Keys to the activities of “Common
Political words” and “ The Concept of Human Right in Islamic and Western world”
A-Keys to “ Common Political
Words”
Activity one: Give synonyms or expressions
to the following words
Stringent- centralized
government – Belligerent
Stringent: severe –strict
Centralized government: Federalism
Belligerent: aggressive
Activity two: Give terms or expressions
to the following statements.
Constitution: A Set of
laws and principles according to which a country is governed
Autocracy: Ruling with complete power.
Federalism: A system of government in which several states form a
unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
Anarchy.: A lack of government in a society; political or
social trouble.
Fascism: A Political system based on the principles and
organization of an Italian communist dictator.
Activity three: Fill in the
blanks with the appropriate words
The United States of America has a constitutional
political system. It is ruled by a democratic government that opposed
radically autocracy where ordinary people are prohibited from governing.
Its political principles differ also from Monarchy where authority
resides in the hands of a single person. This latter is in conformity with fascism
but both differ in their ideologies.
B-Keys to “ The Concept of Human
Rights in the Islamic and Western World”
Activity one: Explain
or give synonyms to the following words.
Outstanding – immunity – to
compel
Outstanding: Excellent – remarkable.
Immunity: The ability to be protected-
the ability to be unaffected.
To compel : To force – to oblige – to pressure
Activity two : Answer
the following questions
1-What is the Islamic concept
of human rights?
1-Islam prescribed a complete
charter of rights for humanity declaring equality for people and condemning any
distinction between races and classes.
2-How did the ruled in Western
world gain their human rights ?
2-The ruled gained their human
rights through revolutions.
3- Is Islam a religion of bigotry.
3- No, Islam
is a religion of tolerance.
Activity three: Say
true or false and correct what is false.
1-The Human rights are
disassociated from Islamic faith and belief.
1-False. Human rights are related
to Islamic faith and belief.
2- The first ten amendments of
the American constitution are called the ten laws.
2-False. They are called the Bill
of Rights.
3-Europe witnessed the
declaration of some basic rights in the thirtieth century.
3- True.
Activity four: Complete the
following paragraph by the appropriate words.
It is assumed that Islam and the
Western world attach great importance to basic freedom and human rights,
but their perspectives are basically different on the issue of human
rights. When analyzing broadly, the real difference is that in Islam source of
all power is Allah .almighty. His commandments are the supreme
laws and man is vicegerent of Allah on this earth. Contrary to this, people
are considered as source of all powers in democratic societies of the
West.
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