What Happens in a Mosque? - Open Ended Social Studies
Channel: Thomas Kenning
Date: 2017-01-14

What are the basic teachings of Islam, and what does it mean to be a Muslim?

https://openendedsocialstudies.org/2017/01/01/the-basics-of-islam-and-the-modern-middle-east/

There is plenty of false information about Islam on the internet.  For many reasons, you must be careful of what you read – pay close attention to your sources and always ask yourself, “How does this piece of information fit with what I already know?”  

Here’s an honest attempt to accurately convey the most basic beliefs and practices of Islam in a form suitable for use in the classroom or for anyone who is just curious about a topic that relevant in a rapidly globalizing world.  Please read the following in the spirit with which it was written – with good intentions toward greater understanding and tolerance.