Article Analysis: 'The Roots Of Muslim Rage'
The Roots of Muslim Rage
Part A: An overview of the article
1. Read the title and subtitle. What information do you expect to find in the article?
According to the title and subtitle I will expect to read about the reasons for the deep hate that Muslims feel about the West.
I assume that the author will explain how historical events created the fury of Muslims.
2. Who is the author? What is his profession? Where? How old is he?
Prof. Bernard Lewis was born in 1916. He is a British-American historian specializing in oriental studies. Lewis' expertise is in the history of Islam and its interaction with the West. Also, he is a professor at Princeton University.
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Read the ending (pars. 49-52). What heading would you suggest for these paragraphs?
Learning the "otherness of the other" is the key
7. Read paragraph 34. According to Lewis, what is truly unacceptable to Muslims and can explain their rage towards the West?
During the years the Muslim populations were ruled by non-Muslim governments and they didn’t enjoy from legal protection like other religions, which is unacceptable according to their judgment.
8. Read the last sentence in paragraph 39 and paragraphs 40 - 43. Highlight the main ideas and copy them here.
Fundamentalist leaders are not mistaken in seeing in Western civilization the greatest challenge to the way of life that they wish to retain or restore for their people.
At first the Muslim response to Western civilization was one of admiration and emulation—an immense respect for the achievements of the West, and a desire to imitate and adopt them. Several generations of reformers and modernizers tried to adapt these and introduce them to their own countries, in the hope that they would thereby be able to achieve equality with the West and perhaps restore their lost
Part A: An overview of the article
1. Read the title and subtitle. What information do you expect to find in the article?
According to the title and subtitle I will expect to read about the reasons for the deep hate that Muslims feel about the West.
I assume that the author will explain how historical events created the fury of Muslims.
2. Who is the author? What is his profession? Where? How old is he?
Prof. Bernard Lewis was born in 1916. He is a British-American historian specializing in oriental studies. Lewis' expertise is in the history of Islam and its interaction with the West. Also, he is a professor at Princeton University.
Retrieved from: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A1
3. Where was the article published? What type of …show more content…
Read the ending (pars. 49-52). What heading would you suggest for these paragraphs?
Learning the "otherness of the other" is the key
7. Read paragraph 34. According to Lewis, what is truly unacceptable to Muslims and can explain their rage towards the West?
During the years the Muslim populations were ruled by non-Muslim governments and they didn’t enjoy from legal protection like other religions, which is unacceptable according to their judgment.
8. Read the last sentence in paragraph 39 and paragraphs 40 - 43. Highlight the main ideas and copy them here.
Fundamentalist leaders are not mistaken in seeing in Western civilization the greatest challenge to the way of life that they wish to retain or restore for their people.
At first the Muslim response to Western civilization was one of admiration and emulation—an immense respect for the achievements of the West, and a desire to imitate and adopt them. Several generations of reformers and modernizers tried to adapt these and introduce them to their own countries, in the hope that they would thereby be able to achieve equality with the West and perhaps restore their lost