An everlasting conflict surrounding two major religions. The same conflict which seems to have no resolution. An ugly disagreement involving the East and the West. Hatred surrounds these two religions even though they're so alike.
My discovery was followed by one of my most significant transition; my overlook between the Islamic and Christian clash. To not be a hypocrite, I have to admit that I have had my share of doubts towards the identity of the muslims, that is until I had my discovery. I saw the beauty of the religion which lead me to doubt the media, for the media isn't exactly lying to the people, but they are not telling the whole truth. I transitioned from thinking that muslims were troublesome (what the media told me) to knowing that they're are loving and caring people (a huge detail that the media "forgets" to mention).
As you open up google and simply type "muslims" in images, you will only see hate and blood. It is inaccurate to state that every muslims are dangerous and, well, are terrorists. This is perceived among media for it is what brings up views. Nobody wants to hear news about the great, huge portion of peaceful and kind muslims. They want to hear about the terrorists, the al-Qaeda, which represent a tiny portion of the population. The media isn't exactly lying because muslim terrorist groups do exist, but they don't even mention the riches and uniqueness of the religion. The same look is exchanged between the East towards the West; they think the West are anti-muslim and extremely racists. Again, this can be manipulated by the media, for it is true that racism towards Arabia does exist, but that isn't true for everybody.
Some muslims countries are harsher then other towards equality, sexuality and freedom. Saudi Arabia is a good example of a tough and strict country. They don't allow woman to walk by themselves, take off their hijab (head wear) and they're even forbidden to drive. This is changing though. You can see that women are fighting against the rules to achieve equality; these women are showing individualism and scepticism. These woman are going against the authority.
The United Arab Emirates is a perfect example of a fair and modern muslim country. One of its biggest cities, Dubai, is practically westernised and yet conflict occurs. It's very interesting that the two most similar religions are the ones in conflict. Islam and Christianity are very alike. They're both an expanding religion that accepts new followers, they both have a holy book which brings god's words and yet they hate each other. Both these religion tell their followers to not use physical force and wish the bad towards others, yet they fight like little kids.
My transition was elaborated and complicated for it involved my discovery to change my point of view. My transition was how I saw the Muslims and Christian conflict and how the media can manipulate the truth. I'm from the West and yet I fell sympathy for both sides of the conflict. The West thinks all Arabs are terrorists and the East thinks all Western civilisation is racist/bloodthirsty. How about the media stop talking about terrorism which kills way less then 100 people per year and focus on the thousands of african children dying each month.
My discovery was followed by one of my most significant transition; my overlook between the Islamic and Christian clash. To not be a hypocrite, I have to admit that I have had my share of doubts towards the identity of the muslims, that is until I had my discovery. I saw the beauty of the religion which lead me to doubt the media, for the media isn't exactly lying to the people, but they are not telling the whole truth. I transitioned from thinking that muslims were troublesome (what the media told me) to knowing that they're are loving and caring people (a huge detail that the media "forgets" to mention).
As you open up google and simply type "muslims" in images, you will only see hate and blood. It is inaccurate to state that every muslims are dangerous and, well, are terrorists. This is perceived among media for it is what brings up views. Nobody wants to hear news about the great, huge portion of peaceful and kind muslims. They want to hear about the terrorists, the al-Qaeda, which represent a tiny portion of the population. The media isn't exactly lying because muslim terrorist groups do exist, but they don't even mention the riches and uniqueness of the religion. The same look is exchanged between the East towards the West; they think the West are anti-muslim and extremely racists. Again, this can be manipulated by the media, for it is true that racism towards Arabia does exist, but that isn't true for everybody.
Some muslims countries are harsher then other towards equality, sexuality and freedom. Saudi Arabia is a good example of a tough and strict country. They don't allow woman to walk by themselves, take off their hijab (head wear) and they're even forbidden to drive. This is changing though. You can see that women are fighting against the rules to achieve equality; these women are showing individualism and scepticism. These woman are going against the authority.
The United Arab Emirates is a perfect example of a fair and modern muslim country. One of its biggest cities, Dubai, is practically westernised and yet conflict occurs. It's very interesting that the two most similar religions are the ones in conflict. Islam and Christianity are very alike. They're both an expanding religion that accepts new followers, they both have a holy book which brings god's words and yet they hate each other. Both these religion tell their followers to not use physical force and wish the bad towards others, yet they fight like little kids.My transition was elaborated and complicated for it involved my discovery to change my point of view. My transition was how I saw the Muslims and Christian conflict and how the media can manipulate the truth. I'm from the West and yet I fell sympathy for both sides of the conflict. The West thinks all Arabs are terrorists and the East thinks all Western civilisation is racist/bloodthirsty. How about the media stop talking about terrorism which kills way less then 100 people per year and focus on the thousands of african children dying each month.
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