1) Islam is a monotheistic religion with many sects like Shia and Sunni Muslims, as well as fundamentalists and reformists. It shares common origins with Christianity and Judaism through the prophet Abraham.
2) Populist political movements in countries like the US, Philippines, and France have scapegoated Muslims to gain broader voter support. Viewing groups as individuals rather than collectives can provide more nuanced understanding.
3) The article aims to introduce Islam and its sacred text, the Quran, with more detail and complexity than typically seen in mass media. It will discuss the religion's core beliefs and history.
1) Islam is a monotheistic religion with many sects like Shia and Sunni Muslims, as well as fundamentalists and reformists. It shares common origins with Christianity and Judaism through the prophet Abraham.
2) Populist political movements in countries like the US, Philippines, and France have scapegoated Muslims to gain broader voter support. Viewing groups as individuals rather than collectives can provide more nuanced understanding.
3) The article aims to introduce Islam and its sacred text, the Quran, with more detail and complexity than typically seen in mass media. It will discuss the religion's core beliefs and history.
1) Islam is a monotheistic religion with many sects like Shia and Sunni Muslims, as well as fundamentalists and reformists. It shares common origins with Christianity and Judaism through the prophet Abraham.
2) Populist political movements in countries like the US, Philippines, and France have scapegoated Muslims to gain broader voter support. Viewing groups as individuals rather than collectives can provide more nuanced understanding.
3) The article aims to introduce Islam and its sacred text, the Quran, with more detail and complexity than typically seen in mass media. It will discuss the religion's core beliefs and history.
now on the topic of Islam. The problem is that too often, we imagine Islam as a monolith, with those that are Muslims on PICTURE CAPTION: MANY MUSLIMS ENGAGING IN RELIGIOUS RITUAL IN THE DIRECTION OF one side and those that are not Muslims on MECCA the other, however, that imagining of the word is not entirely accurate.
As with Christianity, Islam has many sects,
from the Shias to the Sunnis, from A BRIEF fundamentalists to reformists.
As populism rises all over the world with
INTRODUCTION TO the election of the likes of Trump in the US, Duterte in the Philippines and the growing support for Le Pen in France Islam has ISLAM become something of a victim. DEREK PHILLIPS AND MAX FAN detail and allow it more nuance than it is Why? Because for populist movements to 28 February 2019 often afforded in mass media. succeed, they need a broad voter base. The issue is, a single mom in Iowa has very Let’s begin with the basics: Islam is a As the world’s second most popular different needs than a coal miner in West monotheistic religion, meaning that there religious belief, Islam engages Virginia. So, any substantial policy which is one unique god as opposed to many almost a quarter of the world in its may be implemented is guaranteed to gods. It also shares a lot in common with teachings through the Quran as a segregate some part of that voter base. Christianity in so far as it is one of three sacred text. Given that it is so powerful, it is rather strange how Abrahamic religions (Islam, Judaism and This forces populists to campaign on scape- little we actually know about the Christianity) — religions that can be goating through blaming those that are not Quran living in Australia. traced back to a common Abraham. voting for them. This looks like Mexicans and Muslims in the US and many other This one god is known as “Allah” or In 2015 when 100,000 randomly religious minorities in France. God, and his word was given to the sampled Australians were asked about whether they knew the sacred people through a historical figure known When politics continues to happen on an text of Islam, only 12% could name as Mohammed. overly broad scale, it is often difficult to imagine their affects behind the rhetoric but the Quran. And thus, one of the world’s most looking at individuals rather than collectives powerful and compelling religions was So, in this presentation, we’re going can be very helpful in this process. born. to try to explore the Quran in fuller [DP&MF] DATE / / DAY / / ISSUE NUMBER NEWSPAPER
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