5. What is the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam? 6. In what ways were Sufi Muslims critical of mainstream Islam? 7.
Islamic Empire The Islamic empire expanded to one of history’s largest empires between 650 and 1000 (Craig 298). This was due to factors and components such as military prowess, Islamic society ideals and ‘the abode submission,’ religion, and politics (Craig 296-298). Military prowess was one of them most important abilities of the Islamic empire that enabled the expansion of the empire. This expansion was due to the weakness of the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanids, as a result of “chronic warfare with one another (Craig 297).” The specially trained caliphs and field generals were another part of the success of the Islamic conquest. This is significant factor because military prowess led to the growth of Islam and made it an important figure in history.
NAME: DATE: CLASS: DBQ FOCUS: Islamic Contributions to Culture Document-Based Question Format Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write a response that: Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents. Cites evidence from included source perspectives. Analyzes the documents by grouping them in as many appropriate ways as possible.
e. Based on the film and the book, discuss the challenges of field work. What do you think would be the most difficult? What has changed since the time of Mead? Clearly identify the topic you choose at the outset of your discussion, and answer all aspects of it thoroughly. Your answer should contain a balance of descriptive detail and cultural analysis.
Muslims faith study the Qur’an, believing Muhammad is considered the final prophet of God, his words and deeds are fundamental sources of Islam. In Arabic, the Qur’an directs speech of God. Qur'an (Arabic), the most important religious text of Islam. Though many West African countries are Muslim, and the Swahili pockets (of Arab influence) in East Africa, Africa south of the Sahara has an incredible diversity of peoples, cultures, and languages as well. The Muslim cultures are found within the Middle East.
Islam is important to study in a cultural diversity class since a common religion influences a culture; therefore it affects how they practice their religion. Muslims from different parts of the world will have varying philosophies despite sharing the same principle. In this paper I will compare Islam, Judaism and Christianity; I hope to clarify some points and discuss how Muslims are perceived in the United States, how Muslims are perceived in China and explain the perceptions and
The world’s Muslims differ substantially not only in their religious views but also in their political and social orientation, including their conceptions of government, law, and human rights; their social agenda (in particular, women’s rights and the content of education); and their propensity for violence. The defining characteristics of the main tendencies in Islam are summarized in a typology that we apply on a region-by-region basis. This methodology allows for a more precise classification of groups and for comparisons across regions and allows us to identify in a systematic way the sectors with which the United States and its allies can find common ground to promote democracy and stability and counter the influence of extremist and violent groups. Having begun to lay the foundations for what could be called a “religio-political map,” we explore the main cleavages in the Muslim world, primarily those between the Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam and between the Arab and the non-Arab Muslim worlds and those deriving from membership in subnational communities, tribes, and clans.
Arab American The racial group that I chose from the list is Arab Americans. Their beliefs about the United States are extremely positive, especially when it comes to the availability of economic opportunities and political freedoms. However, they feel that American society is highly violent, promiscuous, too lenient towards offenders, and somewhat not stringent on family values. They are family and community oriented. In their society, members of two or three generations dwell in a single household or, in wealthier families, in a family compound.
The other characters, like Jack, served as the connection between Salwa, Jassim, and their difficulty in choosing when to follow the beliefs of their Islamic culture and their newly acquired American culture. Though culture played a major part in their lives and the way in which they unfolded, it was each character’s decisions and choices that drove them down one certain path and not a different one. Each issue had at least two ways to go and the character was the one to choose which one they were to follow. The plot would have been different if Jassim had not placed importance on aesthetics, if Jack would have not chosen to be prejudicial with a personal vendetta, and if Salwa had just said no to Jake and kept her
Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants of the countries comprising the Arab World. Arab Americans and Muslim overlap each other but they distinct from each other. Majority of Arab Americans aren’t Muslims. Both Arab and American cultures could never agree on main points and have been a source of conflict through the history of the world. Arab culture often embraces Islam and they make use of the Arabic language.