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    This document discusses major themes relating to Islam and the West. It notes that there are over 1.3 billion Muslims globally, making Islam the fastest growing religion. It identifies four central global concerns: security, economy and prosperity, identity, and justice. The document also explores shared values between Islam and the West like respect for knowledge and justice. However, it also examines fears that Muslims and the West have of each other, including the legacy of colonialism and fundamentalism/terrorism. Finally, it provides explanations of commonly used Islamic religious terms, titles, and phrases.

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    This document discusses major themes relating to Islam and the West. It notes that there are over 1.3 billion Muslims globally, making Islam the fastest growing religion. It identifies four central global concerns: security, economy and prosperity, identity, and justice. The document also explores shared values between Islam and the West like respect for knowledge and justice. However, it also examines fears that Muslims and the West have of each other, including the legacy of colonialism and fundamentalism/terrorism. Finally, it provides explanations of commonly used Islamic religious terms, titles, and phrases.

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    Islam and the West

    Major Themes and Identities


    Muslims and Population
     1.3 Billion Muslims in the world today
     Islam fasted growing religion
     50 Muslim states
    Large Muslim minorities in West: 30 Million and
    growing
     globalization shrinks time and space
    Interdependence and global connections through
    media, transport, communications, and
    economics make understanding between Islam
    and The West crucial
    Four Central Global Concerns

    • SECURITY
    • ECONOMY AND PROSPERITY
    • IDENTITY
    • JUSTICE
    Shared Values between Islam and
    West?
    • Respect for knowledge
    • Concern for justice
    • Concern for less privileged
    • Love or centrality of Family
    • Concern for here and now
    Fears of Muslims
    • Legacy of Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism
    1. Westerners colonized Muslims politically in
    19th century (+demise of Ottoman Empire)
    2. Westerners have colonized Muslims culturally
    and economically in 20th and 21st century
    3. values of materialism, cover-ups,
    individualism, wastefulness, lies, sex, and
    violence
    4. clash between Western greed and Muslim
    faith
    Fears of West
    • Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism
    • Spread of theocratic regimes, challenging the
    secular state
    • Difficulty accepting Muslim’s desire to balance
    matters of the world (dunya) with ideas of
    religion (din)
    • Fear of Islam spreading threatening Western
    values and democracy
    Commonly misunderstood Arabic
    words
    • Ummah: bond that transcends tribal, ethnic,
    identities
    • Jihad
    • Fatwa: formal opinion or decision on a point of
    Islamic law; does not have status of law
    • Dawah: call to Islam; usually carried out by NGOs
    (private organizations outside of government)
    Islam is evangelical religion that seeks
    to spread the message and encourage conversion
    Islamic titles: Ulema (religious
    scholars)
    • Mullah: in charge of a local mosque and usually
    teaches children the Quran and prayers
    • Sheik: higher standing than a Mullah and more
    learning; Sufi leaders also called sheik
    • Imam: senior figure often in charge of a large mosque;
    tile is also given to highly respected spiritual figures
    descended from the Prophet in Shia Islam
    • Ayatollah (sign of God): most senior category of alim—
    scholar—in Shia Islam; Ayatollahs al-uzma (Grand
    Ayatollah, f.ex. Khomeini); known for knowledge and
    piety
    Religious Titles continued
    • Mufti: specialist in Islamic law who is capable of
    delivering a legal opinion (fatwa)
    • Sheik al-Azhar: head of the Al-Azhar University in
    Cairo—preeminent spiritual authority in Sunni
    Islam
    • Sufi terms:
    1. pir: master
    2. faqir: someone who embraced poverty as
    choice
    • Caliph, Sultan, Shah: King or Ruler
    Sexual Modesty and Islam
    • Hijab: veil, head scarf
    • Burqa: full veil covering a woman
    • Chador: Iranian term for women’s veil that
    covers hair and body, leaving only face, hands
    and feet exposed
    Common Religious Phrases
    • Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim: In the name of
    God the Merciful, the Compassionate
    • Salam: Peace
    • ilm: Knowledge—Second most-used word in
    the Quran after the name of God
    • The Prophet said: The first thing Created by
    god was the Intellect;

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