What remained the same? What were things like at the beginning of the time period? Why? Cultural: Relied on Quran and the Islamic Law that was followed very strictly. Missionaries bridged differences throughout dar al-Islam.
Despite sharing the same origins, differences between the branches of Islam led them to each become unique and have their own way of life. The original split occurred after the death of Muhammad in the year 632 while the new leader of the Muslim ummah, or Caliph as the title was called, was to be elected. Abu Bakr, closest friend and companion to the Prophet, was eventually elected
He says, “if the white man doesn’t want the black man buying rifles then let the government do its job,” which furthers his point of “the Ballot or the Bullet.” Immediately after he finishes that he explains the hypocrisy of America in that they will send armies of people to secure free elections in Cuba but it doesn’t have free elections it-self. He then sends a threat to the government specifically the politicians in D.C. He says if they don’t stop debating over the issues with a non-violent army, then a violent army will go down there and force change. He again contradicts him-self here because first he advocated violence then non-violence and now he is back to violence. He wraps up his speech by calling-out a particular person.
He determined that Little was a slave name and used "X" to denote his lost tribal name. The NOI showed Muslim views accompanied by the notion that white culture aggressively worked to keep African Americans from advancing and attaining political, financial and social accomplishment (Harris, 2000). In addition to their many objectives they wanted to attain a state of their own, isolated from one populated by white people. Malcolm was eloquent and smart, and was chosen to be a minister and national spokesperson for the Nation of Islam with the mission of founding new mosques in cities in Detroit, MI and Harlem, NY. Malcolm's presence showed by way of when he used newspapers, radio, and television so as to bring awareness to the NOI and convey their point to the public; and between 1952 and 1963 affiliation enlarged from 500 to 30,000 (Harris, 2000).
Mohammed did not set to just create a new religion he created a complete way of life, an entirely new government system. In addition to the divine revelation of the Quran, Mohammed would have a system of law, the Sharia, and his wisdom which would be a third work, the hadith, all of these things would come to define Islam and a true Islamic state would be the basis of all three of these teachings of Mohammed (Grand Canyon University, 2010, p.3
Select ONE contemporary political movement, identify one or more symbols that are associated with it and describe the struggle that it wages over these symbols: Symbols help organize ideas, values, and experiences. But, one must be careful with the symbols because they often have unexpected meaning. Symbols play very important in politics. There are two sides of symbolic politics: the politics of symbols and the symbolic aspects of politics. The politics of symbols refers to the creation, elaboration, and the use of symbols for political purposes.
Malcolm did what was asked of him as he now worshiped Elija Muhammad. Elija promoted Malcolm too minister of temple #7 on the corner of Lenox and 116 Street. Through his working, he met his wife Betty. She was a converted Muslim and understood and supported
Muhammad’s teachings are still followed today. He is seen as a messenger of the God, Allah, and his birth is celebrated by those of the Islamic faith. Similar to this is Jesus and the Christian faith. Jesus’ birthday is also celebrated and his teachings are also closely followed. Jesus was born around 4 B.C.E., the exact date is unknown.
The reason Malcolm X says “the ballot or the bullet” is that its either going to come down to the “ballot” which is allowing them to vote, or the “bullet” which is going to result in violence in order to get the rights the deserve. Malcolm X chose to take action at the correct time since African Americans were left without their freedom, either the ballot or the bullet should be next. Blacks will either get their rights or they will rebel against government. Within Malcolm X’s “Ballot or the Bullet” he explains that there are issues within black and white community’s political, social, and economical standing that must be changed. To do this he uses ethos to build his credibility, authority, and to persuade the audience that now is the time to take action.
Booker T. Washington was one of the activists the black community needed to get their message heard across the board. He also had the intelligence to convey his ideas into action plans. “In September 1895, Washington became a national hero. Invited to speak at the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Washington publicly accepted disfranchisement and social segregation as long as whites would allow black economic progress, educational opportunity, and justice in the courts” (Educational Broadcasting Corporation, 2002). When a bridge is connected between two people or things, change is available to happen.