Islam is currently facing an issue of repairing its image which has been tarnished by radicals and extremists. It also faces the problem of expansion in a world that has so many different religions.
In my opinion the two largest questions facing Islam today are: 1: How can Islam respond to the non-Islamic West in ways which enable co-operation. 2: How will the majority of Muslims deal with the radicals in their midst.
human rights abuses on command of the religion and the lack of growth amongst educated peoples.
Treatment/acceptance of homosexuals. Remedying gross inequities in society. I know this is three, but environmental responsibility is gaining importance among Christians.
monsoons & cyclones
They are alike in all Islam basic teachings and rules. They differ on only side issues. Refer to question below for details,
For sure - there are two 'international' issues. Should the UK remain a member of the EU and should Scotland remain in the United Kingdom. There's a referendum planned on each of these questions...
Islam is only one Religion. There are two major Islam schools or groups, namely Sunnis and Shiites. However, all people in these two groups are Muslims. They have the same main beliefs and believe in same Islam five pillars. They differ in very minor Islamic issues that are not critic. They all pray in the same mosque facing same direction and led during gathering praying with a leader that could be belonging to either of the two groups. This is different than Christianity that is one religion but has many denominations and following different churches. see for more information the related question below.
No, not necessarily. The two countries are very different, but reasonably safe, despite the current issues there.
The compound word is current events. (Remember that some compound words are "open" meaning that there is a space between the two words.)
I'd have to say Christianity for certain and with the rise of Islam, then Islam is number two.
There are many issues, but here are two:Uneducated people still call them Hebrews (instead of Jews).Their homeland is surrounded by Arab enemies, and world opinion usually sides with the Arabs.
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