I took this class as a writing intensive class and I enjoyed every moment in this class. At the beginning, I was assuming it would be a dull wring class with lots of weekly assignments. However, we had a weekly two page written assignment based on our readings and the lecture in class and the rest was discussion, sharing our ideas and views and listening to the lectures of fascinating guest speakers. We had guest speakers every class after our midterms. The speakers were Muslims who came from various different backgrounds and they shared their personal experiences of religion. Some of them converted themselves to Islam from other religions and they shared with us what intrigued them to this religion and how it happened to come about.
Before taking this class, I had minute knowledge on so many aspects of Islam that had been exposed to me only after taking this class. It expanded my mind to new ideas and gave me a new perspective about Islam and its laws and applications. My most favorite aspect of Islam is its respect towards women. I have not seen women being respected to this extent in any other religion. People who are ignorant about Islam might think that Islam treats women as inferiors and always tries to keep them in disguise from the society. It is completely wrong. Islam does not insult women, on the contrary. It gives women the rights that she deserves and the position that she deserves because she is no less than the other creation. She is a female and she has equal rights as men in a way that suits for her and her gender responsibilities.
The attitude of the Qur'an and the early Muslims bear witness to the fact that woman is, at least, as vital to life as man himself, and that she is not inferior to him nor is she one of the lower species. Had it n ...