HIS 1111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rest Area, Islamism, Jihadism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: History
• Course: HIS 1111
• Professor: Thomas Boogaart

Document Summary

Modern middle was in essence created at the versaille 1919. The western powers divided up the ottoman empire and didn"t give the power the arabs wanted. 1948-1962: decolonization sweeping through this; suez crisis let to this. 1962-1979: post colonial arab nation embarked on a development modernization to catch up to the west. 1970s: it was clear nasser wasn"t going to be able to deliver his promises and gave way to the islamic template for reformation. Canadian viewpoint shaped by the even of 9/11. Militant jihadism and suicide is one side. We have to be mindful of the whole spectrum of the middle east. Regional profile it doesn"t make sense from a geographical point of view area that is shaped by the islamic civilization difference between: middle east, arab world and the islamic world regional, ethnic and religious highliting diversity. Turkey, israel and iran theres a lot of differences among islamist. 18th century: the intpretation of the theology in islam;