Reflections and Assignment for Next Week

Ahlan ya tulaab!

Shukran for another great week of class. We had a great discussion about the origins of Islam, about the life of the Prophet Muhammad, and about how to avoid stereotypes and ignorance, especially from our biased standpoint here in the United States.

Here's an interesting article from Al-Jazeera that discusses this week's Charlie Hebdo magazine cover and the controversy surrounding the attacks in Paris last week.

And here's a pretty awesome music video from our friend Nancy Ajram, the Lebanese pop star:




Have a good weekend!

Ma salaama,

Ustaaza Eliza