The Qur’an

The Qur’an is the religious and cultural text behind the Islamic faith. When we began reading this for class it took me back to many discussions I’ve had in the past about the religion because for some reason it has been a polarizing political topic for some time. I feel that sometimes the Islamic faith is misrepresented in American culture and most importantly American media. The result of this misrepresentation is a lot of unnecessary hate towards Islam or anyone from the Middle East for that matter. A couple acts by people who don’t represent Islam and that becomes what Americans think of that religion and people who come from that area of the world. It really is a sad reality, but I feel it should be addressed going into this unit and especially when we’re discussing the Qur’an because it gives all the historical background that is needed.