Ted Talk Summary
I enjoyed watching this Ted Talk by Dalia Mogahed. It was a beautiful speech
The reading on Arab Families gave me a lot of insight about the Arab culture. The main two topics that interested me was language and family structure. I have a friend who is Muslim and he let me know how family is the main concern in the Arab societies. He also informed me that the men are allowed to have up to four wives if they desire to. However, he said if the men fear that they cannot be just to all then they should only marry one. As the reading stated “ the Arabic language is extremely difficult and grammatically complex”. When I first saw him write in Arabic it looked more like art than writing. When I then heard him salat (pray) in Arabic it sounded really
cool. My friend told me that he must salat (pray) five times a day.
I was able to learn more about the Arab culture after reading chapter eight. The Arab culture is often misunderstood in the United States, which is stated in this chapter, the Arab families article, and the Tedtalk. One thing that Christians and Muslims have in common is fasting but their purposes for fasting differ. I am Christian and I don’t mind fasting when my Bishop calls a fast because it teaches self-control, discipline, it breaks many habits and etc. Every year during Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink and sexual intercourse from sunrise to sunset. I have Muslims students at my job and they participate in Ramadan, which is once a year. However, last year one my students almost fainted at school because it was hot and during Ramadan you are not allowed to drink water until the sunset. I think it is important as a Muslim parent to know what is a good age for children to start participating in Ramadan.
The reading on Arab Families gave me a lot of insight about the Arab culture. The main two topics that interested me was language and family structure. I have a friend who is Muslim and he let me know how family is the main concern in the Arab societies. He also informed me that the men are allowed to have up to four wives if they desire to. However, he said if the men fear that they cannot be just to all then they should only marry one. As the reading stated “ the Arabic language is extremely difficult and grammatically complex”. When I first saw him write in Arabic it looked more like art than writing. When I then heard him salat (pray) in Arabic it sounded really
cool. My friend told me that he must salat (pray) five times a day.
I was able to learn more about the Arab culture after reading chapter eight. The Arab culture is often misunderstood in the United States, which is stated in this chapter, the Arab families article, and the Tedtalk. One thing that Christians and Muslims have in common is fasting but their purposes for fasting differ. I am Christian and I don’t mind fasting when my Bishop calls a fast because it teaches self-control, discipline, it breaks many habits and etc. Every year during Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink and sexual intercourse from sunrise to sunset. I have Muslims students at my job and they participate in Ramadan, which is once a year. However, last year one my students almost fainted at school because it was hot and during Ramadan you are not allowed to drink water until the sunset. I think it is important as a Muslim parent to know what is a good age for children to start participating in Ramadan.