Islam students at LUC

In Class: In class this week we discussed Muhammad and the origins of his prophethood and of Mecca. I have a little bit of previous knowledge about Muhammad from my Intro to the Qur’an class but this time, we went much more into the details of the other people involved in Muhammad’s life.  We also [...]

This past week in class was really interesting.  We covered more of the basic practices of Islam, which I had been most interested in, anyways! The pilgramage was really fascinating, unlike anything found in the Catholic faith.  Maybe I’m a bad Catholic and just aren’t aware of our practices, but it seems like being Muslim [...]

This week in class we has a discussion about some of the specific beliefs and practices of the Islamic faith.  I found this week’s discussion the most interesting of the semester because I was truly exposed to things I had no previous knowledge about.  Yeah.. I knew that Muslims prayed five times a day.. but [...]

My break was pretty Easter-y. Family and church. Saw Titanic 3D which was just my 14 year old self’s dream come true. Leo hasn’t lost his touch… at all. But… about Islam. Some classmates are talking about yoga in Malaysia.  Malaysia seems to be a weird place, especially when it comes to its Islamic traditions. [...]

The JetBlue pilot freakout has been all over the news recently. I was interested to see if any radical religious ideas were behind the incident, because, in a post 9/11 world, any incident on an airplane must be related to religion, right? Especially Islam.  So I googled it, as any knowledge hungry student should.  The [...]

Response: In response to some of the comments about The Interrupters… I liked the movie immensely and found it to be incredibly eye-opening.  I think that Loyola students, in general, probably come from relatively sheltered upbringings and remain sheltered today.  I live in Chicago now, and come from Cincinnati… which is one of the most [...]

In Class: This week in class we pretended to do a group activity but ended up watching the documentary “The Interrupters” instead.  We still have an hour or so left of the film, I think, but I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen so far.  The bravery of the CeaseFire employees (volunteers?) is truly astounding and inspiring. [...]

No Class… no blog? Readings: This week’s reading came from the Rumi book, which I find interesting and a nice change of pace/scenery from past weeks’ readings. The poem we had to read this week dealt with grief and how, if we let it, can lead to great, new things. Islam: I read an article [...]

In Class: This past week in class, we finished watching “Mooz-lum.” I enjoyed the movie a lot and thought it provided an intimate glimpse into what it is like to be young and Muslim is a society that isn’t exactly tolerant or accepting.  I was unsatisfied by the ending, however.  Afterwards, we had a class [...]

In Class: In class this past week, we discussed why people believe in religion/God and what makes them believe. Where does truth play a role in religion? Does it matter that many of the fundamentals of religion cannot be proved? I think that this is where faith comes in, believing in what cannot be seen. [...]