When artists portray images revolving around religious icons the image may turn into something highly controversial. It is true that the constitution does give Americans freedom of speech as well as expression but there is always a fine line between pushing the envelope and burning it and sometimes these artists burn it completely. The artist who constructed the image for the Blake Prize for religious art constructed an image of the portrait of Jesus with the face of Osama Bin Laden. The image’s controversy is one that deserves analyzing because of the context of the image as well as the reaction to the image. Throughout the analysis one must keep in mind that this image was meant for a contest of religious art.
However Middle Eastern are very strict about their beliefs and religions. They are very serious when it comes to following the rules of the holy Qur’an. One of these rules includes the specific role of genders in society. Islamic feminism in the Middle East does exist as the historical foundation for gender. Fatima Mernissi, author of The Veil and the Male Elite, argued accepted male readings for the medieval Islamic past were deeply flawed and sexist when applied to the present.
This is why Khouri’s story and representation of the Middle East was accepted so widely and with such scant skepticism. Angry Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini and other Jordanian people in the documentary offer us a different, conflicting context for Jordan, one that is becoming more westernized. They reveal the inflated, western myth of general Islamic “culture of honor killing” and its “archaic, domestic imprisonment of women”. Husseini identifies Jordan as a country that is moving up to
Whilst conflict merely involve two parties disagreeing over differences of opinion, this interpersonal conflict can bring out either courage or cowardice in people. We have seen throughout history that major conflicts in the form of war and international political unrest, lead many to experience horrific and life-changing conflicts of a larger scale. A recent global example of interpersonal conflict is Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban over her fight for universal education, urged people in war-torn countries to swap
The Holy Bible in the same manner can be misinterpreted in many ways as well. The deceptive views of the Holy Bible can lead to oppression so that women may think and use religion as being just a source. The novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood discusses the misuse of religion as a supreme source of oppression and superiority. Allusion in this novel has been shown to make connections between Gilead and the Bible itself,
In the Essay “Pc is Ridiculous!” by Alison, the purpose of this essay is to state her opinion on the fact that she believes Political Correctness (pc) is ridiculous to her! She finds it to be so ridiculous that she begins to insult the people who participate in pc. The thesis of this statement begins in paragraph two, although paragraph one does not state much of a thesis because of the way she begins to vent and ramble on how ridiculous it is. But in paragraph two she states the purpose of why we or the populous participate in pc. She states that if we continue to participate we will be a “repressive society” which to me seems very one sided, she speaks to everyone in this essay, because she wants everyone to know that if you participate in the pc, we are not only being ridiculous but we are being a “repressive society.” This essay, or what seems to be an essay, is not an effective argument because of the way she argues, she does not see things from both sides, but she chooses to voice her side and why she thinks it is ridiculous!
The “Afghan Girl”, Neda, and Khaled When thinking about the East, many people in the West hold terrible perceptions of these people. Westerners often believe Islam and its followers to be corrupt, terrorizing, and degrading to women. The following stories exemplify reasons Westernes hold such views and how the media has significantly influenced such negative views. “The Afghan Girl” is one of the most famous faces representing the Middle East. After appearing on the cover of National Geographic in 1985, most Westerners can describe this woman to have haunting green eyes with a mysterious gaze that express pain, anger, and resilience.
Therefore, it can be said that religion can be used as a form of cultural defence against the rapidly increasing West. The use of religion as a cultural defence is very evident in modern times with the rise of Fundamentalism. Those from ethnic minorities opposing Western values so much that they are willing to kill others and themselves to prove this. The clash of civilisations has been evident between Islam and the West for hundreds of years but became known throughout the world after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Fundamentalists are using religion to defend their culture in a negative way and have thus created a stigma for ethnic minorities.
However, more recently there has been a lot of tension between patriotic Britons and Muslims which has led to a lot of anti-Islamic propaganda among the British public. One might ask what the reasons are for this media and campaign portrayal. And are they justifiable? This topic was chosen in light of the tensions building from 9/11, the London Underground Bombings and the Iraq war as well as the more recent murder of British soldier, Lee Rigby, by two Muslim extremists which led to a wave of anti-Muslim propaganda across not only Britain but around the world. Due to the controversy that could be caused by this topic sources from patriotic Britons, Muslims and the media will be used to avoid bias and create balanced and well formulated argument.
But in the west this statement is misinterpreted which shows specific issues and differences. These differences is where the stereotype of Islam being assessed of teaching the oppression of woman. * This stereotyping does come from these laws of the west from the misinterpreted understanding of the Qur’an, the rights they enforce are a woman’s testimony is only half or a man’s, that woman are cheated out of half of their inheritance, that the Qur’an allows wide beating, that men can divorce on a whim and have four wives, and that Islam promotes unfair isolation. * Women are unfairly assessed with these misinterpreted rights from the west. It is very rare but it some households wife beating does occur, but that is due to the same misinterpretations from out west.