3. Correcting the Islamic Worldview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8…
Now more than ever, in a time of anti-Muslim hysteria it is important to learn from and to consider especially the events…
The book addresses many of the challenges that Muslims face in this day and age, and touches on controversial topics such as jihad, warfare, terrorism, the nature and role of women, in the light of a clear distinction between puritans and moderates…
[ 8 ]. Islam: Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity, ed. By Akbar S. Ahmed and Hastings Donnan. (London: Routledge, 1994) p.143…
When speaking of the current conflict in Middle Eastern nations, Dr. Ghassan Salamé asserts that the Islamists of today seek to restore “-a highly idealized old order of things” (22), and that their actions are “driven in part by an alienation from the present world system, in which they consider the Muslim world’s position as unjustly marginal in light of Islam’s past glories.” (22). The key assumption that both Dr. Syed and Dr. Salamé both address but fail to state outright, and that underpins the entire European narrative of the Middle East, is the assumption that the core values of the Middle East and the West are too incompatible to overcome and absolutely cannot exist in close proximity to one another without violence. This assumption is directly challenged by both Martin Amis’s short story, “In the Palace of the End” and Yasmina Khadra’s novel, The Sirens of Baghdad. Both stories transcend the narrative of inevitable conflict between European and Middle Eastern values by exemplifying the human capability for empathy in spite of religious, political, and cultural…
In Edward Said’s essay “Clashing Civilizations?”, he analyses in detail the arguments of Samuel Huntington in his paper on “Clash of Civilizations”. Edward Said incisively analyzes Huntington’s notion that differences in culture between the ‘West’ and ‘Islam’ will lead to conflicts between the two civilizations. Arguing against large understanding of cultures, Said makes a powerful case for multiculturalism. As he argues in this essay, “A unilateral decision made to undertake crusades, to oppose their evil with our good, to extirpate terrorism and, in Paul Wolfowitz’s nihilistic vocabulary, to end nations entirely, doesn’t make the supposed entities any easier to see; rather, it speaks to how much simpler it is to make bellicose statements for the purpose of mobilizing collective passions than to reflect, examine, sort out what it is we are dealing with in reality, the interconnectedness of innumerable lives, ‘ours’ as well as ‘theirs’.”…
The article, “Politic of Fear: How Rhetoric Affects Us Islamic Community,” present how America has a long history of discrimination and that has led to a lot of struggle and negativity for a lot of groups. Ever since September 11, 2001, the Muslim community has been under strict examination when it came to people’s fear and paranoia. After the terrorist’s…
Tensions between Western Christianity and Middle Eastern Islam have long been central to many world issues. Philip Jenkins believes tensions are high due to globalization. Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. What was once a disconnected existence, separated by oceans, is now merging borders by the manifold methods by which we now interact…
In the 21st century, the majority of people have started raising questions about Islam whether it condones or promotes violence against the innocent people or people who are not following this religion. There are so many debates going on about this issue in all over the world recently because people are trying to figure out if it is true and some people are trying to show that Islam never brings any trouble with itself to human’s life or prove that no actually Islam doesn’t even have any relationship with violence. Unfortunately, Islam has been associated with violence and aggression so many times as the terrorist groups which are unconsidered as an Islamic organization have killed or attempted on lots of innocent people so far. To be honest, most of the terrorist groups either in middle east or Africa are somehow related to Islam and that has been the biggest factor enables people to think about Islam in that way. In contrast with these conceptions which are not true and accurate, there will be three logical and coherent reasons in this essay explaining why Islam has nothing to do with violence or aggression. The first one is that religions do not affect people in bad ways which will make them turn into a violent person spreading aggression to the people in society and secondly the main purpose of Islam has always been to promote peace and justice in human’s life and lastly being violent depends on the people, if she or he is violent then she or he promotes violence, not their religion.…
The clash of civilization is anaylezed from a many political persepctives. From the artcles drawn together, it is fair to conclude that there is a mutual understanding of the clash of civilzation and its context. Ultimately, the clash of civilizations is a result relgious and cultureal differences, regardless of politcal status between American and Islam. Inevitbaly, Islam and America are incompatiable with one another, further causing the outcome of this clash.…
Almost one quarter of the world 's populace follows the faith that was disclosed to the Prophet Mohammed and consequently translated in to the Quran. Consequently, even astonishingly basic inquiries, such as the difference between Islam and Muslim, develop as these same Westerners are beginning to discover their progressively globalized world in retrospect.…
The literal meaning of Islam is peace. Because of many current world events, Islam is a highly controversial and sensitive issue that has many misconceptions that need to be more fully addressed and understood. It is true that the events of 9/11 have separated the history of American relations with the Muslim world into before and after phases, negatively affecting the patterns of assimilation of immigrant Muslims into American culture and society (Simmons, 2008). This essay will begin to give factual details regarding the Islam faith, compare Islam with other Abrahamic religions and discuss common misconceptions and current events that have changed the way the world looks at Muslims and the Islam faith.…
Islam is one of the world’s greatest religions, numbering nearly a fifth of the world’s total population. The immortalized stereotype produced by the media has resulted in a negative connotation for Muslim American’s, leaving many American’s with an anti-Muslim attitude. The tendency for American’s to misunderstand Islam can be attributed to two factors: media and the Muslim desire to keep a low profile. Muslims are convinced that the views against them are due to the negativity displayed in the news, as American’s have continued to demoralize them over the past century. The fear for the Muslim population began centuries ago, but grew rapidly after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The question that arises: Is it possible for American’s to separate terrorist thoughts with Muslim culture to approach religious acceptance in America?…
Islam is a religion with well over 1.5 billion followers and believers worldwide. It is intensely practiced in East and North Africa, and largely in the Middle East, in central Asia and in Indonesia. Islam means submission under the will of “Allah” or God. It is also deeply means living in peace, safety and security. It is more than a religion. It is also seen as cultural, political ideas, and artistic orientation. Islam’s core values are explicit: there is only one God and the religion is defined by the Holy Koran (Esposito, 2002). According to the Islamic teachings, religion blended with social life, promoted as a political system encompasses Islamism.…
Inside Islam’s background comes from this often misunderstood faith back to its tradition origins before and within the Hebrew Bible, also providing information about on how the religion's central constituents helps spread Islam religious belief throughout the world. This video provides information on what the Qu'Ran says about topics ranging from violence to suicide, and how many aspects of Islam have been distorted by religious cons. Experts such as Khaled Abou el Fadl, author of -Speaking in God's Name, offered his insights regarding on the challenges facing this controversial religion nowadays, among them being a crisis in authority and deep divisions among many subparts. Islam is the second largest of the world's predominant religions, as well as the fastest growing.…