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M. E. Set 2 #5
Oasis, Diversity, Hijab, Ethnocentrism
Definition | Term |
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Zionism | A movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. |
Religious Group | A group of people that share a belief in the same god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature. |
HAJJ | The pilgrimage that Muslims must make to Mecca. (one of the pillars of Islam faith) |
Anti-Semitism | Hatred of Jews simply because they practice the Jewish faith. |
Covenant | The agreement between God and the ancient Israelites, in which God promised to protect them if they kept his law and were faithful to him. |
Tanakh | The collection of Jewish sacred text. |
Shia | Muslims who follow Muhammad’s closest relative. Smaller group of Muslims. (10%) |
Sunnis | They believe that you do not have to be a relative of Muhammad to be a leader. Majority of Muslims (90%). |
Ottoman Empire | A former Turkish empire that spanned over 600 years of empire building; Collapsed after World War I. |
Saddam Hussein | Leader of Iraq from 1979 until his execution in 2006; wanted control of Kuwait’s oil fields and access to the Persian Gulf |
Terrorism | The use of violence against a group of people or government in hopes of achieving a political goal. |
Diaspora | The movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland |
ISIS | A radical Sunni Muslim organization whose goal is to establish a large Islamic country in the M.E. |
Osama bin Laden | The leader of the terrorist group Al Qaeda that was sheltered in Afghanistan during the War on Terror. |
Taliban | Islamic Militant Group that functioned as the Government in Afghanistan until 2001. |
Al-Qaeda | A global broad based militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden. Responsible for 9-11. |
Ethnocentrism | Attitude in which a group of people believe their own culture is superior to, or better than other cultures. |
Hijab | A headscarf worn by Muslim women, sometimes including a veil that covers all of the face but the eyes. |
Diversity | Being different |
Oasis | A place where fresh water is available from an underground spring or well. |