Islam students at LUC

So it’s finally the last week of class. It’s been an amazing semester with an even more amazing professor. I’m going to miss all the great students in this class as well as the interesting debates and arguments we so lovingly shared. It seems like class went by way too fast. Coming into an intro [...]

  Back in 2010 Pastor Terry Jones gained worldwide attention when he threatened to burn 200 copies of the Quran, He backed off after pleas from world leaders, however he ended up burning a picture of the prophet Muhammad. His actions caused many riots in Afghanistan and elsewhere, Iran’s foreign ministry condemned Mr. Jones’ actions [...]

Nowadays, many Muslims are quick to point fingers at others, calling everything haram. Oh, you don’t wear a hijab? HARAM! You listen to music? HARAM! You don’t have a beard? HARAM! As human beings, we are all way too caught up to in judging others before we take a long, hard look in the mirror [...]

  Music in the Islamic paradigm is widely considered to be haram, or forbidden. In more modernized and Western cultures, many people seem to have an issue with this idea. I’ve seen people scold others for listening to music, and then turn around and commit various other sins. The way I see it, advising a [...]

  For Muslim females living in Western society, times have been especially difficult lately. The issue of the hijab is something which has definitely crossed the minds of most, either passively or obsessively. Many Muslim are quick to jump the gun and say that the hijab is a beautiful thing; every Muslim girl should wear [...]

  The religion of Islam provides not only a theology upon which to base one’s faith, but also guidelines for living a virtuous and righteous life (in the eyes of the religion). Muslims are forbidden to eat any food that is deemed haram. In mostly Muslim countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, avoiding haram [...]

  Lately, the phrase/acronym Y.O.L.O. is used justify an individual to whatever he/she please. People talk about you only live once, so do whatever you want. You see people doing so many ignorant things and saying yolo to justify it. In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with the phrase yolo but people interpret it [...]

  Earlier in the semester, we watched a documentary on Hajj and it was awe-inspiring. From a consensus, it was obvious that not many people have been able to experience this life-changing journey. It’s not all fun and games however; there are some things that people don’t like to talk about. Everyone has their own [...]

  I found this article online that just seems too ridiculous to be true. This guy divorced his wife on ground of disobeying him. How did she disobey him? She went on a business trip alone without informing him. The man got hurt for some reason, and decided to publically take care of his ‘situation.’ [...]

I know a couple of people who are ex-Muslims, and they are still very nice people. I know it was a hard decision for them. They are not open about it though; almost nobody knows. The only reason I know is because I try not to be judgmental so they feel comfortable telling me. They [...]