Islam – A Diverse Religion in a Diverse World
Islam – A Diverse Religion in a Diverse World
DeVry University
The ill view of the Islamic faith remains years after 9/11. A more comprehensive
knowledge of their faith and its good attributes will help in our perceptions and how we treat
members of this religious order. There are certain factions of the Islamic faith that are terrorists,
this has been proven in more than one instance. These are the radicals of the faith. There are
many more Muslims that are good people who have no intention of hurting anyone. There has
been a backlash against Muslims for several years in many countries including the United
States. The bombing of the World Trade Center clearly brought the world’s disharmony to the
attention of the average American citizen. This has made it very difficult for people of the
Muslim faith to carry on regular day-to-day interactions and dealings with people that are not of
their faith.
We will explore the Muslim population in the United States, Great Britain, Pakistan, the
Middle East, India and other Asian countries. We will explore the number of Muslims in these
countries, how Islam is perceived in these countries and how the Muslim population interacts
with Jews, Christians and other religions in that country.
The distribution of the Muslim population in the world. It is thought, by the general population in the United States, that the majority of the
Muslim world population is located in the Middle East. The fact is, that of the target areas this
paper is exploring, only four countries fall into the top ten populations of Muslims. Only three,
Iran, Afghanistan and Yemen are in the top ten as a percentage of the total population.
The top ten nations with a large Muslim population are Indonesia in Asia with
213,469,356 Muslims, Pakistan in the Middle East with 156,491,617 Muslims, India in Asia with
138,188,726
DeVry University
The ill view of the Islamic faith remains years after 9/11. A more comprehensive
knowledge of their faith and its good attributes will help in our perceptions and how we treat
members of this religious order. There are certain factions of the Islamic faith that are terrorists,
this has been proven in more than one instance. These are the radicals of the faith. There are
many more Muslims that are good people who have no intention of hurting anyone. There has
been a backlash against Muslims for several years in many countries including the United
States. The bombing of the World Trade Center clearly brought the world’s disharmony to the
attention of the average American citizen. This has made it very difficult for people of the
Muslim faith to carry on regular day-to-day interactions and dealings with people that are not of
their faith.
We will explore the Muslim population in the United States, Great Britain, Pakistan, the
Middle East, India and other Asian countries. We will explore the number of Muslims in these
countries, how Islam is perceived in these countries and how the Muslim population interacts
with Jews, Christians and other religions in that country.
The distribution of the Muslim population in the world. It is thought, by the general population in the United States, that the majority of the
Muslim world population is located in the Middle East. The fact is, that of the target areas this
paper is exploring, only four countries fall into the top ten populations of Muslims. Only three,
Iran, Afghanistan and Yemen are in the top ten as a percentage of the total population.
The top ten nations with a large Muslim population are Indonesia in Asia with
213,469,356 Muslims, Pakistan in the Middle East with 156,491,617 Muslims, India in Asia with
138,188,726
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