Islam students at LUC

For the last blog i wanted to talk about the movie i watched for the final which was “What a billion Muslims really think”.  For me, i thought this was one of the better movies of the semester.  Many people who do not come from Muslim roots, and have not been around the religion of [...]

Well since everybody else wrote about Easter break I guess I will too.  Over Easter break I got to go home and see my family which was really special to me.  We dont do much for Easter but gather family together and enjoy each others company and presence to a lovely cooked meal from my [...]

In recent news in the New York Times, there has been a stirrup of commotion regarding a woman in Pakistan.  Basically she was Hindu, but met a man on facebook and she wanted to quickly convert to Islam as a result.  One side of the story is that she was kidnapped and forced to convert. [...]

In a class discussion a couple weeks ago, we were talking about the topics of prayer of the heart and prayer of the tongue,  We have all been a victim of prayer of the tongue, which is better known as basically praying when we need help.  A lot of times this will be ignored because [...]

As a make up I wanted to write about the skit experience.  I usually dont like to speak in public, and certainly not to act, but this was a different experience.  All of the spectators had an open mind about the skits and they were really interactive and fun.  It was a different way to [...]

Not too long ago in class we discussed the 5 pillars of Islam.  Rgarding this, we touched on how nature is so revered and is an integral part of this, as well as Muslim life.  Coming into this class that was something that  I had not known.  Respect for nature is truly a significant thing, [...]

A while back I was reading an article online in the New York Times about the concepts of yoga, and how many Muslims find it offensive.  Many Muslims believe that some of the routines of yoga may be resembling similarly to practices of Hinduism.  I personally love yoga, but I never really knew that you [...]

Last class we finished the movie, Mooz-lum.  I wonder just how accurate it was in depiction of the typical American “white” kids attacking Muslims, and being that outlandish and brash.  However,  the movie finished and I was so glad that the dad got his head out of his behind and quit running his child’s life. [...]

In class previously, we began the movie, Mooz-lum.  I thought it was interesting because of the way it was portrayed Muslims were treated.  Not being Muslim I dont know what that could have been like, or if it was really driven to the extent showed in the movie. It was sad how the father forced [...]

Last week in class, there was a soccer recruit.  We expanded on the life of Muhammad, in particular the fights between Medina and the Quraysh.  Expanding on these fights we debated about what we would do in a situation if we were to fight back or be taken advantage of.  To sum it up at [...]