Lucky Child Loung Ung Sparknotes
ETHICS AND FIQH FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
(UNGS 2050)
ASSIGNMENT 1
MOHD AZWAN BIN JUPERI
0924161
SECTION 10
ASSOC. PROF. DR.HANAPI MOHD NOR
1) Explore a question of moral right and it would be addressed by islam and by ethical system based on secularism.
Islam and Secularism.
Saudi scholars denounce secularism as strictly prohibited in Islamic tradition. The Saudi Arabian Directorate of Ifta', Preaching and Guidance, has issued a directive decreeing that whoever believes that there is a guidance (huda) more perfect than that of the Prophet, or that someone else's rule is better than his is a kafir.
It lists a number of specific tenets which would be regarded as a serious departure from the precepts of Islam, punishable according…show more content…
It must be mentioned that the concept of secular ethics is not necessarily opposed to or inherently contrasting with religious ethics. Certain sets of moral beliefs, such as the golden rule or a commitment to non-violence, could be held by each position and mutually agreed upon. As well, it must be mentioned that secular ethics have been developed differently given the different times and different situations faced.
Principles of Secular ethics
Secular ethicists generally share one or more principles: • Human beings, through their ability to empathise, are capable of determining ethical grounds. • Human beings, through logic and reason, are capable of deriving normative principles of behaviour. • This may lead to a behaviour preferable to that propagated or condoned based on religious texts. Alternately, this may lead to the advocacy of a system of moral principles that a broad group of people, both religious and non-religious, can agree upon. • Human beings have the moral responsibility to ensure that societies and individuals act based on these ethical principles. • Societies should, if at all possible, advance from a less ethical and just form to a more ethical and just form.
Many of these tenets are applied in the Science of morality, the use of the scientific method to answer moral questions. Various thinkers have framed morality as questions of empirical truth to be explored in a scientific context. The science is related to Ethical
Lucky Child Loung Ung Summary
Interview: Genocide Survivor Loung Ung Reclaims Life, and Light, in New Memoir. 'Whatever your situation, it is possible to reclaim your light, life and laughter.' This is the conclusion of Loung Ung's latest book, Lulu in the Sky — one whose truth she knows better than most. As a survivor of the Cambodian genocide, Ung has faced her share of pain and loss, the story she laid bare in the memoirs First They. Lucky Child By Loung Ung 869 Words 4 Pages. The book Lucky Child by Loung Ung tells the story about Loung who was fortunate to escape the terrifying invasion of the Khmer Rouge and escape to america.The pressure of dealing with assimilation and trying to fit in leaves Loung lost in the journey of trying to find out who she really is. By Loung Ung 4.09 avg. Rating 2,162 Ratings After enduring years of hunger, deprivation, and devastating loss at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, ten-year-old Loung Ung became the 'lucky child,' the sibling chosen to accompany her eldest brother t. Loung Ung - a survivor of the Killing Fields of Cambodia, is an activist and author of the books, First They Killed My Father and Lucky Child Miscellaneous Edit Alina Fernandez - daughter of Fidel Castro, fled Cuba to Spain, now lives in the United States. An officer of the Khmer National Armed Forces, Ung, known as 'Pa' to his seven children, including 5-year-old Loung Ung, expresses regret for having trusted the Americans as the Khmer Rouge draw closer. The Khmer Rouge forces all families to leave the city, under the pretext that it will be bombed by Americans, and join thousands of refugees.