Social-Religious Issues. Women In the Quran b In the Quran, Allah warns the people of women b Allah also states women in the positive sense b Women believe.

Social-Religious IssuesSocial-Religious Issues

Women In the Qur’anWomen In the Qur’an

In the Qur’an, Allah In the Qur’an, Allah warns the people of warns the people of womenwomen

Allah also states Allah also states women in the women in the positive sensepositive sense

Women believe the Women believe the problem is the problem is the interpretation, not in interpretation, not in the teachings of the teachings of AllahAllah

Islamic WomenIslamic Women

Many uncomfortable Many uncomfortable talking about feminism, talking about feminism, believe it’s a Western believe it’s a Western feelingfeeling

Men and Women have Men and Women have different roles and rulesdifferent roles and rules

Spiritual values, not Spiritual values, not Godly Godly

Feel liberated by the Feel liberated by the veilveil

Don’t believe in equal Don’t believe in equal rightsrights

Western WomenWestern Women Believe the plights of Believe the plights of

women in the Middle women in the Middle East appear tenuous East appear tenuous

Believe in equal rights Believe in equal rights and feminist and feminist movementsmovements

Able to dress freelyAble to dress freely Equal to menEqual to men Have freedomHave freedom Women have Women have

individual choices to individual choices to makemake

Islamic Extremists-TalibanIslamic Extremists-Taliban

Women are beat if they Women are beat if they are caught talking in are caught talking in public, or showing skinpublic, or showing skin

Female circumcisionFemale circumcision Banned from school Banned from school

only allowed in public only allowed in public with close male relativewith close male relative

Can’t workCan’t work No access to healthcareNo access to healthcare

Iran, Revolution and Iran, Revolution and KhomeiniKhomeini

Khomeini led the Khomeini led the Islamic revolution Islamic revolution because he perceived because he perceived himself as the avenger himself as the avenger of humiliationsof humiliations

Khomeini also banned Khomeini also banned all western music all western music because it “dulls” the because it “dulls” the mind with happiness mind with happiness and ecstasyand ecstasy

Because of Sharia law, Because of Sharia law, a Fatwa was declared a Fatwa was declared on Salman Rushdieon Salman Rushdie

Islamic Resurgence and Islamic Resurgence and Western CultureWestern Culture

Most people do not Most people do not want to adopt want to adopt technologytechnology

Most Muslim people Most Muslim people are opposed to are opposed to Western valuesWestern values

Some Muslims believe Some Muslims believe the West dominates the West dominates themthem

Islamicist Muslims are Islamicist Muslims are making a resurgencemaking a resurgence

Islam is making a Islam is making a comeback in societycomeback in society

Sharia Law, Fundamentalist Sharia Law, Fundamentalist ApproachApproach

Sharia Law is when the Sharia Law is when the written law, like the written law, like the Qur’an and Hadith are Qur’an and Hadith are made into civil law, made into civil law, exactly as it is writtenexactly as it is written

Extremists want to Extremists want to replace civil law with replace civil law with Sharia lawSharia law

Over time, it has been Over time, it has been elaborated on by elaborated on by schools of law to fit schools of law to fit into lifeinto life

TerrorismTerrorism

Terrorists make up Terrorists make up a very small part of a very small part of IslamIslam

Osama Bin Laden is Osama Bin Laden is one of the most one of the most famous terroristsfamous terrorists

Some terrorism is Some terrorism is caused because caused because many Muslims feel many Muslims feel that America is that America is Anti-IslamAnti-Islam

Early History: 1948-1967Early History: 1948-1967 First Arab-Israeli war First Arab-Israeli war

began on May 14, 1948began on May 14, 1948 Israeli’s managed to Israeli’s managed to

occupy the Negevoccupy the Negev Palestinians say Palestinians say

Israeli’s forced them Israeli’s forced them out at gunpointout at gunpoint

Approximately 150,000 Approximately 150,000 Arabs remained in Arabs remained in Israel after the Israel after the Independence warIndependence war

The Hamas and ExtremistsThe Hamas and Extremists

Hamas is an acronym Hamas is an acronym that stands for Islamic that stands for Islamic Resistance Movement Resistance Movement (in English)(in English)

The Hamas is a Jihadi The Hamas is a Jihadi movement (fighting movement (fighting for a holy purpose)for a holy purpose)

Hamas mostly is Hamas mostly is outside Israel, but outside Israel, but some Israeli Arabs some Israeli Arabs join it and help join it and help perform terrorist actsperform terrorist acts

Israeli-Arabs’ Complaints Israeli-Arabs’ Complaints About their Civil Right About their Civil Right ViolationsViolations

Some Arab-Muslims say Some Arab-Muslims say that their human rights that their human rights are denied and that are denied and that they feel like second they feel like second class citizens in Israelclass citizens in Israel

They also say they are They also say they are discriminated and if discriminated and if there is trouble, Arabs there is trouble, Arabs are the first to be are the first to be blamedblamed

Some say they want to Some say they want to be an equal part of the be an equal part of the Israeli society but Israeli society but preserve their Arab preserve their Arab identityidentity

Arabs Today In IsraelArabs Today In Israel

Arabs make up about Arabs make up about 18% of the 18% of the population-about population-about 1,057,800 out of a 1,057,800 out of a total of about total of about 5,757,900 people5,757,900 people

They are full citizens They are full citizens of the state, meaning of the state, meaning they have the right to they have the right to vote and they were vote and they were guaranteed equal guaranteed equal religious and civil religious and civil rights with the Jewsrights with the Jews

Islam in the WestIslam in the West

Islam is a fast growing Islam is a fast growing religion all around the religion all around the world, but mostly in world, but mostly in Britain, America and Britain, America and FranceFrance

There are over 6,000,000 There are over 6,000,000 Muslims in the USMuslims in the US

The US practices religious The US practices religious freedom in pluralistic freedom in pluralistic societies that embrace societies that embrace many different religionsmany different religions

Terrorism in the USTerrorism in the US

Because of so many Because of so many Muslims in the West Muslims in the West there have been many there have been many media stereotypes.media stereotypes.

Certain Muslims have Certain Muslims have been found guilty of been found guilty of terrorist acts in the terrorist acts in the U.S. and Europe in the U.S. and Europe in the name of Middle name of Middle Eastern “Islamicist” Eastern “Islamicist” causes.causes.

Manners And Social Manners And Social InteractionInteraction

Extremely orthodox Extremely orthodox Muslims in America Muslims in America have certain do’s have certain do’s and don’ts when it and don’ts when it comes to social comes to social interaction.interaction.

But more Liberal But more Liberal Muslims are just like Muslims are just like normal Americans normal Americans only their skin is a only their skin is a different color. different color.

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

On Sunday January On Sunday January 16 the American 16 the American soccer team played soccer team played Iran in the American Iran in the American Rose Bowl.Rose Bowl.

This game is being This game is being refered to as the refered to as the diplomacy bowl.diplomacy bowl.

It was a tie game of It was a tie game of 1-1.1-1.