Author: lhughes1

This documentary talks about women in the Islamic culture. The first woman that is interviewed talks about how she was raised in England so she grew up with western culture and when she went back home because she wasn’t dressed like them or walked slow enough for them then didn’t speak to her in Arabic.… Continue reading “Not Without My Veil”

What do we sacrifice to get the American dream? Peace and tranquility. In class today we talked about some benefits that we have in the U.S and how other countries view us as a glorious place where dreams come true. But what I think the reality turns out to be is much different than what… Continue reading Western Peace

I was looking up information on traditions in the Muslim Religion and this article about the 40 days of mourning caught my eye. When someone passes away it is tradition to bury the body right away to show respect and host a “spoua” which consists of prayer and donations to charity. The family and community… Continue reading 40 Days of Mourning

The five pillars are five ways that guide Muslims to living a good life and being good people. They are enforced in households and children learn them by going to mosques with their families. The first pillar is Shahadah, which is that there is only one God Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of… Continue reading The Five Pillars of Islam and the similarities to Christianity

A few symbols that are key symbols to Muslims are the star and crescent and Rub el Hizb. The star and the crescent are holy representations of the Muslim religious faith and can often be found hanging over a mosque and in the flag of many Islamic countries. The star and the crescent originated in… Continue reading Islamic Symbols

In Sūra 57: Hadīd, or Iron the first section talks about praising God and the heavens. It then goes on to talk more about how he gives life and death and has power over all things. The third section talks about how God has knowledge over all things. The fourth section is longer and further… Continue reading Suras Readings

In class today we talked about the idea of how you can act differently based on where you are. For example, we act differently around our family than we do with our friends. We tend to have different personalities to fit the people we are around. I think this is fine as long as you… Continue reading Different Location… New Person

In this clip, Imam Hassan Qazwini of the Islamic Center of America is being interviewed by Dennis Wholey. He is asking him about the Islamic religion and what the basic facts to know about it. He first asks him about the roots of Islam and where their beliefs come from, and then he asks about… Continue reading Documentary Clip

In northern Chinas Shanxi Province, there has been a large amount of flooding that has lead to 15 deaths and 3 missing people. About 1.75 million people have been affected by the floods and 120,000 were displaced from their homes. They received more than 3 times the monthly rainfall for October in just five days. The… Continue reading Flooding in China 10/12/21

I found this story a little disturbing and strange. They are shooting a movie and are trying to use a live tiger, which first off does not make sense. Then they try to get men to play the tiger and willingly get beat up while pretending to be a tiger. By the end of this… Continue reading Tiger Fighter