Islam is the second most popular religion in the world, made up of 1.6 billion Muslims, representing approximately 23% of the earth’s population. With these statistics, there should be a clear understanding of the Muslim faith. However, despite its huge following around the world and the growing Muslim communities, Islam is foreign to most North Americans who are familiar with Christianity or Judaism. Islam and Muslims have become an area of major concern to the people and media, especially after
Islam is a monotheistic religion, centered around the teachings of the Qu’ran and serving Allah (meaning God in Arabic). However, this Abrahamic religion has been harshly discriminated against in the United States for years. Most prominently throughout the last twelve years, post September 11th, 2001. Unfortunately, issues such as socialization through the media, power distribution, religious ignorance, stereotyping and visible differences have contributed to the ill attitudes towards Muslims.
The United States of America is the society I am using to compare to the Golden Age of Islam. Just like the golden age, the United States of America, in the 21st century is like it. It is like the Golden Age because just like the golden age of Islam; it has artistic, medical and technological, economics, politics, and social developments. To begin with, some similar artistic designs between the Golden Age of Islam and U.S is that there were floral designs just like in America. Islamic art was
change despite the situation. His struggle for equality for the black nation landed him in prison. While in prison, Malcolm was able to study, and earned a college degree. However, most importantly while in prison, Malcolm X was introduced to the Islam faith by one of the prisoners. He received teachings from the Muslim faith, which made him realize that, his people were being oppressed and abused by the whites. While out of prison, he went to visit honorable Elijah Muhammad and later on went around
The Media Portrayal of Islam Islam is portrayed and is commonly accepted as the most violent and largest direct threat to the West. This is a generalization made by most of the West, but it is not particularly the West or the Islamic people’s fault. There is constant turmoil in Islamic countries in the Middle East and these conflicts are what make the news in the West. The only representation in the media that the Islamic nation gets is that of war. Though most Islamic people are not violent
tensions still exist in the modern world. Islam, a major world religion, is misinterpreted due to its history and the actions of its followers. Judgements based on religious identity create prejudice and bigotry. The misinterpretations of Islam continue to affect the lives of Muslims; moreover, creating hostile environments for these religious followers. In order to fully understand the impact the misinterpretations and predispositions have had on Islam, the following question must be addressed:
Strong Response Islam immigration can be seen as an issue as some Muslim beliefs can contradict the United States constitution. Islam is seen as a religion as well as an ideology, if seen as a religion then banning Islam immigration could be against the constitution, however, if seen as an ideology then banning immigration could be allowed by the constitution. Is Islam an ideology? In "Trump's Muslim Immigration Ban Should Touch Off a Badly Needed Discussion" published in The National Review, Andrew
The Student Life article published by Taylor Schmitt “On the Distortion of Islam and the Muslim World” The Student Life recently published an article, “On the Distortion of Islam and the Muslim World,” in which the author, Taylor Schmitt, rejects the use of the name ISIS since this “gang of fools is neither Islamic nor a state.” Not only does the author state that Islam is not to blame for the cruelties committed in its name, but he goes on to say that ISIS is not an Islamic group at all, a
entering the United States and we should have a database to track every American Muslim” (Healy). This recent statement by the Presidential candidate, Donald Trump asserts that Islamophobia in the United States is not a myth. Islamophobia is a serious issue which distresses many Muslims in the United States today. Thus, creating tension between Muslims and many fellow Americans leading to hate crimes, stereotypes, and inhumanity. This phenomenon is one which was created by Radical Islam and given life
considered to be associated with Islam. As a new term, the validity of Islamophobia is still a subject of huge debate even as its causes and characteristics are also controversial. This term was coined to refer to the events in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in light of people’s attitudes towards Muslims and those associated with Islam. Actually, after the dust settled following the attacks, a new gesture of nationalism was witnessed across the United States and racism soon followed, which are
are intertwined in a historical, structural, and geopolitical layout throughout the United
“What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam” By: John L. Esposito What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam is an informative book by John L. Esposito. It is a great introduction to Islam. With terrorist attacks constantly talked in mainstream media, Islam gets a bad reputation. Many people perceived Islam as a violent religion and misunderstand Muslim beliefs. As with any other religion, culture, or society, there is always a diversity of different types of people despite belonging to the same group
The religion of Islam all started with the Prophet Muhammad who received revelations from God through the Angel Gabriel. He used these revelations to compile the Quran, the Islamic sacred book. During the time period of 600-1450, Islam had a tremendous impact on its center, Mecca, and also the surrounding areas. As a result of Mecca’s geographical location as well as the strong Islamic military, Islam spread far and wide. However, Islam’s impact on the world didn’t stop after 1450. Even during the
countries during the course of this class. But since Islam is practiced in several countries, and Muslims exist in more than Muslims countries, I applied Islam to America. I wanted to discuss the conflict that arabic people face while in the United States. Since September 11, 2001, there has been a heightened fear of, not only Muslims, but Middle Eastern people, in general, especially those whose faith requires headwear. I think the lack of knowledge of Islam, and other religions, plays a big part in the
American Muslims are faced with here in the United States. Islamophobia is becoming a big social problem here in the United States. Islamophobia in its simplest definition according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “prejudice against Muslims.” Many Americans are in fear that muslims as a majority are terrorists and are seeking to destroy the west. In the recent election we have definitely seen an attack against the muslims living in the United States. This attack that I am speaking is not necessarily
Paper By Amir K. Hajek Islam and Politics, Revised 24 April, 2015 Word Count: 1,659 The turbulent world we live in today has countless imperfections. John Esposito, a professor in Georgetown University, states both alternative and intriguing ideas on the future of Islam and its upcoming era of reformation. The main issue is the extremists and fanatics who use Islam in order to justify their terrorist actions. Furthermore the Western media has stained the religion of Islam to the point where Muslim-West
object, class of objects, or situation. The word Islam literally translates into surrender which is supposed to imply surrendering to God. Islam is also a cognate of the Arabic word Salam which means peace (Godlas). The term Islamophobia was first introduced as a concept in a 1991 report by an independent research and social policy agency known as the Runnymede Trust (Defining). The report focused on xenophobic attitudes towards Muslims in the United Kingdom and Europe, but the term Islamophobia became
entering the country (Cammett). Lebanon and the United States contrast in many ways in terms of religion and how it affects government and education, but there are more similarities in these categories than one might predict. Lebanon is a diverse country with many different cultures; Therefore, Lebanon has a wide variety of religious practices. There are many active religions in Lebanon, but Islam and Christianity are the most prevalent (Badr 7). Islam is the most popular religion in Lebanon with
around for as long as people can remember, but for the past ten years there's been a dramatic rise in activity. Terrorists use murder, kidnapping, hijacking, and bombings to pursue a political agenda. These criminals are not just subject to the United States, terrorism happens all over the world, in every way, shape and form. There are many types of terrorism and terrorists with many different purposes. The primary reason for terrorist actions is to force a change in their nation's government. If terrorists
reasons, many of them direct actions done by the United States and the West. The first reason for the 9/11 attacks can be traced back all the way to the time of Muhammad, the founder of Islam and the “messenger of God, as well as Islam itself. Much of the history of Islam has been obscured by a veil of fear and misunderstanding. This was caused by the fear of Islamic terrorists before, and mainly after, the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The history of Islam begins with the birth of Muhammad, who was born