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Page 1: A World in Ferment Risks & Opportunities A World in Ferment Islam, Islamism and Islamophobia A World in Ferment Risks & Opportunities A World in Ferment

Risks & Opportunit

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Resources

Website

www.Josephcamilleri.org

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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

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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

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Islam

in the World

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Spread of Islamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFSin5Gctv8

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Islam Today

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Size of Major Religious Groups

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Islam & Christianity

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Branches of Islam

Sufism

Islam is no monolith

Salafism

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Greatness of

Islamic Civilisation

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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

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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

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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.

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Folio from a Qur'an manuscript13th–14th century Spain

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Tughra of Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent 16th century (Istanbul)

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The Eavesdropper, ca. 1430; Timurid period (1370-1507) – Afghanistan

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The Feast of Sadaca. 1520–22 – Safavid period (1501-1722)

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Mantiq al-tair (The Language of the Birds)ca. 1600 – Safavid period (1501-1722) Isfahan, Iran

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The Great Mosque of Damascus

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The House of Bijapurca. 1680 ’Adil Shahi period (1490-1686) Deccan, Bijapur, India

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Calligraphy, Iran, second half 19th century

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Xian Great Mosque

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Taj Mahal, 1630-1653

Islamic tomb in walled garden built for Mughal Emperor‘s Wife Agra (seat of Mughal Empire

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The Haram Sharif Grand Mosque in Mecca

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Islam’s

Contemporary Assets

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Proved oil reserves at end 2013 From: BP Statstical Review of World Energy 2014

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Reserves to Production (R/P) Ratios – Years

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Major Oil movements 2014in millions of tons

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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

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Bab el MandebBab el Mandeb

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Strait of HormuzStrait of Hormuz

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Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia

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Middle East: A Tragedy in Six parts

Conflict / War

Great Power Military Intervention

Repression

Fundamentalism

Terrorism / War on Terror

Refugee Crisis

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. . . 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

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RefugeeCrisis in Europe

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Refugee Crisis in Europe

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Refugee Crisis in Europe

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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