1. Palestine and the Muslim Faith

2. Qu’ran/Koran 5 Pillars of Faith
Faith- there is no god but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet
Pray 5 times a day facing the Holy city of Mecca and the Kabba
Giving alms to the poor- charity
Fasting during the Holy month of Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a life time

3. Vocabulary
Shari’ah- code of laws based on the Koran that regulates everything including trade.
Camp David Accords- agreement which Egypt recognizes Israel as a nation.
Caliph- highest political and religious leader in Islamic government.
Discuss that Israel is not well accepted and Egypt is the first.

4. Three types of Muslims
Shi’a- branch of Islamic members who believe the first four caliphs are rightful successors of Muhammad
Shiites- a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs.
Sunni- branch of Islamic members that believes Ali and his decedents are rightful successors of Muhammad.

5. War on Terrorism Terrorism was created to raise awareness of demands
Ex: Attacked twin towers = U.S. soldiers occupying Afghanistan
Increased demand in oil
Extremist want their demands met.
towers in U.S…. Why?

6. USA Patriot Act
Allows investigators to use the tools that were already available to investigate organized crime and drug trafficking.
Allows law enforcement to use surveillance against crimes of terror
Allows federal agents to follow sophisticated terrorists trained to evade detection
Allows law enforcement to conduct investigations without tipping off terrorists
Allows federal agents to ask a court for an order to obtain business records in National Security Terrorism cases.
Allows law enforcement officials to obtain a search warrant anywhere a terrorist related activity occurred.
Allows victims of computer hacking to request law enforcement assistance in monitoring the trespassers on their computers.
Prohibits the harboring of terrorists
Enhanced a number of conspiracy penalties
Enhanced the inadequate maximum penalties for various crimes likely to be committed by terrorists.

7. Answer Questions: Patriot Act
The USA Patriot Act was ratified with overwhelming majorities in both the House and Senate. It resulted in applications of power beyond its stated purpose.