CRIM 413 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tawhid, Hereditary Monarchy, Boko Haram
14 Oct 2016
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Week 6 oct 14 religious terrorism ii islam. Islamic denominations: 571 muhammad born in mecca, 622 hijra from mecca to medina. On the meaning of jihad: (cid:862)we retur(cid:374) fro(cid:373) the lesser jihad to the greater jihad(cid:863, defensive jihad, a variety of meanings: Striving to lead a good muslim life. Overthrow corrupt government sin muslim world & attacking the us. Selected dates ii: 632 muhammad dies, the rightly guided caliphates. Selected dates iii: various caliphates 661 1272. Decentralization and fragmentation: ottoman empire 1299 - 1924, 1948 creation of israel, 1967 six-day war, 1979 iran revolution. Selected dates iv: 1980-1988 iran-iraq war, 1990-1991 - gulf war, september 11, 2001, 2001 war in afghanistan, 2003 invasion of iraq, 2014 islamic state (is) establishes caliphate. Al qaeda: complete break from all foreign influences in muslim countries, creation of a new islamic world wide caliphate, also responsible for sectarian violence, salifi.
