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The most interesting part of this whole lecture was the fact that the largest Muslim popularity is in Indonesia and in 2060, is going to be in India. I’ve never associated Indonesia or India with being heavily Islamic. I thought that would be a Middle Eastern country like Iran or something. I’m not really sure… Continue reading Islamic Unit 10/19 Notes

In this reading, Medina was the new name for the previously called Yathrib. During the Hijra (aka the migration from Mecca to Yathrib), Muhammad came and so the people renamed it “The City of the Prophet” aka Medina. This may be of myth, but the Muslim community was born there, and inspired various Islamic movements in… Continue reading Medina from Aslan reading

During this meeting for the IACA ICR, we were introduced to the Chinese Lion Dance by Kwan and Benny. We went over a history of the lion dance and got to see how many other countries have mirrored and adapted the lion dance to their culture. We then got to put on the costume and… Continue reading ICR Reflection – Chinese Lion Dance

During this meeting for the IACA ICR, we were introduced to the history of China from Benny Ko in a lecture format. He discussed Chinese immigration in the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. This was a good overview of China’s history that might not have been fully known by us visiting students. The discussion was… Continue reading ICR Reflection History of China

The first thing that stood out to me while reading the Quran was how similar the style of writing was to the Bible, from the way they describe God, to the text being split into süras and verses. I also thought it was interesting how wide a range of subjects were covered by the different… Continue reading The Quran

While I read the assigned sura passages, I noticed more similarities between Islam and Christianity that I originally knew of. First off, the style and prose of the passages is very similar to the Bible. I thought of the Book of Psalms in the Bible because of the way the passages praise God and using… Continue reading Sura Readings Post

Through my engagement in the discussion about reproductive ethics in the Middle East, I found many conversation points fascinating, specifically regarding artificial reproductive technologies (ART) in countries with large muslim populations. As someone with some knowledge of ART, it fascinates me that Islam as a religion both permits and encourages infertile families to utilize these… Continue reading Families in Flux – Reproductive Ethics in the Middle East Reflection

As I read the assigned suras, I was surprised to find so many parallels to Christianity’s holy text, the Bible. In the first sura, for example, it talks about how God is the Master of the Day of Judgement and asks that he keeps us on the right path and to not follow those who… Continue reading The Qur’an

The Islamic world documentary clip featured Dennis Wholey as he interviews Imam Sayed Hassan al-Qazwini, of the Islamic Center of America, about the Islamic religion. They discuss the Five Pillars of Islam, the Muslim view of life after death, sin, and how very few have created an infamous name for a whole group of people.… Continue reading Islamic World

Recently, outspoken critic of Authoritarian regimes like that in Turkey, Enes Kanter has gone to social media to go after the Chinese government for what he is calling forced labor in genocide in the Chinese Region of Xingjaing where their Muslim minority live.  He has called for people to boycott playing there, stop jersey sales… Continue reading Boston Celtics player takes on Chinese Government on treatment of Uighurs