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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In her book The Butterfly Mosque‚ Willow Wilson aims to convey her own experience of the Muslim culture. Because her family was not religious and she converted to Islam willingly in her adulthood‚ she is able to present both internal and external sides of this religion. This work is not a propaganda‚ for Wilson mentions both positive and negative facets of her conversion as she describes her early attempts to harmonize Western and Eastern norms in her personal worldview. This book elaborately discusses
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The Blue Mosque‚ Dubai 1960880238125000On the last Friday before the holy month of Ramadan of the year 2011‚ another landmark was added to Dubai’s list of achievements with the opening of the Blue Mosque. Dubai- the land where architecture is highly appreciated‚ the Blue Mosque fits right in with the Arabian landscape. The mosque held its first congregation with the Friday prayer on the 29th of July 2011. It was built by Khalaf Al Habtoor‚ the chairman of Al Habtoor Group. The mosque is named after
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The Friday prayer at the mosque or salatul Jumu’ah is an essential part of the practice of Salat and the life of a Muslim believer and holds special significance for both the individual and Islamic community and is considered one of the blessings with which the Muslim nation has been endowed as “the best day…(as) on it‚ Allah created Aadam” (Ahmad and At-AT Tirmithi). In the holy Quran and the Hadiths‚ it is mentioned that Friday is one of the most important days of the week because of this. The
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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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Sheikh Lutfallah Mosque Art Appreciation Written Assignment #2 Ms. Muzna Alquaiti Sundus Nagadi For my written art critique‚ I was asked to choose a work of art that I liked and discuss what I think about it as well as critique it based on what I have learned throughout this course so far. I looked at various works of Islamic Art‚ and I realized that I preferred the ones with Mosques; therefore‚ I chose to critique one. I had quite a variety to choose from‚ but Shekh Lutfallah’s Mosque was the one
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#2 Two Place to Take a Visitor to Seattle Seattle is a beautiful city that attracts thousands of people come to visit each year. It is surrounded by forests‚ water and snowy mountains. The weather in Seattle is very mild. Summer is not too hot‚ and winter is not too cold. Seattle has become a major cultural center for architecture‚ cuisine and exquisite art. Driving
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The Visit • Through an analysis of the characters‚ compare the ways in which the struggle between internal and external forces is presented. The play “The Visit” is about a millionaire called “Claire Zachanassian” who wants revenge from an injustice that had happened forty-five years‚ done by her former lover‚ “Alfred Ill”‚ so she returns to her hometown “Guellen” with the intent of giving some money to the town having in return the execution of her former lover. The plot carries various
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Duerrenmatt describes "The Visit" as a "tragic comedy" that offers a pessimistic social vision of post-war Europe‚ and especially of Switzerland. A criticism of Swiss neutrality during World War II‚ the rise of fascism‚ the 1950s rise of capitalism‚ and the general corruptibility of justice‚ "The Visit" powerfully asks whether it is possible to buy justice on the one hand‚ and whether murder and personal revenge can constitute justice on the other. The play’s power is drawn particularly from the
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In the book butterfly mosque this book is about a twenty year old American woman who falls in love with a religion‚ she was undecided what path to choose stay as an atheist or as a Muslim‚ she falls in love with an Egyptian culture but as well in a Egyptian man. Though her book she devotes many of her pages to a discussion of women and Islam. The author begins with the concept‚ Is Islam really in conflict with Western values? She explores the many dimension of this topic. The author’s language is
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