After going to your talk this afternoon, it got me to thinking about how this would look in the Islam culture that we have studied so far this semester, so I did some research, and this is what I have gathered. There is an iPhone app call “Ramadan Times” which reminds the user on what …
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圣诞快乐 “Merry Christmas” 12-3-19
While now it is in December and I can be full of Christmas cheer, I thought it would be interesting to look at what this season is like in China. It appears that China isn’t very into the Christmas spirt, only about 1% of the population celebrate it, because only about that percentage is Christian. …
Fleeing Visitors Welcomed Back? Draft Dodgers in the States? 11/19/19
While reading Chapter 10 in Aslan, we hear early on about how many families and children escaped Iran in a time of need for safety and allowing for their children to miss out on military duty. In this chapter we see how the life of people can change rapidly for those who were able to …
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Kais and Layla like Snow and Sledding (Aslan chapter 8) 11/12/19
The first part of this reading in a way gave a great representation of what today was for me. First, I saw that it was snowing, and I love the first snow especially if it is enough where you can try and sled and enjoy it, other than the first “good” snow, I don’t want …
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An Awakening in the East –“No god but God” 11/14/19
In this chapter the main concept is about Revolution and forcing the native people to take on Christianity. Some thought that this would be a good idea, because the British were thinking they can spread the lifestyle they have onto these people. Not everyone was in favor of this however, many saw this as possibly …
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Favorite Quote 11/7/19 Class
I like many others have many favorite quotes from movies, books, television, and people in society that have impacted my life in some way shape or form. Some of my favorite quotes are about work ethic, passion, and determination. Some however are just for the witty fun of it as well. Probably one of my …
ICR Reflection Journal: 11/1/19 Lion Dance session
Today, we learned all about the Lion Dance from Kwan that we are going to perform with the IACA at the International Festival next week at the fairgrounds. Taylor, Maddie, and I learned all about the proper stances, setup positions, and movements to perform this dance in a simple way possible. Kwan was very helpful …
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Ustedh Ubayullah Evans “BCR talk Islam” 11/5/19
Ustedh Ubaudullah Evans talked tonight (11/5//19) in JH 141 and gave an awesome speech. He went into great detail about his life, schooling, and faith. All of these parts have helped make him to be the person that he is today. My first impression of him was that he was very funny, and I feel …
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Translation in Quran can get lost 10/31/19
In class we talked about how many different versions there are of both the Quran and the Bible. This being because of all of the different world languages and how some words do not translate the same from language to language. This got me to thinking about my life and instances where this has happened, …
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10/29/19 “Relation between the Bible and Quran”
The readings for this class were in the book “Al-Qur’an”, it was however one interesting line that was mentioned in class that really got me to thinking on how these two books are closely related. It was on page 102, line 33, and it says “The punishment for those who wage war against God and …
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