A little late on last week's post but I've had a tough few days.
In class the week of the 1st, we mostly focused on the religion of Islam. Islam is the dominate religion of the Middle East and has spread rapidly throughout the world. It is easy to learn and follow and focuses on one's personally growth with God with direct connection to Him.
I think it is important to understand Islam, whether you are a part of the faith or not. I am a part of the Roman Catholic Church and understanding Islam for me helps me better understand Christianity. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are branches from one another. They share the same God and same important religious figures. The father of Islam was Ishmael who was a son of Abraham. While understanding Islam, it really broaden my view of the culture of those in the Middle East. Their religion is a great part of lives and plays a huge part in the way they live. It not only controls how they live their lives, but also controls how their government works. Without religion, the culture of the Middle East would not be as unique as it is from the rest of the world.
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I always find it fascinating to learn about cultures different from my own. One of the things that really stood out in this lecture about Islam is the fact that there is a call to prayer five times a day. That makes it seem like Muslims who live in their respected areas of the Middle East are very united because no matter what they are doing, every person stops what they are doing to pray together. I try to imagine how that would work in the United States, and I do not think it would work. People in the United States are so wrapped up with their careers that they I feel like it would be difficult to drop what you are doing five times a day to pray. This lecture made it seem unbelievable that two completely different cultures (United States culture and Middle East culture) can exist at the same time on the same planet.
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