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Humanities 10:
Truth in the Modern World

"What ISIS Really Wants" and the Nature of Islam

3/18/2016

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To Start:
Grab a white board, and a seat with new neighbors.

In Class:
  • Discussing our answers to questions about the article "What ISIS Really Wants"
    • In what two ways is ISIS different than Al-Qaeda and other groups, according to Wood?
    • What does Wood mean when he says that ISIS is "very Islamic?"
    • What does ISIS want, according to Wood?
  • Reading a critique of the article, "What the Atlantic Gets Dangerously Wrong..."
    • What is the issue with Wood's article, according to Jenkins?
    • Why are Wood's view dangerous, according to Jenkins?
    • Why is Wood's position demeaning, according to Jenkins?
  • Defining the term jihad, and putting passages into context.
  • Deconstructing a written debate, over whether Islam is a religion of peace or violence.
    • Handout here.
    • "Islam is a Religion of Peace," by Manal Omar
    • "Islam is a Religion of Violence," by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

To Close:
Make sure you've turned in all of the things we worked on this week, including:
  1. "Comparing Debate Models," from Monday
  2. "Orientalism, by Edward Said" from Tuesday
  3. "Islam, Politics and ISIS" from Wednesday and Thursday
  4. "Islam, Peace and Violence" from today, Friday.


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