The religion of Islam has been in existence since the 7th-century C.E, with its founder being Muhammed. It was one of the first monotheistic religions along with Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity. Islam has always appealed to people of different backgrounds because of its universal message of paradise after death. Despite this, throughout its life, Islam has experienced changes such as the emergence of radical groups, more equality, and varying translations of the Qur'an while having continuities such as religious persecution, sect divisions, and rituals. Since the beginning, Muslims have shown religious fervor by spreading its core values to gain adherent whether voluntary or not. However, in recent years, there has been an emergence of extreme radical groups of Islam. These groups have committed terrorist attacks against U.S. and France in the name of Islam. Because of these small minority groups, Muslims are automatically seen as terrorist and extremely radical. A big step towards a change of the religion …show more content…
Jews and Muslims have been fighting for the rights to the holy land for centuries and still currently are. Palestine, where the majority of the population is Muslim and Israel where most of the population is Jewish, have religious wars over the promised land Israel. Another main source of Muslim persecution is from different Muslims sects. The main one division being between the Shia and the Sunni and other small minority groups fighting among each other because of different religious beliefs and values. These separations are still in place today, and thousands of Muslims have died by the hands of other Muslims. Today, the U.S president has placed a temporary ban on immigrants, targeting predominantly Muslim countries proving Muslim discrimination is still alive and