The Law of the (W)ri(gh)t(e) Path FOA Outline

Foundation: Fox News reporter Lauren Green interviewing Muslim author Reza Aslan about his book Zealot Extension: What Fox News is calling Sharia Law (http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/12/02/look-at-what-fox-news-is-callingsharia-law/197090) Reason for Extension: In the foundation piece, the Fox reporter cannot understand as to why a Muslim academic wrote a book about the founder of Christianity. The amount of ignorance displayed by this news network continues in their report on Sharia Law and how it is taking over the western world. There are many misconceptions that have surfaced about Sharia Law which my further oral assessment will examine and show how this language has shaped the stereotypical perceptions of Islam today, contrasting with the actual ideals of Islam and Sharia Law. Presentation details: Presentation will be oral with technological equipment as well as an interactive segment. Along with the presentation, there will be an analytical paper analyzing my findings as well as commentary. Order of Presentation: Oral PowerPoint Presentation Interactive Segment Analytical Paper (not included in the presentation, will be turned in) Oral PowerPoint Presentation order by topic: Fox News Interview (Foundation) Fox News Claim about Sharia Law (Extension) What is Sharia Law? Denotation Connotation Purpose Definition of Islam Sharia vs Fiqh How did Sharia Law even come to be? History Spread Development Then and Now

Misconceptions Western Misconceptions How did these misconceptions surface? Proving why these conceptions are incorrect Sharia Law in the United States Oklahoma Video Foreign Laws bill

Interactive Segment Court case play involving Sharia Law and the law of the land Analytical Paper (Will be turned in, providing extensions to the topics discussed in the oral presentation) Sources: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/sharia-law-usa-statesban_n_3660813.html#slide=1037744 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/sharia-law-usa-statesban_n_3660813.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-david-liepert/al-sharia-whats-wrong-withsharia-law_b_1390132.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7234870.stm http://www.policymic.com/articles/38931/sharia-law-is-not-what-you-think-it-is http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/12/02/look-at-what-fox-news-is-callingsharia-law/197090 http://www.onislam.net/english/shariah/shariah-and-humanity/shariah-andlife/449152-what-is-shariah-and-why-does-it-matter.html?Life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasr_Abu_Zayd#Court_decision http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/magazine/16Shariaht.html?pagewanted=6&_r=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasr_Abu_Zayd http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubna_al-Hussein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Joy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_(convert)