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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The two largest religions in the world‚ Christianity and Islam‚ were implemented by two of religions most powerful leaders‚ Jesus and Muhammad. Without question‚ both Jesus and Muhammad have affected humanity powerfully. As religious leaders both men laid down the principles upon which Christianity and Islam are founded yet today. However‚ while Jesus performed miracles and arose from the dead‚ thus proving to his followers he was God‚ Muhammad performed no such feats‚ and made no such claims. In
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The question I have been asked to answer is‚ Why is Islam spread so quickly? The reason why I believe makes Islam spread so quickly is because of travel‚ the conquering or overtaking of cites or civilization‚ and the last reason is trade. Let me just start off by saying that the Islamic religion is monotheistic‚ which means they only truly believed in one god. The god that the Islamic people believed in was Allah. So first of I’m going to start out with‚ why travel made the Islam religion spread
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In chapter 15‚ as the world became flat‚ some parts of the world remained unflat because they could not participate in the flattening process. The unflat world consisted of developing nations while the flat world consisted of developed nations. Since the unflat world could not participate‚ it has kept them unadvanced‚ stagnant‚ and deprived. Rural Africa‚ China‚ India‚ and Latin America were left behind because their nations were plagued with diseases due to their broken government system being unable
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discrimination in our world today is that of ethnicity. Due to recent tragic events‚ such as the September 11 attacks‚ most Americans have unfairly stereotyped Muslims and the religion of Islam. People fear what they do not understand; therefore‚ it is important to educate citizens about the views and beliefs of Muslims. Islam is a religious culture that is torn and divided‚ at one end radical Islamic extremists struggle to fight what they consider a "holy war" by corrupting Muslim followers into believing
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more for it.” -- International Journal of Hospitality Management “Eco-friendly hotels get higher consumer reviews than their non-green counterparts.” -- Travelocity Executive Overview Today‚ ‘Green’ or ‘Sustainable’ hotel becomes a buzz world in the Hotel industry. Hotel industry in recent past has come up with various sustainable development measures. These measures are from conserving water‚ waste management ‚ energy saving to creating green room. The industry has integrated its business
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Week 4 What were the main characteristics of each of the Muslim empires‚ and in what ways did they resemble each other? How were they distinct from their European counterparts? The Ottoman Turks consisted of Turkic-speaking nomadic people who had spread westward from Central Asia in the ninth‚ tenth‚ and eleventh centuries. They were located in the northwestern corner of the peninsula‚ which allowed them to expand westward and eventually take over empires between the Mediterranean and the
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The more and more I study about Muslim Women and the obstacles they face‚ I become angered. In writing this paper‚ I’ve found that there is no substantial evidence in any Muslim or Islamic writings that states that women should be treated as slaves or insubordinates. Women are to be respected‚ protected‚ and loved; no matter what religion or color they may be. So‚ my paper will focus on these three things‚ but the lack of it. What is the definition of respect? Respect is a positive feeling
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Development and Condition of Muslim Women Prevailing Laws and Traditions for Muslim Women The Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) is a human right treaty for women. The basic structure of the organization is based upon three principles: equality‚ non-discrimination and state obligation. This organization has set some rules to eliminate discrimination against women. This organization set some specific rules which the state has to agree with and implement
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2 _Aim {text:bookmark-end} It will be argued that the world is getting flatter and this is not necessarily a good thing for many reasons. Information technology (ICT) has resulted in economic and social integration but precaution must be taken to prevent future problems that has already arose from it not being used correctly. The history of the ‘’flattening’’ of the world‚ the impact that it has made in the years‚ the challenges the world will face and main disadvantages of it will prove that it
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