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In this chapter Atta goes on Hajj. Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. This is very significant for any Islamic male as it is a mandatory religious duty for all of them. Hajj is considered the “house of Allah” so once in every Muslims adult life they must go to the sacred cityContinue reading “Final Week post 1”

I would say what makes me the most angry is racial discrimination in general. Being mixed with Middle Eastern, Mexican, and European I see it within all of my blood. With my Middle Eastern family I constantly see and hear racist remarks towards my family. Whether they happen to be wearing a hijab, speaking Arabic,Continue reading “Week 6 Post 2”

The first clip we watched was an interview on MSNBC with Gary Johnson. The significance of this video is that when Gary was asked a question about Aleppo he responded with “What is Aleppo?” This was a large red flag as Aleppo is one of the primary concerns in the Syrian crisis and where aContinue reading “Week 6 post 1”

For this post I will talk about some of my favorite music genres, and musicians. Growing up my taste in music has changed, and evolved greatly. As a child my parents had me listen mostly to rock and roll. I grew up on artists such as Queen, Guns and Roses, Weezer, Green Day, Journey, TheContinue reading “Week 5 post 3”

Christianity is also a very peaceful religion. I am a firm believer that all religions are peaceful. It is just the violent people in those religions that go against their Gods words to commit this violence. All religions speak against violence, especially Christianity is a very peaceful religion. Jesus always talks about forgiveness and givingContinue reading “Week 5 Post 2”

Yes Islam is most definitely a peaceful religion. Despite what most people think Islam at its core is a religion of freedom, love, peace, and tolerance. Direct quotes from the Holy Book the Quran shows this. “O You who believe! Enter absolutely into peace (Islam). Do not follow in the footsteps of satan. He isContinue reading “Week 5 post 1”

For this post I will talk about my favorite foods. Growing up I was a very picky eater. I ate not much more than hamburgers, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and pasta. It wasn’t until high school where I started to expand my palette. I began going out more and having my friends make meContinue reading “Week 4 post 3”

For my second post I will be talking about the 12th chapter of Brothers of the Gun. In this chapter we see Marwan experience the tragedy of violence that all of his students see. Growing up in a war torn city like Syria has its costs, especially on the youth. He talks about how heContinue reading “Week 4 post 2”

For this post I decided to write about the National Basketball Association. The NBA is an American run association of 30 teams that compete yearly for the NBA title. Already being very familiar with this league I decided to do some deeper research to learn more. My first source taught me about the economics inContinue reading “Week 4 Post 1”

For my third post I thought it would be fun to write about my favorite parts of Washington. I have lived in Seattle all my life, and have gone around enough to see the best this state has to offer. I would say Washington’s biggest strength is being the most beautiful place in America. FamousContinue reading “Week 3 Post 3”