But just as modern socio-political models in the Muslim world after the colonial period began, in the 20th century, to shift from Western models of society and government to "Islamic" models, feminism in the Muslim world began to take on Islamic forms rather than imitating the Western feminist form. ... Consequently Muslim women have been developing a distinctly "Islamic", which primarily was shaped by the concerns of upper class Euro-American women. ... The Western perception of Muslim women is largely based on misinformed assumptions, which sees Islam as the main source of their oppression. ...

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Women are now frequently seen in the United States wearing a hijab, the traditional Islamic head wrap for women, that marks them as Muslim. ... "There are an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims around the world, making Islam the world's second-largest religious tradition after Christianity. ... The teachings of the Qur'an (the Muslim holy book) teach peace and tolerance of those that do not share the Islamic faith. ... Muslims, and other nations from around the world, are battling these extremists, primarily in Islamic nations (Hughbank). ... Islam does not promote violence, but peace...

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Maher Hathout (Owen, Terror Is Not Islam). ... It is essential for the public to be aware that the ones committing these inhumane crimes in the name of Islam are not to be defined as Muslims at all. ... " Islam is simply a religion, and Muslims are those who follow that religion. ... The majority of Americans are not familiar or correctly and fully educated on the tenets of Islam, and most do not personally know a Muslim. ... Non-Muslims greatly misinterpret Islam and its practices; every issue stems from this misconception. ...

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In quoting Leila Ahmed, author of "Gender and Women in Islam", "Muslim women should think differently about Muslim history,"" is to appeal to the historicity of Islam from its beginnings prior to the Muslim expansion into India, and to trigger the inner strength, mind, and hearts of Muslim women in India that perhaps feel that they have been treated like second class citizens. In McDonough's discourse she gives descriptive changes in the religion from historical significant women figures of Islam such as the Prophet Muhammad's wife Khadija and his sister Aisha who were strong Muslim ...

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Yet, American Muslims are beginning to follow the Western trend of either marrying later or not marrying at all, despite the fact that Islam clearly favors the institution of marriage. ... Importance of Marriage in Islam Islam strongly encourages marriages, particularly marriages that occur early in one's life. ... Islam is a way of life; it is aimed at covering all aspects of life. ... Trends and Patterns of American Islamic Marriages In traditional Muslim society, marriages are arranged by parents, although the bride and the groom must both consent to the marriage. ... Divorce...

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Abstract Islam in United States today is facing challenges, which is damagingly ricocheting Muslims lives between discrimination, unfair treatment, losing jobs, and being attacked by the Media. ... Understanding the truth about Islam in a better way is the only solution for Muslims to have a peaceful life and ensure equality, freedom and fairness away from dissemination and racism. ... Muslims and Islamic organizations within the United States have to organize more public speeches not to introduce Islam only as a religion for the believers; moreover, to introduce its cores and values to non-...

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Hashimi calls to focus on what Muslims wants rather on what islam theoretically decreed. ... (Islam and the Challenge of Democracy,52) If the West does not intervene with Muslims forming a democratic government, then according to Hashemi, they should achieve a practical solution to democracy on their own. ... Most of the successful Islamic democracies that Feldman reviews are attributed to muslims themselves, which supports Hashemi's ideal of no intervention. ... But, Islamic democracy is the best hope for the future of Muslim world. ... In order to achieve Islamic democracies, these i...

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Islamic laws and cultural customs impact various stages of a Muslim women's life, particularly the Quran and hadiths, or prophetic traditions based on the life and teachings of the prophet Muhammad. ... UNICEF notes out of 24 nations with less than 60% primary enrollment rates, 17 were Islamic nations. 70% of Muslim women are illiterate in several Islamic nations. ... Muslim women are forbidden to marry any non-Muslims under any circumstances. If the man a Muslim woman is married to suddenly converts to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism, the marriage is automatically dissolve...

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Islam was a monotheistic religion, requiring one to submit to the will of Allah to become part of the Islamic faith. Islam was very tolerant of non-muslims within their lands, especially children of the book, or Christians and Jews. Unlike Christianity, Islam corresponded with the common laws of the land and didn't contradict the realities of the societies in which Islam was practiced (Documentary, Islam: Empire of Faith). ... In addition to being tolerant of non-Muslim ideologies, Islam was very appealing because of the sense of unity felt by its followers that was not found in the natio...

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Despite their pledge not to seek top office, the Muslim Brotherhood recently nominated their chief strategist and financier Khairat el-Shater as candidate for Egypt's first president since Hosni Mubarak. The Muslim Brotherhood, the largest political opposition organization that was outlawed until recently, has such a large grassroots following that Shater immediately became the front runner in the race. ... If Shater does win the election, the Muslim Brotherhood will gain control of the presidency, the Parliament, and the committee writing the new constitution (Kirkpatrick). ... Alth...

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Racism is evident in this picture as it reinforces viewers' attitudes, thoughts, and judgements about Islam and Muslims. ... In relating this to the phot of the Muslim woman, people seem to have a blind hatred of Islam whenever they see a picture of a Muslim, regardless of what the image shows of its context. ... Americans do know that the number of Muslim terrorists is extremely small comparatively to the number of all Muslims and that they do not represent all of Islamic culture. ... While people understand that racism is bad, they still engage in it because they are naturally influence...

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Radical Islam always seems to be a problematic topic to discuss, as Muslims are usually seen as a minority. ... Christians slaughtered Muslims in great numbers, and Muslims slaughtered Christians in great numbers. ... But all of these problems come from the past what is the problem with radical Islam now. ... Radical Islam has so many problems and issues under its belt. ... The rest of the world shouldn't have to answer for Islam's mistakes Islam should....

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It keeps Muslims faithful to the Qur"an by obeying the law The duties of a woman and their dress codes are also examples of how Islam is constructed as a living religious system. ... Muslim women are also expected to dress in an unpretentious and sanitary manner, in accordance to Islamic principals, only revealing their hands, face and hair. ... Through these beliefs and practices, it can once again be seen that Islam is a religion that influences all aspects of life, where Muslims shop, what foods they consume, as well as affecting Muslims who suffer from illness. ... Birth, marriage and ...

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Decade after decade, few changes and improvements regarding women's rights in Islam have been made, as inequality is still predominately evident in the lives of Muslim women today. ... Islam is the world's second largest religion, with an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims world-wide. ... However, the extent at which many Muslim women are covered and protected are no where stated nor promoted by the religion itself, but has been adopted over time. ... With over 3,950,000 Muslims in America today, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States (Islam in America). ... Due to our...

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Decade after decade, few changes and improvements regarding women's rights in Islam have been made, as inequality is still predominately evident in the lives of Muslim women today. ... Islam is the world's second largest religion, with an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims world-wide. ... However, the extent at which many Muslim women are covered and protected are no where stated nor promoted by the religion itself, but has been adopted over time. ... With over 3,950,000 Muslims in America today, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States (Islam in America). ... Due to our...

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He's a controversial, yet powerful, figure in Salafi Islam, and his words resonate with the Muslim community. ... A true Muslim cannot be upon tawhid until he acknowledges, realizes, and accepts that every other religion other than Islam is falsehood. ... Taymiyya would agree that all Muslims must take actions on their own to seek true Islam, rather than blindly following or simply identifying oneself with a school within Islam. Taymiyya finds a less severe approach to dealing with those who do not fall under his correct" definition of Islam as he does not call other Muslims infidels and...

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The treatment of women in various Muslim societies today ,therefore, should not be taken as necessarily reflecting the teachings of Islam. ... Non-Muslims also have come to beleive that in Islam, it was taught that women had no souls, but Muslims themselves have never actually believed this. ... The practice among some Muslim men of acquiring a number of wives also is, in fact, against Islam. ... The teachings of Islam also do not allow the practice of holding concubines, nor do they encourage the practice of temporary marriage, which occurs among some Muslims. ... Although it is customary am...

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In addition, she was the first person to convert to Islam and therefore can be labeled as an exemplary person that set the path for the future Muslim community. Through her conversion into the faith, she was also a very strong and devout Muslim that even sacrificed her wealth in the cause of Islam. As in 617 the Meccans decided to impose an economic protest on the Muslims and certain members of the Quraysh tribe, the Muslim community suffered immensely due to this occurrence and Khadijah aided them with her own wealth to bear this hardship. ... Both of these women, Khadijah and Fatima are clea...

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The followers of Islamic culture, Muslims, find sources of strength, courage and inspiration in the Qur"an. ... It is not uncommon that Muslims incorporate tradition into their daily lives. ... Muslims have adopted the Oath of the Muslim Doctor, which invokes the name of Allah (Bioethics for clinicians: Islamic Bioethics). ... By avoiding stereotypes towards Islamic culture, Canadian physicians are able to treat Muslims by taking into account their physical, mental and spiritual dimensions of the illness they may be experiencing at a particular point in time (Bioethics for clinicians: Isla...

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The author notes that the two schools of Islamic thought are characterized by a fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic scriptures besides having widespread influence throughout the Muslim world. ... Wahhabism further emphasizes the value of avoiding non-Islamic cultural practices and demonizes interactions with non-Muslims on the grounds that the Sunna forbids Muslims from imitating non-Muslims. Azumah (2015) observes that Wahhabi scholars warn against having non-Muslims as friends, and further warns against smiling to non-Muslims or even wishing them well including on their holidays. ... Ac...

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"4 Furthermore, because it identifies with Sunni Islam, the Islamic State condemns all Shiites with apostasy, which consequently has resulted in their systematic slaughter. ... "6 Foremost secular authority on ISIS' ideology, Bernard Haykel, believes the group wishes to relive the era of the prophet and the earliest days of Islam, when Muslims were surrounded by non-Muslims. ... The anticipation of this bloodbath has served to attract "thousands of young Muslims from around the world to take up arms."10 Becoming a member of the Islamic State signifies one's act...

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Christianity and Islam are both peacemaking religions that not only strive for the unity between a person and their God, but by bringing that well-being into society. ... For Islam, their principal teachings come from the Qur'an, which reinforces the guidance of world peace as something for all Muslims to achieve. ... The principal teaching of paths of peace reflects reconciliation as an important aspect in Islamic peace. ... Due to the importance of Islamic peace, the Qur'an states that no aggressive war is permitted and Muslims can only engage in a defensive war. ... The Affinity I...

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However, Homa Hoodfar alluded that Muslim women could employ veiling, a symbol of oppression, for their empowerment. How do you understand the seemingly opposing arguments of these two Muslim feminists? ... In your opinion, how their approaches are significant for the Muslim women to challenge oppressive structures and practices? ... As Homa states, Muslim women could employ veiling for their empowerment rather than feeling oppressed, as it is their own choice since there is no Islamic evidence to the obligation of seclusion or hijab. ... Such ignorance in fact makes Muslim women face tremend...

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This attachment of Islam and terrorism has created a fear of Islam, called "Islamophobia". Islamophobia is defined in Oxford Dictionary by "Dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force". ... Islam does not promote violence either. ... Charlie Hebdo, an attack to a newspaper in Paris in which 11 people got killed, one of them was a Muslim, was titled by the name of "Islamic terrorism". ... In conclusion, attaching terrorism to Islam is helping, in an indirect way, in having Muslim terrorist groups who would merely apply what media is claiming. ...

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Inside the expansive statutes of Islamic monotheism, despite the fact that the individuals who participated in it originated from assorted foundations. The transmission and spread of learning about the past had stimulating impacts on Muslim insightful awareness and urged the Muslim leaders to clarify and underscore the position of their group among past and contemporary societies. It is no big surprise that the ascent of all inclusive histories in Muslim custom likewise dates to the ninth century ahead. What it the Translation Involved At the point when the early Islamic victories launch th...

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