Saturday, September 05, 2009

In 2005, Danny and Marleny Hernandez moved to Cairo, Egypt with their three children

In 2005, Danny and Marleny Hernandez moved to Cairo, Egypt with their three children. For the next three years they studied Arabic and the fundamentals of Islam, hoping to instill Muslim morals and etiquette in their children. Islam is a religion for all people from whatever race or background they might be. That is why Islamic civilization is based on a unity which stands completely against any racial or ethnic discrimination. Such major racial and ethnic groups as the Arabs, Persians, Turks, Africans, Indians, Chinese and Malays in addition to numerous smaller units embraced Islam and contributed to the building of Islamic civilization. Moreover, Islam was not opposed to learning from the earlier civilizations and incorporating their science, learning, and culture into its own world view, as long as they did not oppose the principles of Islam.