Write a 4 – 5 page paper explain on it Islam to an alien. Imagine an alien crash landing on Earth and wanting to learn more about one of the major belief systems. This alien knows nothing about religion, let alone Islam. Give a comprehensive overview and explanation of Islam in such a way that […]
Islam of Faith. 8. Which was Mohammad’s defining moment? 9. Why did people argue that Mohammad wasn’t a poet? 10. What is the Koran? 11. Did you find any similarities between the beginnings of Islam and other religions? Explain.
How has the tradition of Islam responded to the challenges of modernity and the Enlightenment?
Compare the ways in which extremist Islamist organizations (choose either al Qaeda or ISIS) invoke Islam to the ways in which white supremacist organizations (choose either the KKK in the 1920s or the Christian Identity movement) invoke Christianity to justify their actions. How similar are they?
In Chapter 2 of Following Muhammad, “Approaching Islam in Terms of Religion,” Carl Ernst makes the argument that western approaches and understandings of the term religion (such as the Latin “religio” or 19thcentury comparative religion) are not always applicable to non- Christian religions like Islam. In that same chapter, he also states that “the Arabic […]
“Islamic ethics for refugees: a Palestinian Case Study. The article will address the question of the Islamic ethics for refugees. First there will be a primary data that will present the history of the Islamic ethics toward refugees who came from Mecca to Habasha and then from Mecca to Madina. Some more primary research from […]
In light of your reading in Sire, write a 3 page paper comparing/contrasting Christianity and Islam. What are the central assumptions for each worldview/religion? How are they similar? How do they differ? This paper is informal, meaning that it does not require additional sources. SOURCE: The Universe Next Door. James Sire.
You are responsible for writing a 3 page, double-spaced “Opinion” paper in 12 font on this issue. We have seen Left/Right Wing and Separatist groups rearing their ugly heads in America. California with 77, Florida 58, and Texas 57 are leading the way. Between 2008 and 2015 the number of Hate Groups increased from 149 […]
