Flash cards social studies

Ethnic group

Group of people who share a distinct culture, language, and identity

Fundamentalism

belief that holy books should be taken literally, word for word

Islamism

belief that government and society should reflect Islamic law

Sharia

Islamic law code

Hijab

Veil that covers the head and chest

Predominantly

Dominantly

Interpretation

The way of viewing the meaning of a text, rules, or beliefs

Wahhabism

a branch of Sunni Islam that interprets Islamic scripture literally and holds that

government should follow Islamic teachings

Kurds

A minority ethnic group in several countries despite occupying a large area of the region