Thursday, November 19, 2009

What is Islam?

In Global Cultures, we have just started a study of Islam. It's important for us to have a good understanding of basic Islamic practices, which will help us as we examine world cultures. Knowing something about Islam will also add richness to discussions that will happen during the upcoming Middle East Summit.

So...my question to you: To help us in our class study, what question do you have about Islam that we haven't covered yet?
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22 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 19, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    Why do women wear head scarves?

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  2. UnknownNovember 19, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    I know women wear head scarfs to hide their hair from men and strangers, but why do they not want them to see their hair?

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  3. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    I think it would be great if we could get a into the actual stories and things Muslims believe. Youn know, what the Qur'an actually says. Tara Banks

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  4. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    I agree with Tara i think it would be cool to have some Muslims folklore.
    And we should have spell check on this thinh i cant spell these big words.

    Amy Kruzan

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  5. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    I think that it would be cool if we went to visit a mosque and acctualy did a prayer service. even if thats not our religion it would still be cool
    Amy Kruzan

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  6. Taylor SawyerNovember 20, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    I agree with Tara. I think it would be really fun and cool to see what the Qur'an says. And also if women cover their hair in front of men and strangers, is their hair important in some way? Taylor

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  7. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    I didn't know that fasting was part of Ramadan. It would be hard for me because i like to eat food all the time. Greyson Korn

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  8. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    I went to the Noor Muslim center with my church. He said that the Muslims don't beleive that the Hijjab is a restaint but freedom. Some wear them just because they want people to know them for who they are, not for what clothes their wearing and what their hair looks like. Caroline Smyth

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  9. MadisonNovember 20, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    I agree with tara. I would like to know what they actually belive, instead of just HOW they belive. Madison XD

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  10. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    I was wondering why they are not allowed to have pork. Maybe we could talk about other beliefs like that in class.
    Jordan

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  11. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    I thought the same thing as Tara. It seems like a pretty ineresting topic to learn about.

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  12. UnknownNovember 20, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    I think it is because they thought pigs were not pure, and unclean, so they did not want to eat them. Some Jewish and Christian people don't either.

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  13. AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    hey Taylor,
    to answer your question w/ the hair, it's because they think that if they don't, men will be "distracted" by them and won't focus on Islam. Does that help?
    Madison XD

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  14. AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 1:55 PM

    I think it would be cool if we could visit a mosque. Why cant they drink achol or eat pork?Hannah Plummer

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  15. AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    I agree with Hannah and Tara. It would be really cool to visit a Mosque and learn some of the stories.
    -Hana Estice =]

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  16. UnknownNovember 22, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    I tink that visting a mosque could be a good idea. it could help us learn more about the religion first hand, instead of videos and books.

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  17. AnonymousNovember 25, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    oh ok thnxs madison. But why would hair be distracting?? Taylor :)

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  18. AnonymousNovember 26, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    I think They think of it as men should focus on Islam than women(hair would distract them, like with beauty)
    do u get it?
    MadisonXD
    btw if i'm wrong some one please correct me.

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  19. HeatherNovember 26, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    I would like to be able to see a Muslim family living there everyday life. Kind of like shadowing. Do Muslims have to pray in a way that pleases God?
    Heather

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  20. AnonymousNovember 28, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    What types of books, media, art, poetry do they have in Islam?

    Samantha Tuttle

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  21. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 8:27 PM

    Why do they always say "Muhammad, peace be with him"?
    ~Marlee Pav~

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  22. Max MaddoxDecember 7, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    I never really knew very much about Islam before we started this unit. I was really stereo typical and i didn't even know it! I always assumed that all muslims looked alike and they wore the hajibs and spoke weird and always worshipped Allah. But now i know better.

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