Friday, January 18, 2013

American Culture Class: Peace Movements

Here Malcom X is preforming the Islamic prayer Salat.

          There are many peace movements that happened through out history. For example the one here in the USA by black people such as Martin Luther King Jr.. Also there is Malcom X, who were calling for peace and justice between black and white people in the USA by violence. Malcom X at then end of his life learned about Islam and learned about Islam's belief in equality between mankind and that it came to free people from slavery. He embraced it and started to write about it. I read his book translated to Arabic Malcom X Journey to Mecca. It was an amazing book. In my opinion, freedom and justice are related in some ways. The meaning of freedom varies between people's opinions and beliefs. For example, in my religion Islam freedom has a unique meaning in life. As you are a Muslim you are free to do and say what is allowed and prescribed upon you. Actually, if someone took a deep look at Islam; one will notice that only few things are not allowed. For instance, you are not allowed to drink or to eat pork. However, you can eat and drink every thing else. Not to mention, that what is not allowed is discovered to be not good for you anyway! I think every one can find freedom, peace and justice by following the Islamic rules, which provide us all those things along with comfort and satisfaction for every human. Muslims now have awaken to the fact that they must return to their religion and follow it's original rules from Quran and Sunna. Thus we shall be successful like in our golden ages.

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