Weekly Editorial - September 7, 2006
1. Match the following vocabulary words with the definitions:
(Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers)
NOTE: Some of the words can be found in dictionary.com or Merriam Webster's m-w.com. Others are not listed in online American dictionaries, but are explained at either jihadwatch.org or danielpipes.org.
-jihadis
-infidel/kafir
-sharia
-caliphate
-taqiyya
-dhimmitude
a) ____________________ religious deception
b) ____________________ Islamic law; The code of law based on the Koran
c) ____________________ Muslims who fight in a a holy war (against infidels) undertaken as a sacred duty to expand the territories ruled by Muslims at the expense of territories ruled by non-Muslims
d) ____________________ the status that Sharia assigns to non-Muslims, primarily Jews and Christians; denial of equal rights to non-Muslims
e) ____________________ the jurisdiction, or government of a caliph (a leader of an Islamic nation, regarded as a successor of Muhammad and by tradition always male)
f) ____________________ (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; legitimate targets of jihad
(additional vocabulary you should be able to define when reading this article:
-leitmotif -whitewashers -inexorably -subjugation -apostates -dissimulation
2. What is the main idea of Ms. Malkin's commentary?
3. How would you describe Ms. Malkin's commentary: truthful, eye-opening, refreshing, harsh, intolerant, unfair. Explain your answer.
4. What do you think of Ms. Malkin's thought in the last paragraph: "Submitting to ignorance is submitting to defeat. Honor the victims of 9/11 by making a pledge: "I will not submit.'" Explain your answer.
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ANSWERS TO VOCABULARY:
a) taqiyya
b) sharia
c) jihadis
d) dhimmitude
e) caliphate
f) infidel/kafir