint for how humans should live their lives; a rather daunting and consequential task. The main problem is written text, and especially text that was written in 1,400 BC,

their entire culture as a whole, where suddenly a terrorists who is Muslim turns all Muslims into terrorists. Ayad Akhtar’s play Disgraced is communicating race, through major differences between self-identity and social identity. This is shown in the character Amir who is a South Asian Muslin, but over the years parted ways and became critical of Islam. He hides behind a Hindu name and identity to avoid the attention from his Muslim-ness but still manages to hold onto a piece of his self-identity through

become engaged in social groups that makeup individuals from various countries. I went to an international high school so I have gotten the chance to meet so many different people with different cultural backgrounds and identities. I am a black, Muslim, women which feels like I'm already as low on the scale as I can get. When people see me, they don’t seem to think passed the initial stereotypes that hang above my head. It can be a man, an islamaphobe, or a racist that I can encounter that will

impact of it toward us? As we all know, the 9/11 attack has impacted our community as Muslims, that many people labeled us in the US as a threat to our country due to our Faith. Many Muslims in America still face discrimination and danger until today. I was born in Egypt, I came to the US approximately two months before the 9/11 incident happened. I was in the age of 11 months. I was raised in a way where we all believe that we’re supposed to follow the laws and the values of the land we live in