Today we met with Kwan at Lucky Lou’s Seafood and Dimsum for a nice evening to learn more about the different types of Chinese food and to try some ourselves. According to Kwan, he believes Lucky Lou’s has the most authentic Cantonese cuisine in the Indianapolis area. Tonight was the first time I had sampled… Continue reading 10/28 ICR Reflection – Dinner at Lucky Lou’s

I found the reading on the Five Pillars of Islam to be really interesting. It incorporated a lot of things I kind of already knew about Islam, but elaborated more on details and terms I had never heard of before. I had heard of halal before, but didn’t fully understand what it meant. Now, I… Continue reading Reflecting on the Five Pillars

On Tuesday, I attended the Reproductive Ethics in the Middle East webinar event and I definitely learned a lot about how things are changing in this area of the world regarding reproductive technologies, including the ethical and political implications of these new advancements have. Some religious and secular groups in the Middle East do embrace… Continue reading Reproductive Ethics in the Middle East webinar event reflection

For another class, we read a book called Apeirogon which follows the lives of a Palestinian and an Israeli. This was an interesting take on the two sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict which looks at the religions of Judaism and Islam. While a lot of it focused more on the conflict, I did think the religious… Continue reading Reflecting on Apeirogon

The event, Families in Flux – Reproductive Ethics in the Middle East, was an extremely interesting talk between two well-informed individuals. A topic that I found especially thought-provoking was the idea of adultery and reproductive donation, like giving sperm or eggs to someone. In the Sunni Sect of Islam, they believe that it is equivalent… Continue reading BCR Event Reflection

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

With only 5 more ICR sessions left, I thought I would provide an update as to how things are going and what is occurring over in Washington Township at Northview Middle School. Recently, we have been learning about the months and the weather. The weather has been a big topic and the students are really… Continue reading ICR Update

As we continue to read suras from the Qur’an, I notice more similarities to other religions and even the mentioning of other religions. For example, the second sura refers to other religions by saying that those that believe in God and follow the righteous path will be rewarded in the end. The sixty-second sura reads,… Continue reading The Qur’an and Aslan’s “No God But God”

The Qur’an is thought to be revelations provided from God through the angel Gabriel and it is about. The Qur’an is very similar to the Bible in that it expresses the importance of man’s responsibility to God, the resurrection of the dead, a spiritual afterlife in paradise or in suffering (Heaven/Hell) dependent on how you… Continue reading Basics of The Qur’an and Beginning Comparison to the Bible

Ibn Ishaq Messenger of God, starts by talking about the birth of Muhammad and his mother, Amina. It talks about how Amina and Muhammad’s father met, at Ka’ba, now an Islamic holy site. When Amina was pregnant, she was told by God that she was pregnant with the “lord of this people” and that she… Continue reading Ibn. Ishaq