Islam students at LUC

Today on NPR, I read an article about how 80 people were arrested at an anti-Islam protest in Denmark. At first I thought that the people arrested were those who were protesting, but then upon reading more, I discovered that those arrested were people putting on a counter-protest against Islamophobia. Frankly, I found the whole [...]

In response to almtex and snowmakesmehappy, I agree about how interesting class was last week! I know that we always joke about not showing and up or watching movies, but it’s classes like those that remind me why I’m so interested in theology in the first place. It reminded me a lot of the private [...]

I read an article in the New York Times about how some Muslims find there to be tension between Islam and yoga. It said that the discussion stems from the fact that some Muslims feel that practicing yoga is akin to practicing the Hindu religion. I found the article extremely interesting, because I never thought [...]

In response to ilovegoodreads, I read the same article as you.  I think that Muslims for Progressive Values is a positive thing.  Even if they don’t expand, they are clearly making a difference in the lives of the youths that have access to the group.  Not only that, but I think it’s spreading a good [...]

In response to snowmakesmehappy, I can totally relate to that feeling.  I was raised in a house where any religious Jewish text – be it a Siddur, Talmud, or Haggaddah – was given complete and utter respect.  While  we would put them on direct surfaces, they could never be on a level equal to or [...]

This week in class, we started watching The Interrupters, an extremely powerful movie about the attempts to end the epidemic of violence in the Southside of Chicago.  It was extremely sad to watch, and I really really hope that it has somewhat of a happy ending.  I also wonder what The Violence Interrupters are doing today. Even [...]

Last week was spring break, so we did not have a class meeting. I did not realize how much I missed it! I can’t wait until later this week. I hear that we are watching a documentary that is life changing, so that should be pretty cool and interesting. I hope it’s just as good, [...]

Last week in class, we finished the movie Mooz-lum. It was surprisingly better than I thought it would be. It was interesting to find out why Tariq stopped practicing Islam and I liked the way the movie ended. The ending seemed pretty happy, though also realistic. Since Mooz-lum is based on a true story, I [...]

In class this week, we had some pretty interesting discussions. We also started watching Mooz-lum. The father in the movie is extremely over dramatic, and a little bit scary. I’m a little apprehensive about how this movie turns out, but it stars Donald Glover (from Angels in the Outfield) and Even Ross (son of Diana Ross), and I [...]

In class last week, we continued to discuss Muhammad’s life and the spread of Islam.  We talked about a lot of battles, but my favorite discussion was the one about Aisha, one of the Prophet’s wives.  I thought the stories about her were pretty cool.  She had also been mentioned a few times in “Hadith,” [...]