Week 10

Question 1

Al-Qaeda vs ISIS

Answer 1

Al-Qaeda doesn’t want caliphate. Is geographically spread.

ISIS needs territory to remain. Top-down politics.

Question 2

Graeme Wood: ISIS

Answer 2

They are in fact Islamic. That’s how we must understand them.

Question 3

Salafi

Answer 3

Those who try and emulate the forefathers of Islam. Such as Muhammad, Ali. This is ISIS.

Question 4

ISIS as Islamic

Answer 4

Muslims are not Islamic if they wear western clothes, shave their facial hair, or vote.

Question 5

Clash of Civilizations

Answer 5

With globalization will come civilizational conflict. With the loss in national identity, something else must take the mantle.

Question 6

Kin-Country Syndrome

Answer 6

The notion that people will unify surrounding countries as their families who are under attack.

Question 7

Essays

Answer 7

Do mock essays of the following
“Discuss the clash of civilizations”
“Is ISIS Islamic? Does it matter?”