Social-Religious Issues

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Social-Religious Issues
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Women In the Quran

• In the Quran, Allah warns the people of women
• Allah also states women in the positive sense
• Women believe the problem is the interpretation,
  not in the teachings of Allah

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Islamic Women

• Many uncomfortable talking about feminism,
  believe its a Western feeling
• Men and Women have different roles and rules
• Spiritual values, not Godly
• Feel liberated by the veil
• Dont believe in equal rights

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Western Women

• Believe the plights of women in the Middle East
  appear tenuous
• Believe in equal rights and feminist movements
• Able to dress freely
• Equal to men
• Have freedom
• Women have individual choices to make

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Islamic Extremists-Taliban

• Women are beat if they are caught talking in
  public, or showing skin
• Female circumcision
• Banned from school only allowed in public with
  close male relative
• Cant work
• No access to healthcare

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Iran, Revolution and Khomeini

• Khomeini led the Islamic revolution because he
  perceived himself as the avenger of humiliations
• Khomeini also banned all western music because it
  dulls the mind with happiness and ecstasy
• Because of Sharia law, a Fatwa was declared on
  Salman Rushdie

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Islamic Resurgence and Western Culture

• Most people do not want to adopt technology
• Most Muslim people are opposed to Western values
• Some Muslims believe the West dominates them
• Islamicist Muslims are making a resurgence
• Islam is making a comeback in society

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Sharia Law, Fundamentalist Approach

• Sharia Law is when the written law, like the
  Quran and Hadith are made into civil law,
  exactly as it is written
• Extremists want to replace civil law with Sharia
  law
• Over time, it has been elaborated on by schools
  of law to fit into life

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Terrorism

• Terrorists make up a very small part of Islam
• Osama Bin Laden is one of the most famous
  terrorists
• Some terrorism is caused because many Muslims
  feel that America is Anti-Islam

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Early History 1948-1967

• First Arab-Israeli war began on May 14, 1948
• Israelis managed to occupy the Negev
• Palestinians say Israelis forced them out at
  gunpoint
• Approximately 150,000 Arabs remained in Israel
  after the Independence war

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The Hamas and Extremists

• Hamas is an acronym that stands for Islamic
  Resistance Movement (in English)
• The Hamas is a Jihadi movement (fighting for a
  holy purpose)
• Hamas mostly is outside Israel, but some Israeli
  Arabs join it and help perform terrorist acts

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Israeli-Arabs Complaints About their Civil Right
Violations

• Some Arab-Muslims say that their human rights are
  denied and that they feel like second class
  citizens in Israel
• They also say they are discriminated and if there
  is trouble, Arabs are the first to be blamed
• Some say they want to be an equal part of the
  Israeli society but preserve their Arab identity

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Arabs Today In Israel

• Arabs make up about 18 of the population-about
  1,057,800 out of a total of about 5,757,900
  people
• They are full citizens of the state, meaning they
  have the right to vote and they were guaranteed
  equal religious and civil rights with the Jews

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Islam in the West

• Islam is a fast growing religion all around the
  world, but mostly in Britain, America and France
• There are over 6,000,000 Muslims in the US
• The US practices religious freedom in pluralistic
  societies that embrace many different religions

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Terrorism in the US

• Because of so many Muslims in the West there have
  been many media stereotypes.
• Certain Muslims have been found guilty of
  terrorist acts in the U.S. and Europe in the name
  of Middle Eastern Islamicist causes.

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Manners And Social Interaction

• Extremely orthodox Muslims in America have
  certain dos and donts when it comes to social
  interaction.
• But more Liberal Muslims are just like normal
  Americans only their skin is a different color.

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U.S. vs. Iran Soccer Game in Southern California

• On Sunday January 16 the American soccer team
  played Iran in the American Rose Bowl.
• This game is being refered to as the diplomacy
  bowl.
• It was a tie game of 1-1.

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