In the reading Muslims in the Media and at the Movies‚ by Todd Green‚ he touches base on the world issue surrounding the Islamic religion. More specifically‚ the fact of the inaccurate representation it is receiving due to the shortfall of we are exposed to through the news and television is processed through the minds of the media‚ which then includes their own opinions and outlooks. While we all have our own perspective of the Islamic religion‚ the media endorses one of many stereotypes that it
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At the outset‚ let me greet you Assalamu Alaikom‚ a Muslim’s way to wish an everlasting peace be upon us all. Eight years ago‚ I asked my father a question that aroused from my curiosity. I said‚ “Amacolay‚ what makes us different from them who you call Christians?” My mother was out there too listening to our conversation and all I’ve got was a stare from both of them. It took some while before they have come up with an answer to give me. Papa then said‚ “That piece of clothing covering your
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What is Nationalism? The easiest way to define such a complex and broad term like nationalism is to start with the definition of a nation. A nation‚ as Ernest Renan clearly defined in 1882‚ is “is a conglomerate of people who share a common past and have derived a strong bond‚ with an agreement to stay together and be governed by mutual consent in the future.” In other words‚ a vast group of people living under the same type of government that share a common language‚ culture‚ history and a similar
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A True Muslim The follower of Islam is called Muslim. To be a Muslim is a great blessing of Allah. A Muslim who sincerely acts upon all the teachings of Islam is called a true Muslim. In a hadith‚ it was once asked from Rasulullah (SAW): “How will I know that I have become a Mumin?” Rasulullah (SAW) answered: “When your heart feels satisfied because of any of your good act and mourns about any of your wrong doing‚ then know‚ you have become a true Muslim‚ i.e.‚ Mumin.” To us both of the terms
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feats‚ and made no such claims. In fact‚ Muhammad’s only claim was that he was the last prophet sent from God. While the events of September 11‚ 2001‚ cast the Islam religion in an unfavorable light‚ this has not dampened the enthusiasm of the Muslim members‚ nor has it stopped the Islam religion from growing. Obviously‚ with over one billion members worldwide‚ Islam is one of the largest religions in the world today. What is Islam‚ who is Muhammad‚ and how does Islam compare to Christianity
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German Nationalism Political Nationalism Political nationalism grew with the spread of new ideas about Liberalism and Nationalism. also Nationalism was the desire of people with a common national identity to have their own country. furthermore‚ Liberalism was the desire to have a parliament‚ like Britain’s‚ where rulers were elected by the people of the country as opposed to being ruled by a king alone. Especially‚ In the years initially following 1815‚ support for political nationalism in Germany
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The nationalism in the Philippines By Paolo Codilla Laquian In one of the most stunning display of nationalism in the world‚ the revolution known as the “People Power Revolution”‚ a series of popular demonstrations against the Marcos regime began in 1983 and culminated in 1986‚ set a new standard for displaying love of country whose example would be followed by multitudes of people all desiring change in their country. Nationalism is defined by Duhaylugsod (1999) is love of country with the advocacy
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Cultural Assessment of the Muslim Population in the United States Jordan Wooten The University of Northwestern State in Shreveport Abstract The Muslim American culture varies slightly from the rest of the Muslim population around the world. Muslim Americans view religion as less important than other Muslim groups‚ along with becoming more independent of the family as a whole. The majority of the Muslim American culture can be defined in several categories such as Bio-cultural variations and
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In order to have a critical point of view‚ it is important to understand the origins of the Muslim conception of female sexuality. According to Fatima Mernissi‚ the Christian concept of the “sexual instincts” is completely different form the Muslim perspective. From the Muslim view‚ raw instincts are pure energy without connotations with the good or bad. Nevertheless‚ sexual instincts have the power to cause fitna‚ which is an Islamic term meaning disorder and chaos‚ and which also refers to the
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Nationalism played a large role in Napoleon’s rule of France‚ and the other countries that he had conquered‚ which had both negative and positive effects on the likelihood of his rule beginning and continuing. After the French Revolution‚ the people of France needed a new governmental system‚ as none of the previous attempts at having a government had fully satisfied all citizens needs. Nationalism was‚ in many ways‚ discovered for the French during the French Revolution; this in turn sparked their
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