... enforce them. By preaching the the common Americans these values, we are not preaching them anything new. These teachings do not portray the positive face of Islam; they are teachings of morality, rather than a religion, and are known by everyone. Not to mention, but listening to a sermon about morality is ... not like to, giving huge sums to charity even though one does not want to, or reluctantly helping a non-Muslim friend on his homework just for the sake of glorifying Islam. This is, simply put nothing but sheer hypocrisy. Trying to fake one's self in order to glorify one's religion...

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... don't wear the traditional veil. Society has taken the Quaran to an extreme when in all actuality it doesn't mean that. Other than that, Muslim women throughout the world look like any other women, and are free to dress as they please. The same misconception of the Islamic religion applies ... In Islamic nations women hold a domestic and submissive role in the house; however, this is due to an underdeveloped society and not the religion of Islam. Just as in America when our nation was first developing, women did not work or involve themselves in the household decisions; however, as our n...

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... has become the second largest religion in the world. (Muslim Population Statistics) The Islamic religion greatly affects fashion in the Middle East. The Qur'an (Koran), or Muslim bible, teaches men and women that modesty is most important. Islam has no fixed standard as to the style of dress or ... in western culture teaches at a University in the United States. This woman discovered Islam and decided to wear hijab wherever she goes. In an article she explains, "The hijab acts as a screen' between the chaste Muslim woman, and the evil that exists in the world. When a woman wears ... pu...

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... Union_____No deterrence. The only Super Power. The New World Order. Incident of Nine Eleven (11 September). War on Afghanistan________War against Terrorism. America's paranoia. The role of Muslim governments. The plight of the Muslim World. The role of U.N.O. Essay: Lord Acton, a famous English thinker, once said: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."" And America has proved it literally ... all the Muslims of the world. Israel is all the time egging America against all those Muslim countries where the people are sincerely trying for the implementation of the ...

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... resources, is a another debate but the bottom line is that the victims were Muslims and we all know what people do when they get desperate. The hatred in the whole Muslim world changed into sympathy on September 11th. Everyone was appalled at the scale of destruction. That day was perhaps the only day in the history that brought us all together ... . Nobody cared if he was Christian, Jew or Muslim. Every one felt the same sense of loss as the Americans. But the accusations that started soon after the tragedy were themselves a tragedy. The very essence of ... its validity came under inte...

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... holidays. I also wear Bass shoes and American Eagle clothes with matching scarves. With the anniversary of Sept. 11, it seems that, as an American Muslim, I must defend myself from accusations related to violence or terrorism. There are approximately 1.8 billion Muslims in the world, and 7 million of them live ... it doesn't mean that all Muslims are Arab. Only 18 percent of them are Arabs; a fifth are found in sub-Saharan Africa; and the world's largest Muslim community is in Indonesia. I respect all religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism - and even if you don't h...

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... , such as gambling, drug dealing burglary and hustling. Finally, he was sent to prison for 10 years because of his burglary. As a national minister and recruiter for NOI (Nation of Islam) in 1957 he demonstrated his talent as a public speaker. One key event that became a very important to his life was the movement that NOI newspaper that was filled with propaganda ... Malcolm X he can no longer speak in public or remain with NOI. Malcolm X dismissed himself from the NOI March 8th, 1964 and turned around to begin his own organization the Muslim Mosque, Inc. The second key event in Malcolm...

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... would be the fact that American has helped Osama take down a superpower - namely the Soviet. In 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden managed to rally many Muslim youth and together they formed the Mujahadin. With the aid of US weaponry, the Mujahadin were able to overcome the Soviet Union. However once the war was over, the US ... protect the kingdom, America sent 500,000 troops to Saudi Arabia. Osama bin Laden beseeched the American army to leave Saudi Arabia, which is the home of Islam's two holiest sites because he is offended by "infidel troops" standing g...

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Being Muslim the decision of using capital punishment or not is already laid out for me. Looking at this subject through the eyes of the Islamic religion makes the decision somewhat easier ... punishment, and 2) From the Utilitarian school, punishment is needed to protect our society by deterring crime through example. Therefore contributing to a better balance of happiness in society. By implementing some Muslim ways into the justice system I have described in this paper how to change the system for the better and make capital punishment truly a deterrence factor, as it is supposed to ... ...

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