Religious Principles
A person who practices Islam
What is a Muslim
Common Arabic rice like dish with the main ingredient semolina
What is couscous
A major event that lead to the stereotype in America that followers of Islam are terrorists
What is 9/11. This catastrophic event caused Muslims in America to be subject to harsh racism and prejudice. In reality, very few terrorist attacks are committed by people of Islamic faith
Amendment in Constitution that allows freedom of religion
What is the First Amendment
Fastest growing religion in the United States
What is Islam
Place of Islamic worship
What is a Mosque. Muslims are expected to go to a Mosque once a week
Islamic followers can eat seafood (T/F)
What is true
A location subject to extreme racial profiling of Islamic's for the last 15+ years.
What is airports. Muslims and people of Middle Eastern decent have a much higher chance of being questioned and searched at airports solely due to their ethnicity
Symbol widely used to symbolize Islam
What is the Crescent Moon and Star. This is the unofficial symbol of Islam and can be found on some countries flags
The three religions with the most followers in order from greatest to least
What is Christianity, Islam, Hinduism
Name of Islamic God
What is Allah
A common meat not allowed to be eaten in Islam
What is pork
Xenophobia against Islamic Religion
What is Islamophobia
Year Islam began
What is 622 CE. Anything between 600 CE and 700 CE is acceptable
Number of global followers of Islam
What is 1.5 Billion. This number is continuously growing
Belief in only one god
What is monotheism. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are three of the most popular monotheistic religions
Islamic month of fasting (holiday)
What is Ramadan
A Hijab is a requirement for all Islamic women to wear (T/F)
What is false. While it is true in some countries to wear Hijab. In many countries, like the United States, they are voluntarily worn for many reasons to show pride, sense of identity, etc.
Location of a pilgrimage every follower of Islam is suppose to do at least once in his/her life
What is the Holy City of Mecca
Number of followers of Islam in United States (in millions)
What is 3-4 million. Under 5% of the American population
Number of daily prayers in Islam. Also known as Salat
What is 5. They are:
Food allowed under Islamic law
What is halal. Haram is food not allowed under Islamic law
Percentage of Islamic related terrorism in United States
What is 6%. A much lower number than what most American's think. In fact, a study in December of 2016 found that 41% of Americans think Islamic followers are more likely to encourage violence
Five "Pillars of Islam"
What is the Shahadah, the Salat/Salah, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj. These are mandatory acts for followers of the faith
Country with most Muslim followers
What is Indonesia. A 2015 survey found that 219,960,000 people in Indonesia practice Islam. That is 81.7% of the country