Enmity in relations between Muslims and Western public is continuing to aggravate as both sides hold negative stereotypes of the other.

There are many causes that provoke anger in relationships between the West and Islam. Large numbers of people in the west see Islam as a religion that promotes extremism, which is wrong, as acts of the Taliban and other radical groups should not overshadow true Islam. Adversity in relations increased after 9/11. In the west the stance of non-Muslims was highly hostile. Many blameless Muslims were tortured, Hijab was humiliated, and men with beard were deemed Islamic Radicals etc. The conduct of the west was also severe and vicious, as they had apprehended many innocents against whom no charges were proved. Inhuman Guantánamo Bay detention center is one of the instances of the cruelty. The attempts to inflame Muslims were also witnessed such as cases of burning of the Holy Quran by a discriminatory priest and a recent offensive film which has been filmed to insult Prophet Mohammad (PBUH); furthermore this film has been widely spread over the YouTube website causing agitation among Muslims. Drone attacks, sanctions, violating domestic laws of Muslims for ‘so called’ security purposes and apprehensions of innocents are the instances which are highly responsible for widespread hatred for the west among the Muslims.

However, problems are found on both sides since many madcap Muslims also exist who don’t have tolerance and they are inclined to handle matters with fight despite presenting any logical arguments. Imposing fatwas on the west or regarding them as hell dwellers is not the stance they should hold. There are also many radical groups who mislead other Muslims into feud against the west, misstating it as Jihad. Similarly, even in America there are Muslims who exhibit inflexible behavior in their daily lives such as Muslim cab drivers refusing passengers from carrying alcoholic beverages or drugs.

It is true that Muslims are now an integral part of western society. There are a lot of examples of Muslim comedy groups, rap groups, Scout troops and magazines. Muslims have been vocal in other forms of media as well.

Relationships can be improved with the help of media and by reviewing foreign policies. Muslim and western countries’ media should join heads and organize programs in order to eradicate misconceptions and promote peace and harmony, such as VOA (Voice of America). Both Muslims and Western public should show flexibility in attitudes by giving each other room. In Muslim countries awareness must be developed among the people that all the problems and miseries they are facing are not caused by western countries. Mostly Islamic states hold very negative stereotypes of western countries, i.e. they see America as culprit. On the other hand NATO operations in Muslim countries should be minimized to the extent of terrorists only. There have been substantial killings of innocent Muslims by NATO forces which have added fuel to fire leading to abhorrence in Muslims for western countries.

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The latest trend hitting the Muslim countries’ fashion industry is the hijab fashion. The hijab purifies the inner beauty and shields it; it is a symbol of modesty. It purifies your inner beauty and gives you a peace of mind while your soul is spiritually enlightened. A woman is the most blessed creature of God and more respect is given to her when she represents herself as a symbol of poise, gratitude and dignity. The selfness and stateliness of a woman is secured by hijab. And hijab fashions are a symbol of honor and pride for all those Muslim women out there- it shows that you are valued!

Hijab protects women’s modesty while they interact with strangers and work with stranger men at the office, colleges, universities, libraries, hospitals, banks etc. In modern day, these situations have become demanded of a Muslim woman. Women fear the sight of those strange looks of those men and staring eyes looking through your body. Hijab is mandatory for every Muslim women. You can stand proud while wearing your hijab.

Hijab is well suited for all occasions and you can slip into it easily while hanging out with your friends and family. Hijabs are stylish and glamorous—and they replenish your mind and body with the modesty and confidence. When you feel protected from the eyes of strangers, you can more easily be just yourself, ignoring the judgment of others. Many hijab fashion designers are coming up with some of the most modern, desirable, top of the list hijab designs. Hijab styles are perfected and adapted by women and girls of all ages. This new creative talent is valued and upcoming young designers are given a chance to show their talents and conquer the hearts of women everywhere with extravagantly innovative hijab designs.

There is no degradation in the veiling of women. Even in the west, non-Muslim women are in a constant practice of covering their heads as per the increasing hijab fashion sifting into them from the east. They take hijabs in stylish elegant ways to cover their heads and necks and wearing it over long and short skirts, jeans and blouse etc. This is an honor for the Muslim women, that they can impart a sense of inspiration into the fashions of western women.

The modesty and well-being of a woman is in her hijab. It protects her from committing the sins throughout her day. As long as she wears it, a sense of respect and honor is evoked inside her and from her. Hijab fashion is growing in non-Muslims, and it won’t be overlooked much longer.

 

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I am a free hand writer. Writing is my passion. I like to write blog articles ezine articles and different article directory sites.

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Islam is a beautiful religion to every Muslim. Islam guides us in every aspect of life. Islam teaches to live in peace, harmony and simplicity. The importance of Islam is described in the light of the Holy Qur’an and Hadith. Islam gives us the teaching of Hadith and Sunnah which is briefly described in the Qur’an Majeed. The relationship between the Qur’an, Hadith and Islam is very complex as they are interconnected. Islam is the only religion where different Hadith are given to the Muslims. It guides the Muslims to choose the right path in their life. If any problem arises, the Qur’an is the best source of guiding them.

The Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by the Almighty Allah, and Allah chose Hazrat Gibrael to send down this revelation in the mid of 610 AD to 632 AD, and it is the last book of Allah which is completed and protected by Allah for the Muslims. It has 144 chapters known as surahs and verses, and the message of Allah is explained in the Holy Qur’an in a very simple language. This book gives us the message of peace and love for others. The Qur’an is a divine book for every Muslim. This book is basically the constitution of the Muslim society. It is a complete book for the Muslims where all the laws of Islam are described and the solutions to problems related to everyday life are discussed. The Qur’an helps in building up the Islamic society.

Every Muslim, having faith in Islam, recites the Qur’an daily and follows its principle in their day-to-day life.  Muslims obey the teaching of Muhammad, the God’s messenger. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has always asked the Muslims to recite the Holy Qur’an with translation as it contains all the teaching of Islam.

Through Hadith, one can lead a life according to the teachings of Islam, as Hadith are the sayings of the Holy Prophet (SAW). The Qur’an, Hadith and Islam, all are the same but differ in some respect and have individual importance.

As Allah has said:

“And obey Allah and the Messenger that you may obtain mercy” (Surah Aal-Imran: 132)

In another verse, Allah says:

And how do we fulfill this obligation if not by observing what he said and did so that we may obey and follow these instructions? And are not the Hadith the collection of what the Prophet (SAW) said and did? Thus if it is compulsory for us to obey the Prophet (SAW), it is necessary for us to look at the Hadith so we may know WHAT it is we are supposed to be obeying, n’est-ce pas? “He who obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah,” (An-Nisa: 80)

Definition of Hadith by the scholar:

The Hadith are mainly a collection of rituals, sayings, and rulings by scholars claimed to be from the Prophet Mohammed that was recorded hundreds of years after his death. Mainstream Muslims typically accept the Hadith as another religious text paired with the Quran. However, the Quran is explicit in the fact that it was to be the final and complete text of God.

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I am 20 years old from Karachi, Pakistan. I am doing graduation from Karachi University. Right now, doing freelance writing for Muslim Academy.

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“Egypt is not our ally but we don’t consider it as our enemy” this what president Obama said when he asked about the relation between the U.S government and Egyptian government also president Obama said that “they are new government and they will take time to find there right way to deal with other countries this may caused a hard time between the two governments”.

The days before many Egyptians went to the U.S embassy in Cairo because of a movie insulting prophet Mohamed (peace upon him), which caused anger in 20 Muslim nations like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.  We should mention what happened in Benghazi when a group of people killed the diplomats there, but president Obama and the U.S government take care of their speech when they talk to media to keep the political relationship between them and the other Muslim countries stable, keeping in mind that president Obama now is preparing for the elections and such this things may effect him and make Americans vote for Romeeny.

“That’s depend on how the ally mean” this was what President Morsi said when they asked him about his comment.  These words make the American citizen angry and receive these words in a negative way. Americans were unhappy by Morsi‘s reaction of the riots especially when he said” we took our time and at the end we take the right decisions”.

Morsi make Washington needs to calm down and take care of her reaction because the world changed. The Islamic power is ruling now and they came by a democratic way and this is what the U.S government understand, so they decided to show respect to them after the dictators stepped down after the revolutions in the Arab world.

Tunisians forced the old regime regime of Zine al Abidine Ben Ali to step down and Egypt got rid of Mubarak and his gang, after they remained in power for three decades and now the new president came democratically elected, which was a new way to choose the president. Of course he doesn’t need anything to please the power in Washington which makes the ideas and the way of thinking changes in the U.S government. Now it’s totally different than before.

Morsi also said “the successive American administrations that were supporting the old regime in Egypt, caused the Egyptian People to hate the way of the U.S government when they deal with Mubarak especially in first days of the 25 of January revolution. The U.S administration tried to keep Mubarak in power to serve the U.S. interests in Egypt” this was point of view of the Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in an interview with the New York times newspaper.

Such statements from both sides Egypt and America makes the relation between them unclear because they don’t give us a direct word of anything and how they really feel towards each other, but the coming days will show us what will happened between the two countries and also the relation between big America and the Arab countries after the revolutions.

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Ten years before, there was not any beforehand apparatus of communication, through which people can share information, news of their religion and other relevant knowledge with each other. But in this age of advance technology and the internet, abounding amusing networking has been developed. Social networking sites are basically the platforms on which social networks build between and among people. Through these sites, people share their interest, background, knowledge and other things with each other. Basically, social networking sites are the connecting tools between and among the people of different societies, cultures and countries. The most popular social networking sites of today’s age are Facebook and tweeter. The social networking sites can also be known as social media forums. People have a general question that how Facebook and other social media forums can help to integrate Muslims and West.

This question can be answered by observing the today’s era in which Facebook and other social media forums are helping to integrate Muslims and West. Through the social networking sites, people from the different societies connect each other. By this social connection, people from the West can know about the Muslim religion, its values, customs and all other things about it. Because of these social media forums such as Facebook and Twitter, many people from the Western countries have converted their religion into Islam.

In this way, social networking websites make it possible to connect Muslims and Non-Muslims with each other. They share their interests and activities across religious, political, economical, and geographical borders. A lot of online communities have been created, which have spread the Islamic activities throughout the world, especially in the West. Facebook and other social networking tools are increasing the impact of one society and culture on another society.

We can observe that, because of the social media forums, culturization is also taking place between and among societies. The social media forum is an online platform that focuses on the building of social networks between Muslims and the West. Through emails and instant messages, one person either Muslim or Non-Muslim can better understand about the other people’s religions and his life style. It has been seen that when Non-Muslims hear about the religion of Muslims through instant messages, they find it interesting and want to enter the boundaries of Islam. They start to adopt the Islamic values, customs and other activities. Non-Muslims feel very good by knowing about the purity of Islam; they want to offer prayers, reciting Quran, perform Hajj and want to do fasting as well.

A report says that 50% western and other people regularly enter into the arena of Islam, and adore its authentic. So we can say that Facebook and other social media forums can help to integrate Muslims and West. They build a connection between East and West.   In short media and social media has a big role to play to bridge the gap between Muslims and West.

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Islam is a complete religion. Our Prophet Mohammad (Peace be Upon Him) has told us and showed us the right way of every aspect of life and we can implement it in this modern world too. So therefore, Islam has also showed us the right way of ruling and how to keep relation with other states.

Islam is a religion of peace and no Muslim State can follow a policy of territorial expansion and unprovoked aggression. The foreign policy of a Muslim state should be such as to advance the cause of Islam and the moral, cultural and political objectives of its society and to preserve and protect its territorial integrity. The Quran and the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) Sunnah provide sufficient guidance to enable a Muslim state to frame its foreign policy.

The first Muslim State in Madinah was established and governed by the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). It was a confederacy of villages inhabited by Muslims, Jews, Christians and pagan Arabs. Like other aspects of life in Islam, international relations of a Muslim state are based on Divine guidance given in the Quran. They are based on the following principles:

• Belief in the unity of mankind, in origin, in human status and in aims.
• Respect for other people’s interests and rights of life, honor and property, as long as they do not encroach upon the rights of Muslim.
• Maintaining peaceful relations with the exchange of goodwill missions.
• Intolerance of encroachment in international relations. The Islamic state must defend itself and suppress all attempts to violate or disturb its peace, or endanger its security or exploit its peaceful policies.

The law of war and peace in Islam does not allow an aggressive war nor makes the killing of people and animals or the destruction of crops; homes and places of worship its objective. It does not allow the killings of woman, children and aged people nor the torture of war prisoners or the imposition of its teaching on the conquered people. It is only a defensive measure justified as long as wrong, injustice and aggression exists in the world.
Fulfilling the obligation undertaken by the Muslim state and honoring the treaties concluded between the Islamic State and other states. This is binding as long as the other parties remain faithful to their obligation and honor their treaties.

The state does not exist only for itself and its own subjects. It has a wide scope and an important mission in the international field. It has not only to strive for the prosperity and advancement of its own citizens but also makes valuable contributions to humanity on an international level in education, economics, industry, politics and other fields.

Islam seeks to establish a world community, with complete equality among people without distinction of race, class or country. It seeks to convert by persuasion, allowing no compulsion in religion beliefs. According to Islam, it is the duty of every individual to make constant efforts for spreading good and preventing evil.

“You are the best of the nations raised up for (the benefit of) men, you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in Allah.” (Surah Al-Imran 3:110)

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