RELI 160D2 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture I Jihad II Kurds A Saddam Hussein III Baghdad IV Nation of Islam A Wallace D Ford Muhammad Outline of Current Lecture I Wallace D Muhammad II Louis Farrakhan III Europe A France and England IV Ottoman Empire A Sultan and Istanbul B Sulayman the Magnificent Current Lecture Wallace D Muhammad brought the movement to the Sunnis Before him they never observed the five pillars Now they do Switched from temples to Mosques Switched from ministers to Imams The equality of men and women began to be important Louis Farrakhan was a very close friend to Wallace D Muhammad His given name was Louis Wolcott Incredibly talented violinist beautiful calypso singer charismatic personality Rejected the change and continued to lead the traditional Nation of Islam Didn t like Wallace D Muhammad s changes Called Judaism a Gutter Religion Moving toward orthodox practices At least 15 million Muslims in Europe Most are from Turkey Algeria Morocco and Pakistan Largest Muslim populations are England France Germany Moved into Europe after WWII They were invited for cheap labor There are at least 5 million Muslims in France In France alone there are at least 1 thousand mosques England is home to 2 million Muslims East end of London has a really large Muslim population Has over 6 hundred mosques Muslims in North America Many arrived as slaves in the 1600s from West Africa At least 1 3 of the Muslims in the US are African American Often came to escape political oppression or just economic reasons 1 3 Muslims in the US belong to a mosque Immigrant muslims represent the largest group followed by African American muslims and then mostly white middle class American Muslims Islam is about inter faith activity Dr Ingrid Mattson is an Islamic studies professor at HartFord Studies in Connecticut Is involved at Georgetown too Raised Catholic became Muslim and very prominent In an article she says over 40 were Muslim Ottoman Empire Founded by Osman in 1300 AD Had the largest empire ever Good example of positive treatment A dimi was a protected person 1453 Sultan conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul That was their biggest accomplishment He forced many Jews to move there Said they can practice their religion and work for the government etc Sulayman the Magnificent controlled Asia minor Syria Iraq Egypt North Africa Hungar The Balkins and several others Also brought tons of other advancements