In the article, “A Muslim Leader in Brooklyn, Reconciling 2 Worlds, ” the author begin with a descriptive lead that intrigues the reader into this man on his journey through Brooklyn, the title doesn’t really do much but the lead’s description is very on point. Elliot’s story telling of Sheik Reda Shata is very good in terms of showing the reader the rich history behind his landing in the United States and how his job has forced him to alter everything he knows to fit the needs of muslims in America.
I do feel like if this is a conflict story however, there should be more voices, throughout the reading you are basically stuck with Shata’s view and progression, there are quotes from others, but his voice is the main force of all the arguments in the piece, from his different encounters with situation in his office, all the way to his growing up and being persuaded by his father to not be a judge.
She does however develop conflict, when you think about how some pure muslims might disagree with his analogy that he has to be some sort of bridge in the middle of both worlds. The conflict is not so much that there are two sides, it rises more from the issue of having to alter muslims beliefs and traditions even by a little, just to survive in this new materialistic world that promotes all the things that muslim religion forbids.
Reconciling two worlds
In the article, “A Muslim Leader in Brooklyn, Reconciling 2 Worlds, ” the author begin with a descriptive lead that intrigues the reader into this man on his journey through Brooklyn, the title doesn’t really do much but the lead’s description is very on point. Elliot’s story telling of Sheik Reda Shata is very good in terms of showing the reader the rich history behind his landing in the United States and how his job has forced him to alter everything he knows to fit the needs of muslims in America.
I do feel like if this is a conflict story however, there should be more voices, throughout the reading you are basically stuck with Shata’s view and progression, there are quotes from others, but his voice is the main force of all the arguments in the piece, from his different encounters with situation in his office, all the way to his growing up and being persuaded by his father to not be a judge.
She does however develop conflict, when you think about how some pure muslims might disagree with his analogy that he has to be some sort of bridge in the middle of both worlds. The conflict is not so much that there are two sides, it rises more from the issue of having to alter muslims beliefs and traditions even by a little, just to survive in this new materialistic world that promotes all the things that muslim religion forbids.
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