Reflection Paper On Muslim

The thought of one person changing the entire world is a thought that has kept me fueled throughout the last few years. How does one begin this process of revolutionizing the world that surrounds one self and his peers? I sought to seek the answer out one step at a time. Over this fall break I saw an opportunity to not only relax from academics but also an opportunity to make the world a better place. I began this process by stepping outside of my comfort zone. As a muslim in todays society, stepping out and adventuring into other faiths and religions isn 't a typical situation for me. The media at time puts a negative light on muslims and on Islam as a whole. Associating all muslims with al-qaeda or with suicide bombers is something that I hear very often. The muslim community is nothing like the media portrays us to be. Majority of muslims are peace loving normal Americans. But thats not what everyone thinks and I sought to seek out what people actually thought of muslims. I wanted to shine some light on this subject to those who partook in my conversations. The first stop I had on my agenda was the local Christian church. After the Sunday mass I approached a random male teen with the

I spoke with three diverse people and each and every one of them had their own reaction and response. No doubt about it that those three people that I met helped me understand how the muslims were looked upon in todays society. After they gave me their reaction and response I proceeded to give them my reasoning and response about Islam. I did this because it helped create a collective mentality on the overall subject. The goal here was to find out how people thought of Islam as a whole, and how people perceived the individual muslim. This is exactly what I found out in this experiment, therefore deeming it