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ISLAM

-MLA FORM

1. Examine one particular branch of Islam according to the characteristics wihich all religions have in common.

2. Take one specific characteristic which all religions have in common and examine how it is manifested in the Sunni and Shiite forms of Islam.

3. Examine in more detail the basic differences between the Sunnis and Shiites. You will probably want to examine their historical development as well as their different beliefs and practices.

4. How are Christianity and Islam alike and different?

5. Research the strategies that one or more Islamic societies or countries are employing to meet the challenges of modernity.

6. Explore the controversial issue as to whether any branches of Islam condone the use of such tactics as suicide bombings. Can you find an explanation and rationale on the part of some or any moslems who would condone such actions? How widespread do you find among moslems the belief that such practices are condoned in the faith?