Tag Archives: Islam
This week my Muslim friends in Egypt and throughout the world are celebrating Eid Mubarak. Eid means “Feast” and refers to the occasion itself. Mubarak means “Blessed”. Muslims wish each other Eid Mubarak after performing the Eid prayer. The celebration continues until the end of the day for Eid ul-Fitr (or al-Fitr) and continues for three more days until Eid ul-Adha (or…..
This is the first blog in hopefully a long series of blogs about current Egypt called EGYPT’S CRUSADE FOR MODERNIZATION. As the world has witnessed since January 2011, Egypt has been experiencing many struggles in its efforts to become a true democratic nation and a future world power. Because of this, the media has concentrated mainly on the revolutions with its numerous protests of which some of them have become violent and have resulted in deaths and injuries of its…..
The majority of Islamic ladies proudly wear hijabs. What is a hijab? A hijab is a scarf or head covering that covers a female’s hair and often is wrapped around her neck below her chin. The wearing of a hijab as traditional clothing has its roots from the religious text of Islam called the Koran (Quran) which instructed that both Muslim men and women dress in modest ways. However, the hijab is worn for other purposes…..