Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Northwest Africa and Southwest Asia

1. Recently in Iran a soccer game lead to some severe penalties for its participants, Why? and what were the penalties?
2. What is Sharia or Shar'iah law?
3. What is the difference between Shiite and Sunni Muslims?
4. Three major religions have their beginnings in this region. What are they and what did they begin?

1. The game was between men and women, the officials were suspended.
2. It is a religious law that favors men over women
3. The Shiites and Sunni differ in who took control of the Muslim religion after Muhhamad died.
4. Christianity 0 AD, Muslim 610 AD, and Islam 622 AD

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