On November 3rd (Tuesday)‚ I went to an Arab American event called "Mosque Alert". Mosque Alert is a play written by Jamil Khoury‚ which elaborates on the struggles of opening a mosque for Muslims in the Naperville community. It also explores multiple aspects like Islamophobia‚ religious pluralism‚ and cultural collision from thirty four 2 to 15 minute clips that made up a story. In these clips‚ two family (One Christian & One Muslim) discuss individual perspectives of what they see as being Muslim
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11 ISLAM 570 C.E. – 1500 C.E. SUBMISSION TO ALLAH: MUSLIM CIVILIZATION BRIDGES THE WORLD COMMENTARY The thesis of Chapter 11 is clearly stated by Howard Spodek on page 334: “Islam was not only a faith‚ not only a system of government‚ not only a social and cultural organization‚ but a combination of all four.” This‚ it might be argued‚ could be said about any of the “world religions” during at least some stage of their development‚ but is perhaps more true of Islam than the others‚ owing
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The Great Mosque of Cordoba The Great Mosque of Cordoba can be seen as “the earliest extant example of Andalusi architectural culture”[i]. The Mezquita’s history begins with its initial inception and assembly in the late eighth-early ninth century‚ continuing into its expansions of the tenth century‚ culminating in its unexpected welding of ideology in the sixteenth century. “As the premier monument of al-Andalus‚ the Cordoba mosque embodies the history of the Iberian peninsula from its
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The Suleymaniye mosque was truly a masterpiece during the time it was built in the mid 1500s. Today‚ it still never fails to captivate its audience through the complexity of its design and the intellectual analysis of its significance. The mosque was actually said to be as magnificent as the Seven Wonders of the World according to two European travelers‚ Freynes Moryson and John Sanderson‚ soon after its completion (Nelipogulu 221). The mosque is definitely symbolic in the city of Istanbul‚ sitting
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My first Experience In a Mosque In this research‚ I am going to explain an experience that I encounter. What was like to be inside a mosque? I went to The Islamic Center of Passaic on Sunday 10/7/12 at 7:00 AM‚ the Sufi mosque is located in 152 Derrom Ave in Paterson‚ NJ. To start my research first‚ I went to the mosque in person and of course I needed their permission‚ so I spoke with Inman Mohammad Qatanani‚ which I thank him so much for letting me have the experience. I told the Inman my reason
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Danger of Islam Islam is currently the fastest growing religion in America. According to the Huffington post‚ over eighty percent of the Mosques in America have been built within the last twenty years. The majority of Muslims state Islam is a peaceful religion and those that practice Jihad (this means Muslims are waging a “holy war” waged against Infidels or non-Muslims) are taking the religion too far‚ but those that practice Jihad will tell you that they are practicing true Islam. Islam teaches
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ethnic cultures. There are a variety of sites around the Scranton area that are particularly important to certain ethnic groups‚ the Campus Mosque at the University of Scranton being one of them. This location holds a high importance to the ever-growing Muslim population of Scranton. The Campus Mosque is a house‚ found on Taylor Avenue in Scranton‚ which was renovated into a mosque in 2007. Originally in 1996 the University renovated a house into the Campus Mosque as a gift to the Muslim community of
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Great Mosque of Damascus is the first monumental work of architecture in Islamic history; the building served as a central gathering point after Mecca to consolidate the Muslims in their faith and conquest to rule the surrounding territories under the Umayyad Caliphate. The Umayyad Mosque‚ or formerly the Basilica of Saint John is currently located in the old city of Damascus‚ It is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. It is considered the fourth-holiest place in Islam. The
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Question One: Analyse the impact of Islamism in Northern Africa and in the Middle East. Islam was destined to become a world religion that created civilization worldwide (Barkati 2011) which succeeded as Islam is the world’s second largest religion after Christianity in the world today. Islam has many impacts and influences in many countries around the world especially in countries in northern Africa and in the Middle East (Diller 1994). Islamism has impact countries in Northern Africa and in
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Istanbul Presentation: Imperial Mosque Suleymaniye Mosque Exterior: The Suleymaniye Mosque sits on the highest hill of Istanbul. Having the mosque built on the highest hill symbolically represents central power and the strength of the Turkish Empire. Like other imperial mosque in Istanbul‚ the Suleymaniye Mosque is proceeded by a monumental courtyard on the west side. The corners of the courtyard is marked with four minarets. The two minarets on the north end are approximately
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