Students will discuss the concept of Political Islam and how policies and actions taken by the West and, more specifically, the United States and how those actions and policies may have served as a catalyst for the rise of Political Islam throughout the Middle East

 Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be at least 500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 classmates threads. Each reply must be at least 250 words. All threads and replies must reflect critical thought. Course content must be related to real-world applications, must include biblical perspectives and at least 2 source citations per response, and comply with current APA format.