RELI 160D2 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture I. JihadII. KurdsA. Saddam HusseinIII. BaghdadIV. Nation of IslamA. Wallace D. Ford MuhammadOutline of Current Lecture I. Wallace D. MuhammadII. Louis FarrakhanIII. EuropeA. France and EnglandIV. Ottoman EmpireA. Sultan and IstanbulB. Sulayman the Magnificent Current LectureWallace 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 importantLouis 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 WallaceD. Muhammad’s changes.• Called Judaism a Gutter Religion.• Moving toward orthodox practicesAt 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 mosquesMuslims 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 MuslimOttoman 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