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Ottoman room in museum
Ottoman room in museum
The Ottoman room in a museum holds a rug, daybed or couch at the back of the room and a mannequin sitting on the floor at a short table to the right side of the room, reading a book, likely the Koran. There is also a round type of altar in the middle of the...
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Government "kooshball" debate
Students will be presented with a situation where they will have to list pros and cons of an Islamic government and a democratic government. The students will be assigned one side of the argument and will write statements that support their side to be used in a debate. This lesson should follow a study of Islamic government and culture.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
By Terry Philbeck.
Leo Africanus describes Timbuktu
In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.2
Sixteenth-century description of the West African trading city of Timbuktu by a Spanish-born Muslim. Includes historical commentary.
Format: book
Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.