Identify Country A and Country B based on their descriptions.
Country A
-helped the U.S. defeat the Taliban & replace it with a pro-U.S. moderate Muslim alliance
-Have a strategic interest in the success of the pro-U.S. Shia government in Iraq
-did not participate in the 9/11/01 attacks in the U.S.
-One of the few Muslim nations that held spontaneous demonstrations supporting the U.S. after 9/11
-Has moderately free elections
-Women can vote, can be elected into governments, are fully integrated into the work force, have the majority at universities and can drive automobiles
-Women are expected to wear the hijab or headscarf but do not wear chador or burqa and they don’t have to cover their hair completely
-Have a radical president whose party was soundly defeated in the country’s last elections
-This country is relatively tolerant and supports its Jewish, Christian and other religious populations
-Has more bloggers per capita than any other country in the region
-The brand of Islam practiced respects women; is open to reinterpreation in light of modernity and opposes Al-Qaeda’s nihilism
Country B
-helped finance the Taliban
-”Exports” al-Qaeda agents into Iraq that undermines U.S.’s ability to replace Saddam w/ a moderate Muslim gov’t
-15 of 19 hijackers (9/11) were citizens of this country
-Its mosques and charities raise funds to support Al-Qaeda and export terrorism
-While its rulers are pro-U.S., its citizens are openy hostile to and even celebrated on 9/11
-Is a monarchy with no free elections
-Women cannot participate in government, drive automobiles, or leave their homes without a male relative
-Women must wear the Chador that is black and covers them completely except for their eyes in public
-Women do not participate in the workforce
-Exports its extremely fundamentalist brand of Islm that is anti-modern [thus anti-western and openly opposes our efforts in Iraq]
-Its clerics are openly hostile to other religions and it is illegal to build a church in this country
What think you?
Sophie, I personally don’t care if I didn’t impress you. I didn’t make up this list anyway, I got it from my teacher and I was curious to see what you guys would say.
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