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Risks & Opportunit
iesA World in A World in FermentFermentIslam, Islamism and Islamophobia
Risks & Opportunitie
sA World in A World in FermentFerment
The Oxford Research Group (ORG) is a leading independent think-tank that has been influential for 30 years in pioneering the idea of sustainable approaches to security as an alternative to violent global confrontation, through original research, wide-ranging dialogue, and practical policy recommendations.
http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/middle_east
Resources
The International Crisis Group is an independent,
non-profit, non-governmental organisation
committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa.aspx
Resources
Islam
in the World
Spread of Islamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFSin5Gctv8
Islam Today
Size of Major Religious Groups
Islam & Christianity
Branches of Islam
Sufism
Islam is no monolith
Salafism
Greatness of
Islamic Civilisation
Islamic Contributions to Science & Technology
Early Islamic teaching encouraged the pursuit of all knowledge
We read in the Hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad): He who pursues the road of knowledge, Allah will
direct to the road of Paradise…
The scholar’s ink is holier that the martyr’s blood…
Arabic became the international language of scholarship
Muslims translated important works from ancient Greece and Egypt
Huge libraries were established in the great metropolitan centres of Baghdad, Cairo & Damascus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL41gX0fJng
How Islamic inventors changed the world
From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life.
Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential Muslim inventions- and identifies the men of genius behind them
The Independent 11 March 2006
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/how-islamic-inventors-changed-the-world-469452.html?printService=print
Hypostyle Hall of the Great Mosque of Córdoba, Spain
Begun 786, doubled in area in the 10th century to 585 x 410 feetwith 1,200 columns supporting horseshoe arches, patterned with coloured marbles and other stones.
Folio from a Qur'an manuscript13th–14th century Spain
Tughra of Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent 16th century (Istanbul)
The Eavesdropper, ca. 1430; Timurid period (1370-1507) – Afghanistan
The Feast of Sadaca. 1520–22 – Safavid period (1501-1722)
Mantiq al-tair (The Language of the Birds)ca. 1600 – Safavid period (1501-1722) Isfahan, Iran
The Great Mosque of Damascus
The House of Bijapurca. 1680 ’Adil Shahi period (1490-1686) Deccan, Bijapur, India
Calligraphy, Iran, second half 19th century
Xian Great Mosque
Taj Mahal, 1630-1653
Islamic tomb in walled garden built for Mughal Emperor‘s Wife Agra (seat of Mughal Empire
The Haram Sharif Grand Mosque in Mecca
Islam’s
Contemporary Assets
Proved oil reserves at end 2013 From: BP Statstical Review of World Energy 2014
Reserves to Production (R/P) Ratios – Years
Major Oil movements 2014in millions of tons
Choke PointsChoke Points
The Muslim world borders or encompasses key choke points around the world, including:
Strait of GibraltarStrait of Gibraltar
The Dardanelles and the BosphorusThe Dardanelles and the Bosphorus
The Suez CanalThe Suez Canal
Bab el MandebBab el Mandeb
The Strait of HormuzThe Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of MalaccaThe Strait of Malacca
Straits contained within Indonesian archipelago Straits contained within Indonesian archipelago
Bab el MandebBab el Mandeb
Strait of HormuzStrait of Hormuz
Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia
Middle East: A Tragedy in Six parts
Conflict / War
Great Power Military Intervention
Repression
Fundamentalism
Terrorism / War on Terror
Refugee Crisis
. . . an unending list of conflicts
Conflicts Jordan-Syria tensions Black September (1970) North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) The Cyprus dispute Lebanese civil war (1975–1990) Libya-Egypt conflict Iraq-Kuwait clashes (1967-1991) The Iran–Iraq War (1980-1988) Gulf War and aftermath (1990-1991) Iraq War (2003-) Libya conflict ( 2011-) Syria conflict (2011-) Turkey-Kurdish conflict Yemen conflict
Arab-Israeli conflict1948 Arab-Israeli War
1956 Suez War
1967 Six Day War
1969-1970 War of Attrition
1973 Yom Kippur War
1982 Lebanon War
1987-1993 First Intifada
1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict
2000-2007 al-Aqsa Intifada
2006 Lebanon War
2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict
2014 Gaza Conflict
RefugeeCrisis in Europe
Refugee Crisis in Europe
Refugee Crisis in Europe
Muslim Grievances against the WestMuslim Grievances against the West
Support for Israel
Depressed economic conditions
Support for corrupt and authoritarian regimes
Affront to religious sensibilities
West’s indifference to / ignorance of the past greatness of Islamic civilization
Military intervention on Muslim soil
Treatment of Muslim minorities in the West
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