Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding 54: For the Love of God and His Prophet: Religion, Literature, and Arts in Muslim Cultures Professor Ali Asani Spring 2016 Preface This is my second class with Professor Asani, and I feel that I have come a long way since I have taken my first class with Professor Asani […]
Prophet Muhammad has been depicted in so many different art forms, throughout the centuries. There are numerous poems, paintings, odes and songs about Prophet Muhammad, his Isra and miraj (Muhammad’s night journey and celestial ascent where he is said to have led all other prophets in prayer and to have spoken to Allah), his […]
It has been so interesting learning about local Muslim communities in different parts of the world. Both people who grew up in Muslim countries and people who grew up in non-Muslim countries tend to have one specific idea of what Islam is and what Muslims should look and behave like. Thus, it was very interesting […]
Women rights’ is a very important issue that needs to be tackled worldwide. It is an issue that affects fifty percent of our world population; this problem persists almost everywhere in the world, to different extents. Women are paid less in the United States, cannot drive in Saudi Arabic and have a difficult time […]