Nation of Islam

Misunderstood Muslims “American Muslim claims she suffered “inhuman treatment” after being detained for 13 hours by border officials at Heathrow. Ayan Mohamud, 18, who was on her first trip abroad to visit family in Leicester, alleged she was being “judged” because of her faith after the Paris attacks” (standard.co.uk). Muslims around the world are being misinterpreted and seen differently because of life-changing events such as attacks and from the people who cause these attacks. A factor such…

Since the terrorist attack of 9/11, the United States has gone through numerous changes within its government and the American society. After the attacks, citizens began to question the state of national security and their safety in the United States. On October 26, 2001, Congress passed the Patriot Act enabling law enforcement to use surveillance and conduct searches without an official warrant to help crack down on terrorism on the United States soil (CITATION). The Department of Homeland…

For our group presentation, we researched and found that Sahar Khalifeh had many limits because of her gender, that there were plenty of differences between Judaism and Islam, and the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since Sahar Khalifeh was a girl, she felt constrained and unacknowledged. She was born into a family of five daughters. Her parents wanted a son so they could pass on their legacy. She gained confidence through writing and was able to divorce her husband from an arranged…

Originally, the Hebrews were known as a nomadic people who grazed their herds along the Fertile Crescent. Abraham, a wealthy leader of the group of the Hebrews, was called upon by God to travel to a new homeland where he would be the founder of a Great Nation. The two, Abraham and God, formed a covenant or a promise that God would bless Abraham’s people so long they obeyed and worshipped him. Eventually Abraham and his people found Canaan which was…

Pope Francis Congressional Speech. This speech was given by Pope Francis to the United States Congress on September 24, 2015 in Washington D.C. Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and spoke about current topics relevant throughout the world to the United States Congress. He focused on the religious extremism, the refugee crisis, immigration, diplomacy, and the trading and sale of various weaponry. Pope Francis was able to do so through the use of anaphora, metaphors, and…

none more serious than Islamic traditions. Their devotion to prayer is one trait that stands out amongst other well known religions, even Christianity. To be a Muslim, they have a list of five acts to preform which are called “The Five Pillars of Islam.” Some of these actions are done only one time for example, “Declaration of faith,” and “pilgrimage to Makka” also known as Haji. The other three requirements are done either daily, monthly, or a set period of time during the year. Sawn, which…

cradle to the grave,” meaning secular sciences should be learned simultaneously. In the new schools established with Jadidism foundation, “children could acquire literacy, a basic knowledge of arithmetic, geography, history, especially the history of Islam, as well as […] proper recitation of the Qur'an, questions of faith, prayers, fasting, hajj, and almsgiving.” Adhering to Al-Jaza’iri on…

Men and women both were committing unnatural acts by offering themselves up as strange flesh to entities not of human flesh. Both men as well as woman were lying with angels (angelic men). The “due penalty” clause is quite a mystery without this understanding. What would this due penalty be that these people would be receiving in their persons? This word, persons, is a reference to their own bodies. They are receiving demons into their own flesh. The initial stage is probably some kind of…

education, parents “were asked why they did not allow their girls to school, they would say because it's wrong, it’s irreligious, its improper, they should stay home to prepare for their real like, their married life...” (Faisal) According to the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) that education in Arab school there future is going to be divided into wealthy and the poor. Which will be very expensive private schools and poor quality government…

terrorist group al Qaeda, which is less extreme than ISIS itself. They have began to overshadow the less extreme groups. ISIS is one of the largest targets for the United States military (Ferran, Momtaz, 2015). They want to enforce the traditions of Islam while incorporating their conservative beliefs. ISIS claims to be in power the Caliphate, an Islamic State that is ran by a single leader.…