Islam – The Tropolitan

Islamic state of mind: American Downfall on Sharia, Islamophobia, and the role of media in the U.S.

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 Trojan Living

Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer The latest seminar in the American Downfall series discussed the compatibility of Islam with American democracy on Wednesday, Sept. 13. “We spent time defining the difference between Islam and Islamism or political Islam,” said Aaron Hagler, an assistant professor of history. “The discussion ranged from what is Sharia, what is Islam, to what role does religion have in the American public sphere.” Shortly after the opening statement by Luke Ritter, a lecturer of history and the founder of the panel, Asem Yasser, a sophomore global…

Practicing Islam in the Bible Belt

September 29, 2016September 28, 2016 Trojan Living

Lirona Joshi Contributor Alabama’s close-knit, predominantly Christian community is a home for Troy University. Its international program brings people from all over the globe and of all faiths into Troy. These include many Muslim students who are adapting to the Bible Belt lifestyle. “I don’t think there is much difference in terms of living between Christianity and Islam,” said Asem Yasser, a freshman global business major from Alexandria, Egypt. “Apart from the belief itself, in terms of morality and everyday life, we are very similar.” Yasser also said that the…