Muslim League Essays

INTRODUCTION : Gender discrimination is a discrimination based on gender. It has rising issue mostly in Asian countries where people bounded to their cultures and customs. Gender discrimination has immensely increased as men have given preference over women in countries. Gender discrimination has become a serious issue in most countries as women are completely being cut off from rights and facilities. They are provided less food, less education, less pay grades as compared to boys and men. Women

Perceptions of Muslims in the Media Muslims have been viewed in the media as a religion of extremist, and terrorists. Men and women of the muslim religion have been discriminated against in all kinds of media from news to books ever since 2001 where extremists flew two planes into the world trade center, as well as the recent beheadings of muslim extremists on the news. In media Muslims have been represented as murderous and unforgiving people, while in retrospect muslims are just a group of people

A Burka is a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn by women in many Muslim societies. The acceptance or the ban of the wearing of this Islamic cloth has been a controversial topic in many European countries, which led to many debates. The debate takes in freedom to exercise your religion, gender equality and security reasons due to fear of terrorism. France was the first European country to ban the wearing of Burka in public places. One of the principal arguments raised

Sufism was important part of Ottoman religious, political, social and cultural life. In modern times people have come to think that the mysticism(tasavvuf) is separated from life. However, this idea is a mistake in historiography and what is known as an anachronism -a thing belonging to or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists-. It is a fact that in the 13th century the study of metaphysics was at the center of i’lim. Today we understand the rational mind from information, for

Boundaries It is really hard to ignore the facts about gender inequalities, especially if you are from a Muslim country like me. I am from Turkey, one of the most modern Muslim country in the world as they say, but if it is so modern, why I felt gender inequalities as much? To start my essay, I would like to give a little bit of background of myself. I am from Istanbul. My mother’s side is religious and my father’s side does not believe in God (atheist). A young woman in my country has limits, has

verse 69 of the Qur’an and the word strive has been used in its translation into English. The word jihad is a relatively short word but it has huge implications within Islamic society as a whole and especially for the daily life of the individual Muslim. Jihad. Jihad, as ordained by Islam, does not consist of killing and being killed but in striving hard to win the pleasure of Allah. Individually and collectively, jihad is essential for the advancement of the souls. The primary objectives of the

issue in our world. It is supposedly prejudiced against Islam or Muslims, but is it really? Every terrorist attack caused by any bearded man of colour is known as “Islamic terrorism” but if the attack is caused by a white man, he suddenly becomes “mentally unstable”. Isn’t that injustice towards everyone non-white? One thing I know is that the internet doesn’t seem to think that. Firstly, Islam is the religion of peace and Muslim belief is based on peace. As far as I know, terrorism is not peaceful

Many people unfairly judge and stereotype others in the Muslim culture based on the actions of certain members in their society. They begin to think that all Muslims are the same, which is not true, which is a message conveyed in A Thousand Splendid Suns. In this novel, the author, Khaled Hosseini, portrays the different Muslim lifestyles by using fictional characters in possible scenarios. Throughout the story, the contrast between the roles of women and men prove that their ways of living and their

role in religion and architecture, and its help in creating unity among Muslims. Calligraphy 's function in religion is mainly due to the Muslim forbiddance of the "representation of living beings" (Schimmel, Islamic 11) in art. In architecture calligraphy is used to decorate the interior and exterior of buildings to help remind citizens of the purpose of the architecture: to glorify God. Lastly, calligraphy helps to unite Muslims because everyone must learn the Arabic language to participate in prayers

Women Rights in Kurdistan Paragraph 1: Women in Kurdistan are regarded and men attempt to make everything less demanding for them. Islam, which is the main religion in Kurdistan, made men to admire their mothers and sisters in light of the fact that they are placed in the most outstanding positions, which makes people, look at women as a symbol of honor. Moreover, men are the defenders of their families due to Islam’s policy; however, under the name of protecting their families, men are trying to

Consumerist manipulation in Religion Said by Yusuf Al-Khabbaz in this brief extract of his article that this unique concept of consumerism affects Muslims in majorly two ways, “There are two different types of consumerism. One is associated with shopping and advertising, the other with consuming in general, which can include consuming ideas, thoughts, behaviors and lifestyles. So on one level a consumer society is one that likes to shop a lot, but on another level a consumer society is a derivative

The Islamic Empire expanded quickly by conquering a vast amount of territory and for the development and appreciation of knowledge and science. The Muslims were fair and tolerant to the people they conquered. The commander of the Muslim forces, Abd Al-Aziz, told Theodmir, the king of southern Spain, that, “His followers will not be killed or taken prisoner, nor will they be separated from their women and children. They will not be coerced in matters of religion, their churches will not be burned

Masjid-I-Shah Mosque Iran Introduction First, most cities with sizable Muslim population has a primary congregational mosque. The mosques are built with diverse designs and dimension which illustrate the style and geographical region. The unique designs demonstrate the architect’s expertise. The congregational mosques are expanded based on growth and the needs of the umma. Masjid-i-Shah mosque is an example of stunning buildings

because man and woman will go to paradise if they fought their religion. My first evidence for the message is that the army and people believe the message because it was strong. (Document E). In the message it said the Muslims fair treatment of conquered

For thousands of years, pork has been forbidden by many religions. As a Muslim, I have been always considering why pork was forbidden. Finally, I have found out that pork was not only forbidden in Islam, it was also forbidden in many religions and cultures. Many scientific research about pork meat shows how dangerous pork is for humans. People love to eat pork in many countries all around the world of course; however, pork increases the cancer risk because of its nutrients. The most important reason

that drives them, why, every time it looks as if Israel and Palestine are making progress, does the same ideology perpetrate an outrage that turns hope back into despair?”, “What was September 11, 2001 the reprisal for?”, “Why if it is the cause of Muslims that concerns them, do they kill so many with such callous indifference?”, etc. These questions are not meant to be answered, and no one at the conference could. They do not serve the purpose of being resolved, they serve to provoke. Mr Blair uses

within the outlined long durée of historical continuities together with the recent hegemony of cultural racism can we understand the relationship between Islamophobia and racism today. It is absolutely impossible to de-link the hate or fear against Muslims from racism against non-European people. Islamophobia and cultural racism are entangled and overlapping discourses” (Ramón Grosfoguel and Eric Mielants). Another important section highlighted in The Long-Durée Entanglement Between Islamophobia and

The book entitled “Islam the Misunderstood Religion” written by Muhammed Qutb is a book talks about how the world, mostly the non Muslim communities, see Islam from their perspectives. This book means to clarify those wrong perspectives. The book can be read both by Muslim and non Muslim. According to my understanding, this book is divided into two main topics; Islam and ideologies, and Islam and applications. Islam and ideologies parts talk about how people correlate Islam with feudalism, capitalism

Islamophobia is a hatred and fear toward Islam and Muslims that results in discrimination creating a distorted understanding of Islam and Muslims. In the western countries such as the United States, France and the United Kingdom Islamophobia is one of the contemporary manifestations of the problem of prejudice and racism that has afflicted the nation since its earliest days. Muslims have been involved in historical American movements combatting prejudice, but only after the 9/11 terror attacks have

From the text and the article, I learned that the Qur'an does not condone terrorism, violence, and forced conversions. It does, however; allow for self-defense. I had expected something like this, as it doesn't make rational sense for a religion to threaten death and pain on non-believers rather than attempting to convert them. What I didn't expect is that the Qur'an makes such a clear point of saying that non-believers shouldn't be focused on to convert. Yes, the Qur'an does allow for conversions