When Pat, Taylor, and I were driving to the festival, we were just off campus and we were sitting at a red light when all of a sudden the car moved forward and there was a super loud noise!! The lady in the car behind us, ran into our car! The lady that hit Pat’s …
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ICR Reflection Journal: Indianapolis International Festival (2 of 3)
Friday evening was our second day volunteering at the International Festival working with the Indiana Association of Chinese Americans, or IACA. It started off with a bang, literally, when Patrick got rear-ended as we were driving there. One of the women representing a group called “Friends of the Third World” that advocated for community education …
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ICR Reflection Journal: Indianapolis International Festival (1 of 3)
To complete the ICR portion of this course, I have been assigned to the Indiana Association of Chinese Americans, or the IACA. The IACA was one of hundreds of booths at the International Festival that took place this past weekend at the State Fairgrounds. The first day that I volunteered at the festival was Thursday …
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ICR – Nur Allah
This past Sunday I was working at my ICR, which is the Nur Allah Islamic Center. They have a weekend school there, which is what I usually help out with. It is very similar to sunday school in the Christian church. At the school they teach about Islam and all the prayers, as well as …
The Documentary (Readings for 11/5)
I am not a fan of documentaries, but I didn’t mind watching this one. As I think I have already mentioned before, I really don’t know anything about the religion of Islam. Learning about the Hajj was very interesting. As someone else said in class today, I had no idea that the pilgrimage was as …
Reading and Discussion 11/7
In the documentary of the Hajj, something the class and I noticed was it followed a white man. He was not born into the religion and does not represent most of the religion. Did they choose a white man so it would be received better by the western world? The clothing/ robes they wore were …
The Hajj
Learning about the Hajj was very interesting. Prior to watching the documentary, I knew a little bit about the pilgrimage to the Ka Ba but I didn’t know much about what actually happened. The Hajj really teaches the importance of faith and life while stripping away all of the human values of wealth, pride, and …
Severity of Attacks in Yemen during 2019
Reports from the International Humanitarian group have carried information throughout the year 2019. This mainly pertains to civilian lives lost in compared to armed conflict. The article shows that as of November 2019, 335 Yemeni children have lost their lives. An Additional 600 children have been injured due to attacks on civilians. The International Humanitarian …
Saudi Attack on Yemen
The other day, Yemen was the victim of an airstrike targeted at civilians. The Houthi group, a Yemen rebel group, was accused of coordinating a drone strike in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to end a war. However, now that the war is considered over, all airstrikes and physical conflicts should have ceased. Unfortunately, Saudi …
The Hajj Reflection
Like most items in Islamic culture, I was extremely unfamiliar with the Hajj and ideas that surround it. It was a pretty confusing concept at first, most likely because there is nothing like it in Christianity. I learned that the Hajj is sacred and specific to Muslims which implies that not just anyone can make …