Studies indicate that our brain makes flash judgements in milliseconds - how much significance should we attach to these first impressions? How do we incorporate “making 70 excuses for actions,” actions that may have initially make a bad impression?
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Malcom Gladwell was right: blink and you’ve decided
To what extent should Muslims, when illustrating stories to children – through words or pictures - depict what is actually real in the world to what ideally should be real in the world, in living our lives as a Muslim? How much should one stick to the facts, and what kind of role should mythology play in getting a point across? How much should religion and entertainment be allowed to mix? At what point should a child’s imagination be curbed? Excerpt from article on new comic books being released:
Mr. Mutawa’s Teshkeel Media, based in Kuwait, says that in September it will begin publishing “The 99,” a series of comic books based on superhero characters who battle injustice and fight evil, with each character personifying one of the 99 qualities that Muslims believe God embodies. A burly, fast-talking Kuwaiti with a dry wit, Mr. Mutawa, 34, said existing superheroes fell into two main genres: the Judeo-Christian archetype of individuals with enormous power who are often disguised or outcasts, like Superman, and the Japanese archetype of small characters who rely on each other to become powerful, like Pokémon. His superhero characters will be based on an Islamic archetype: by combining individual Muslim virtues – everything from wisdom to generosity – they build collective power that is ultimately an expression of the divine.
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Globally, it seems as if American culture is taking over, from McDonalds in Mecca to Starbucks in the Forbidden City. What effect does the proliferation of American corporations have on Muslim countries? Are these countries at risk of losing their own culture, often built up over centuries? Or in this age of globalization, is it essential that unlimited free enterprise takes place so that human society can ‘progress,’ allowing the Starbucks of the West to replace the chai and kahva haunts of the locals?
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The Market McDonald’s Missed – The Muslim Burger
Globalization & Culture: Americanization or Cultural Diversity?
Question adapted from IK.
South Asia consists of some of the most corruption nations in the world, and this is especially reflected in the activities of the police force and various government agencies.
If you are a lay South Asian citizen, and you see a crime being committed – but know for a fact that the perpetrator of the crime will go unpunished by nature of who the individual is (i.e. they have connections, or money, etc.) - are you justified in taking the law into your own hands and punishing the perpetrator? How much should a citizen take upon his/her shoulders and correct what is wrong, when living in a society where the police force and/or government is of little or no use? How does one apply this within the framework of living our lives as a Muslim, “enjoining good, and forbidding evil”?
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The mind is a complex thing. We spend our day with thousands of (some very significant) passing thoughts going through our minds, thoughts that are rarely recorded, shared or reflected upon. This blog is an attempt to try – atleast once a day, if not more - to record a question of (insh’Allah) some meaning. The real essence, ofcourse, lies in the answer(s) provided. This is where you come in.
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