Islam

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**Major Beliefs**

 * The Muslims believe that there is only one God.
 * Allah is the name of God in Arabic.
 * Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims must take to honor the trials that Abraham took.
 * Some other names for Allah is: The Gracious, The Merciful, The Beneficent, The Creator, The All-Knowing, The All-Wise, The Lord of the Universe, and others.
 * They believe Allah is the Creator of all human beings.
 * They believe that satan was also created to test mankind.
 * The Koran is the sacred book of Islamic teachings.
 * They celebrate New Year, Ashura, Mawlid which is Muhammads Birthday, Ramadan, Id Al-fitr is the end of Ramadan, Id Al-adha follows Hajj. The dates are based on the lunar calender.
 * Muslims believe that every human will be resurrected from their grave after the end of the world.
 * They believe that there is a day of judgement which is when Allah judges you. If you sinned a lot you go to hell, if not you go to heaven.
 * Muslims preach about only one god and one god only. They believe that he is the only creator of the universe.
 * Muslims believe in angels.
 * The 5 Pillars of Islam is there is no other God besides Allah, Prayer (before sunrise, after the sun begins to decline, mid-afternoon, just after the sunset, and night), charity, fasting, and pilgrimage.

**Lifestyle Norms**

 * Women are expected to cover their body from head to toe.
 * The minimum dress requirement for men is that they must cover the area from their navel to their knees.
 * Men are forbidden from wearing gold jewelry, garments made of silk, and anything that has been dyed red or yellow from saffron.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Modest clothing can't be tight to where you can see the shape of their body, or sheer enough to show whats under their clothing.

**Experienced Discrimination**

 * Discrimination against Muslims increased after 9/11.

**Human Rights Violations**

 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Women are punished for not wearing proper Islamic dress.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In several places such as Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates execution is legal. Some stone them to death.

**Religious Followers**

 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1.5 billion in the world(about 23% of the world)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Most followers are in north Africa, west Asia, and southern Asia.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6 millions US followers, and is the fastest growing religion in America.

**Impact on Governments**

 * Conflicts**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Many American followers get accused for the bombing in 2001.


 * 1st Amendment Connection**
 * South Park was blocked for pieces referring to Muhammad because of threats to the producers.
 * Theo Van Gogh was murdered for his expressed ideas.


 * Terrorist Acts**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Islamic terrorism is terrorism committed by muslims.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">September 11th
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">commit about four to five attacks a day(since 9/11)