Islam students at LUC

So, this is my last blog post. #Bittersweet Yeah, I just hashtagged in my blog. I must say this class truly surprised me. While I did miss some classes, I closely followed the readings and this entire semester really opened my eyes to the religions around me. Honestly, I think it’s safe to say I [...]

I recently read an article regarding the observance of the National Day of Prayer and its acceptance as a national holiday. The holiday was made official in 1952 by Harry Truman but was later ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Wisconsin on the grounds that it violated the First Amendment of The Constitution. Obama [...]

A recent article printed in the HuffPost released recent Reuters survey results taken from a national poll regarding 2012 and the end of the world. Reuters found that 1 in 10 people believe the world is going to end in 2012 and 1 in 7 people believe the world will come to an end sometime [...]

Since everyone shared their Easter breaks, I’ll join in! Let me just say that Easter is one of my favorite holidays! My family is really big into celebrating any and all holidays throughout the year so Easter is pretty big. Every year I help my grandma fill up Easter baskets for my little cousins little [...]

In recent news, the man responsible for killing 77 people in Norway last July, Anders Behring Breivik, has pleaded NOT GUILTY. He has admitted to the 77 killings but is saying he is not responsible as it was in self-defense. UM, WHAT? Furthermore, he is blaming the killings on the Norwegian people he killed, calling them [...]

In response to yolomotto, I couldn’t agree more with you about the media and the news. It’s extremely sad how we can’t even trust what we see or hear from our news anymore because the government is so wrapped up in everything. I watch the news nearly every night, and I swear to Allah it’s [...]

So, I am really behind in my blog postings (obviously) and need to catch up, so like everyone else, I am going to post a really long blog to make up for what I have missed. First off, in response to daisysimple, maybe I am just misunderstanding what you’re saying but I am appalled by [...]

I missed class the last two weeks due to family issues, but I can gather that we went over the readings and watched a movie that pertained to the class. I’m going to watch the movie that I have missed because knowing the prof, it is probably amusing in some sort of way. In the [...]

I was not in class last week but I know we began discussing the origins of religion and where truth’s role lies. I can tell that there was a debate on whether or not Adam was the first human being and what it means to believe in religion and have faith. We also started a [...]

This past week in class we continued our discussion on the Prophet Muhammad. We discussed the Battle of Badr, the Battle of Uhud and the ramifications the Muslim faced when they disobeyed Muhammad and ultimately, God. We also talked about the different viewpoints on Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha and the rumors that circulated regarded Aisha’s [...]