Showing posts with label Islam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islam. Show all posts

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Islam today

This week's blog posting is about Islam, the world's second largest religion after Christianity. For this week's post, click on the link below about Muslims in Europe.




First, look at the map about Islam in Europe.

Map of Islam in Europe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4385768.stm


Second, read the summary about each European country listed under the map. Then, choose 1 country to write your blog post about. (3 sentence summary, 2-3 sentences of reflection, 1 sentence prediction and 2 quesitons).

Finally, Answer the two questions below at the end of your blog post.
1.  What parts of Europe have the highest Muslim population?
2. How did the Ottoman Empire effected the Muslim population in Europe?


For more information on Islam around the world see:

Islam Around the World Map: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/islam_around_the_world/html/