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NELC204
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
02/03/2009

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Term
Salat
Definition
Pray five times a day (pillar)
Term
Sawm
Definition
Fast during month of Ramadan
Term
Shahada
Definition
Profess your faith. There is one god and Muhammad is is prophet.
Term
Hajj
Definition
Make pilgrimage to Mecca in your life time; if you are able to
Term
Zakat
Definition
Give alms to the poor if you can
Term
Abbadids
Definition
Caliphate that took power from Umayyads
Term
Hijra
Definition
The migration of Muhammad and his followers out of Mecca.
Term
Shariah
Definition
Islamic law
Term
Dhimmis
Definition
Gave non Muslims right to free religion and protects their life, property, etc. as long as a tax is payed to the empire
Term
Ways logic fails (7)
Definition
Assuming Linearity
-Iranian Revolution
Influenced by the last event
Simplistic analogies
-Iraq is Japan
Neglecting Strategic Actors
-Population Growth
Essentializing individuals
-Generalizations that are wrong
Wrong Assumptions
-"They aren't as as smart as us"
Snapshot Logic
-Looking at a short period of time
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