The World of Islam

Islam develops in different contexts culturally and legally as it expands globally Politically Islam emerges in a variety of roles Where Islam encounters different religions and cultures, the relationship can often be defined through fear, suspicion and conflict It also brings with it technology, agriculture, law, trade, order

Cultural Varieties of Islam

Legal Varieties

Asia

Africa

Russia/ USSR

Europe

North America 3.3 Million Muslims, 1% of the total population

Clash of Civilizations Samuel Huntington “It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural.” “Islam's borders are bloody and so are its innards. The fundamental problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. It is Islam, a different civilisation whose people are convinced of the superiority of their culture and are obsessed with the inferiority of their power.” S. Huntington