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Middle East and
North Africa
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What is this?
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Oldest (still standing) Islamic site in the world◦ Built in 688-691CE
◦ Adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque – third most holy mosque in Islam
Dome was originally real gold◦ Replaced by copper and then aluminum – adorned
with gold leaf Not a Mosque, it is a shrine.
◦ It was built around the stone that Muslims believe Muhammad was standing on when he ascended to heaven
◦ It is also believed, by Jews and Christians, to be the stone upon which Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac
Dome of the Rock
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What is this?
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Petra, Jordan
Carved out of the mountains running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba
Established as early as 312BCE and then abandoned around 112CE
Discovered by Swiss explorers in 1812
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Name the country…
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Islam Arabic
Why is Egypt and the rest of North Africa part of the Middle East?
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What city is this?
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Tallest building in the world…
Man-made islands Oil wealth
Dubai, Unite Arab Emirates
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What is this?
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A salt lake Lowest elevation on land (429m below sea
level) 9.6 times saltier than the ocean – nothing
can live in it.
Dead Sea, Israel
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Where is this?
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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Great Mosque◦ Built around the Ka’aba
The “black box” Literally means cube in
Arabic Focus of the Hajj
It is believed, by Muslims that Abraham and Ishmael built the Ka’aba as a sanctuary
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Who knows the story of these two brothers? Jews around the world trace their
beginnings to Isaac Arabs have traced their beginnings to
Ishmael
Isaac and Ishmael
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Roots of Three Religions
JudaismChristianity
Islam
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Judaism
First Monotheistic
Religion
Sects:ReformOrthodoxConservative
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Judaism
Beliefs:Ten Commandments
Text:Torah (Hebrew Bible)
Ultimate Goal:Living a good life.
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Christianity
Jesus Christ Savior
Sects: Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Protestant
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Christianity
Beliefs: Jesus is the Son of
God Jesus died for
humanity’s sins Ten
Commandments
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Christianity
Text:Holy Bible
Ultimate Goal:Heaven
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Islam
MuhammadThere is but one
God, Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.
Followers of Islam are
called… Muslims
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Islam
Beliefs:“Five Pillars of
Islam”FaithPrayerZakat (charity)FastingPilgrimage (hajj)
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IslamText:
Qur’an
Ultimate Goal:Heaven
Muslims believe they worship the same god as Christians and Jews
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Three Religions – One Place
Jerusalem◦ Believed to be
founded by Abraham◦ Abraham is in all
three religious texts The Old City
◦ Split into four quarters
◦ The Muslim and Jewish quarter surround the Temple Mount
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Original site of the Great Temple of Jerusalem, the holiest place in Judaism
In Islam, it is the site of Muhammad’s ascension to heaven
For Christians it is believed to be a place frequented by Jesus and will play a role in the “end times”
With this understanding – think, then write – explain why the control of Jerusalem can be a controversial thing.
Temple Mount
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The Muslim World 600-1250
Why are we studying this world religion?
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Roots of Islam
Bedouins in Arabia◦ Desert-dwelling
clans◦ Valued courage,
loyalty to family and warrior skills
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Roots of Islam
Crossroads of Trade and Ideas◦ The Arabian
Peninsula was in the center of trade routes between Europe and Asia
◦ Ka’aba became an important worship center for many religions
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Muhammad was a trader by occupation Monotheism is not a new thing in Arabia At the age of 40, Muhammad had a vision of
Gabriel From these visions Muhammad develops
Islam and its holy book called the Qur’an
Muhammad
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People that practice Islam First followers were close friends of
Muhammad 613 Muhammad was preaching his ideas in
public – Mecca Islam was an extension of Judaism and
Christianity
Muslims
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Beliefs of Islam Five Pillars of Islam
◦ Faith Belief in Allah – obedience
to him◦ Prayer
Communion with Allah five times a day
◦ Zakat Alms – Charity – helping
out the poor◦ Fasting
During the month of Ramadan
◦ Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca
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Personal, political and religious life is combined in the Muslim life style
Three sources of authority in Islamic thought – the Shariah – body of law that all Muslims obey◦ Allah◦ Qur’an◦ Sunna
Islam as a way of life…
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After Muhammad died the leadership was taken over by a caliph (successor)
The succeeding four caliphs, established Muslim dominance over the region and expanded Muslim influence
By 750, the Muslim empire stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indus River
Islam Spreads
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Spread of Islam
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What kind of divisions are there in the Christian church?
Division
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Umayyads succeed the fourth caliph ◦ Move the capital to Damascus◦ Surround themselves with riches and power
Sunni◦ Followed the leadership of the Umayyads
Shi’a◦ Believed that the caliph needed to be a relative of the
Prophet Sufi
◦ Were disappointed with the Umayyads pursuit of wealth and prescribed to a life of poverty and spiritual growth
Muslim Empire Splits
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Arabic Language – the entire empire operated in one language – the language of the Qur’an
Four Social Classes: all based on Islam◦ Upper: Muslims at birth◦ Middle: converts to Islam (paid higher taxes)◦ Lower: non-Muslims (paid even higher taxes)
Protected people (Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians)
◦ Slaves: non-Muslim, usually prisoners of war Role of Women
◦ Must be obedient to men◦ Had specific legal rights◦ Main responsibility was to raise the children
Muslim Society
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Middle East ConflictIsrael and Palestine
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Hebrews in Judea Roman Empire
invades Jesus ministers Hebrews split into
Christians and Jews Circa 135 A.D. the
Romans require Jews to leave Judea in the Diaspora
Rome renames Judea - Palestine
Brief History of the Region
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Palestine
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After the Diaspora, Jews settle throughout the world
By 600 A.D. Arabs settle in Palestine By World War I Britain occupied Palestine By the end of the war Britain had promised
the land to the Jews through the Balfour Declaration, but were telling the Arabs that they supported an Arab state there.
Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Britain remained in Palestine after WWI Between WWI and WWII Jews began to
move back to Palestine As the population of Jews grew the Zionist
Movement gained strength By the 1930s, one-third of Palestine’s
population were Jews
Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Israel is born…
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1947 - Partition of Palestine by the United Nations -splits Palestine into two nations
1948 - Britain withdraws from Palestine and Jews set up Israel
The Palestinians refuse to recognize the power of Israel and call for an election for all Palestine
After World War II…
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Read and annotate the article. Answer the following questions…
◦ What events or decisions led to the conflict between the Arab people of the ME and the Jews of Israel?
◦ Why are Israel and Palestine still enemies?
1948: The Birth of Israel
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Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan (Jordan), and Iraq invade Israel
After small advances by the Arabs, Israel pushed back Egypt and gained an armistice
400,000 Palestinian Arabs fled Israel
1948-49 War
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Oct. 29 to Nov. 6, 1956 Convinced that Egypt was going to invade,
Israel launched an assault on the Sinai Peninsula
Israel captured the Gaza Strip and entrance into the Gulf of Aqaba before a cease fire was reached
By 1957, Israel gave these positions up to the UN
The 1956 War
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Palestinian guerillas, supported by Syria, raided Israel throughout the sixties
In May of 1967, Egypt mobilized troops in the Sinai and closed the Gulf of Aqaba to Israel
On June 5th Israel crippled Arab air assault capabilities and took the Sinai Peninsula in two days
Israel then took the Old City, lost in 1956, and the Golan Heights by June 10th
The Six-Day War
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October 6, 1973 Egypt led the Arabs to war against Israel
Egyptian forces struck eastward across the Suez Canal and pushed the Israelis back, while the Syrians advanced from the north
But the Israelis pushed both the Syrians and the Egyptians back
The Yom Kippur War
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From the old…
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Israel occupies new territories…◦ West Bank◦ Gaza Strip◦ Golan Heights◦ Sinai Peninsula
Results…
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To the new…
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Israel and Egypt find peace…
Peace?
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Camp David Accords
Signed by…◦ Anwar Sadat - Egypt◦ Jimmy Carter - US◦ Menachem Begin - Israel
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Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula over three years
Egypt and Israel open full diplomatic relations
The West Bank and Gaza Strip to have local elections
Camp David Accords
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Israel and Egypt find peace… What about the other Arabic countries?
Peace?
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Israel and Egypt find peace… What about the other Arabic countries?
◦ Especially, Palestine?
Peace?
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Who is this?
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Palestinian Liberation Organization◦ Dedicated to the establishment of an independent
Palestinian state Umbrella organization over various
fedayeen (terrorist) militia groups Leader: Yassir Arafat Began systematic terrorist attacks on Israel
and Israel’s supporting nations in 1969
PLO
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Terrorist Attacks
The PLO attacks the civilians of Israel
Groups within the PLO hijack airplanes, including planes with Americans on them.
Groups include: Al-Fatah, Force 17, Hawari Group, PLF, and PFLP
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Arafat renounces terrorism on behalf of the PLO in December 1988
Yassir Arafat and Yitzak Rabin begin to talk and agree…
But extremists on both sides… Jews PLO Groups
Right Wing Hamasand Settlers and Hezbollah
PLO and Israel
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Revolts in the Gaza Strip and West Bank Suicide bombings were the most common
attacks against Israel.
First Intifada
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September 1993 – Israel recognizes the Palestinian National Authority (PA)
May 1994 – Gaza-Jericho agreement September 1995 – Interim Agreement Israel transferred most responsibilities for
civil government in the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank to the PA
Peace Agreements
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Yitzak Rabin
Sept. 28, 1995 - Rabin, Peres and Arafat sign agreements expanding Palestinian autonomy.
On Nov. 4, Rabin is assassinated after a peace rally in Tel Aviv, at the age of 73.
A right- wing Israeli is held and convicted.
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January 1996: Popularly elected government in democratic elections
An 88 Member Council (Senate) was elected along with the Chairman of the Executive Authority (was Arafat, is now Abbas)
PA has a cabinet of 20 appointed ministers all under the Chairman
Elections in PA
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Palestinians wanted the right for their refugees (from the wars) to return to Israel. This would create a Arab majority in Israel.
Israel insisted on annexing key portions of the Palestinian areas and on leaving most settlements intact, and offered only a limited form of Palestinian statehood.
Palestinian violence erupted on September 28, 2000, triggered by a visit of Ariel Sharon to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which is also the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, holy to Muslims.
Second Intifada
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Suicide attacks continue as relations between PA and Israel deteriorate.
Security barrier being built between Palestinian territories and Israel
Pointed assassinations of Hamas leadership by Israel
PA leader, Abbas, begins to deal with terrorists among the PA
Settlers being forcibly removed from Palestinian areas
2000-Present
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The rest of the Middle East and North Africa
Eighty years in 8 slides…
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Britain leaves… everywhere.◦ India and Pakistan◦ Iraq◦ Israel/Palestine◦ North Africa – specifically, Egypt◦ Sub-Saharan Africa
Democracy or Dictatorship?
Europeans leave ME/NA
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Saudi Arabia◦ Consolidates through war creating a kingdom
Syria◦ Throws out the French
Iran◦ Consolidates into the modern Iran we know of…
Iraq◦ Britain leaves
Lebanon◦ Fights a civil war with Syria on the doorstep
Consolidation, Civil War and Kingdom building…
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1948-1980 Fighting with themselves
◦ Sunni v. Shia◦ Conservative v. Secular
Fighting outside influences◦ Cold War
Establishing nations…
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Iranian Revolution (1979)◦ Shia majority creates a conservative government
Iraq attacks (1980)◦ Fear their long-suppressed Shia majority might
get some ideas◦ Wanted to become the dominant Persian Gulf
state 1980-1988
◦ Back to pre-war boundaries◦ U.S. supported the Iraqis◦ U.S.S.R. supported the Iranians
Iran-Iraq War
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Tell me what you know about the relationship between Iraq and Iran.
What makes North Africa part of the Middle East?
Entry Task
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Iraq invades Kuwait Saudi Arabia and U.S. push Iraq out of
Kuwait
Gulf War (1990-91)
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U.S. invades Iraq◦ Fear of WMDs◦ Removing Sadam Hussein from power◦ Fighting extremists in urban warfare
Leaves in 2011◦ Hoping that the Sunni/Shia divide will not be an
issue
Iraqi War (2003-2011)
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Dictatorships start to crumble◦ Tunisia
Begins with a street vendor setting himself on fire…◦ Libya
Long-time U.S. enemy Muammar Ghadafi dethroned◦ Egypt
Long-time U.S. supported dictator Hosni Mubarak forced from power
Some dictatorships wouldn’t give in…◦ Bahrain
Too strong◦ Yemen
compromise◦ Syria
CIVIL WAR
Arab Spring (2011)
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Secular government of Bashar al-Assad violently responded to nationwide protests connected to the Arab Spring
From popular protests to armed rebellion◦ Mixture of various opposition groups◦ Secular v. Conservative v. Extremist
Free Syrian Army ◦ Western countries trying to decide who/how to
support ISIS
◦ Took advantage of the chaos◦ Took over areas of Syria and Iraq
Syrian Civil War (2011 – Present)
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religion Judaism Christianity Islam Monotheism Polytheism Abraham Jesus Muhammad Torah Qur’an theocracy doctrine Shariah Caliph Sunni
Shi’a Diaspora Balfour Declaration Zionist Movement Camp David
Accords Sinai Peninsula West Bank Gaza Israel Palestine PLO Yassir Arafat Hamas Palestian Authority intifada
militants refugees Two-State Solution Arab Spring Bashar al-Assad Saddam Hussein Free Syrian Army ISIS Haider al-Abadi sectarian secular vs. Islamist
Theocracy proxy war brain drain
Terms to Know…