June 27‚ 2012 Book Critique of Albert Camus’ THE PLAGUE In reading Camus’ The Plague‚ I found myself easily attaching personal significance to the many symbolic references and themes alluded to in this allegorical work. Some of the most powerful messages woven throughout the novel seem to all speak to conflict or imbalance between two ends of a spectrum. The ideas of apathy vs. concern‚ solidarity vs. isolation‚ freedom vs. imprisonment (intellectually and physically)‚ individual moral
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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
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ARAB SPRING The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday‚ 18 December 2010. To date‚ there have been revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya resulting in the fall of the country’s government; civil uprisings in Bahrain. Syria‚ and Yemen; major protests in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Morocco‚ and Oman; and minor protests in Lebanon‚ Mauritania‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Sudan‚ and Western Sahara. Clashes at the
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to appear to the world as a supporter of democracy. Yet the U.S. government has backed oppressive rulers in the region for many years. The reasons the U.S. supported Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak are quite clear. A stable‚ albeit oppressive‚ regime in Egypt meant more stability for the region. With Mubarak gone‚ the future of the Middle East remains unclear. Increased instability in the region will cause oil prices to rise further (gasoline prices in the U.S. have shot up 16% in the last 8 weeks[1])
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Thank You Allah MAHIR ZAIN I was so far from you Yet to me you were always so close I wandered lost in the dark I closed my eyes toward the signs You put in my way I walked everyday Further and further away from you Ooooo Allah‚ you brought me home I thank You with every breath I take. Alhamdulillah‚ Elhamdulillah All praises to Allah‚ All praises to Allah Alhamdulillah‚ Elhamdulillah All praises to Allah‚ All praises to Allah. I never thought about All the things
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spiritual infrastructure and function. The text states the Five Pillars “the first pillar is Shahada: the declaration of faith‚ the second is Salat: the daily prayer‚ the third is Zakat: almsgiving‚ the fourth is Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan and the fifth is Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca” (472). The first pillar Shahada is a brief prayer that affirms the individuality of God and the faith in the Islamic religion and that Muhammad is God’s Prophet. The second pillar Salat‚ this requires that
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Nellie Arroyo Professor Brian Ellis-Gibbs Summary of Islam February 13th 2015 Islam‚ began in Mecca‚ claimed to be the revelation of God (Allah) through the angel Gabriel to a man named Muhammad. Muhammad was born around AS 570-571‚ He was born to the powerful tribe of Quraish in Mekkah (Mecca). His father’s name was Adullah. His mother’s name was Aminah. Islam has a world following in access of one billion followers‚ 20% are from the Middle East‚ with one of the largest concentration
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month of Ramadan‚ hence the title My Accidental Jihad. I think the negative connotation surrounding the word Jihad‚ combined with accidental‚ makes the title extremely captivating. It makes the reader ask “How can one accidently want to blow themselves up?” 2. What is the importance of paragraph 3? Would the essay be just as clear to the average reader if the paragraph had been left out? Explain your answer. Paragraph 3 is important because it explains some history about Ramadan and also
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the control and listen to their experience‚ we assume the role of the student learning about their client’s lives. In the past two weeks of my internship I have learned about a Muslim religion‚ many of the participants in the agency are observing Ramadan‚ that for me was the first time heard about it. As I was observing lunchtime‚ some of the participants were placed in a classroom aside of the lunch room‚ I did not ask why there were there since occasionally they are many participants‚ so they separate
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these pillars to be considered a true Sufi. The five pillars of faith are: Devotion to one God-proclaiming He is the one and only true God‚ the ritual prayer five times daily‚ almsgiving (giving charity to the poor)‚ fast during the holy month of Ramadan‚ and the pilgrimage to Mecca‚ if the Muslim has the resources to do so. The last pillar is the only one out of the five that is conditional. (Lings 74) Religious texts are common in both Sufism and Hinduism. Hinduism ’s most sacred texts are the
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