Tourist Destinations in the Muslim World

During the Post-Classical Age, cities and urban areas in Muslim society played critical roles in religion because Muslim people had to make religious pilgrimages to Holy Cities such as Mecca and Jerusalem, trade because the cities had huge complexes which allowed trade to flourish, and cultural advancement because the cities were filled with a variety of different people as well as there were great advancement in education.

It was on September 21, 1972 when President Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial Law. The President claimed that ‘lawless elements’ supported by a foreign power were plotting to overthrow the lawfully elected government and that martial law was necessary to save the Republic and reform the society (Lim). On the other hand, tourism is defined as the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure business and other purposes (Cruz 1). The term travel and tourism industry has come to mean all the private, public and voluntary sector organizations that provide services for the traveling public and work together to promote the socio-economic benefits of the industry worldwide (Cruz 9). In this industry, companies and government conduct businesses since it became an emerging industry in 1970s. Tourism industry is a rising trade during Marcos time since there is an increase in the number of tourist arrivals starting from 1970 up to 1980. From 242, 811 in 1973, it increased to 1,008,158 in 1980. However, it can also be observed that there was a negative growth rate from 1981 until 1986. The rise of travel and tourism in the Philippines during Martial law were caused by several actions of government. Department of Tourism was built in 1973 and it was in-charge in the marketing and promotions of the country’s destinations to international market. The improvement of

For five weeks in 1964 Malcolm X completed the Hajj, a mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. When he returned from this trip, Malcolm had a different outlook and preached not to just African-Americans but to muslims of all races. It changed Malcolm’s world view and gave him hope for a better future.

The video, “Inside Mecca”, represents Islamic culture in Saudi Arabia. I found it very interesting on behalf of the God they worship and all of the rituals they do as symbolism for their beliefs. A Muslim is a person who follows the monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the Quran. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad. It makes me think of how cultures can be compared. In this documentary it explains how the Hajj ceremony works and the specific scenarios that go one during the annual event. In this video, there are not only Islam people, but three different races that choose to go the Hajj as well. There was an American woman, South African man, and a Malaysian man as well

The Middle East is a region contains countries from Africa and Europe. Some of the countries included are Turkey, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria (pg 416). This is a pretty big span of countries with different types of lifestyles, including religions and food. The main religions in the Middle East are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Each religion is unique in its own sense and has certain foods that are associated with it.

From the time period of 1000-1750 C.E, Islam had a tremendous culture, economic, and political impact on Europe. It introduced Europe to new agricultural technology, exchange of ideas, trade goods that would influence Europe development.

Three of the world’s major religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, originated in the Middle East. Although there are many smaller sects and religions throughout the Middle East, these three are the most prominent and fastest growing religions worldwide. Islam is the most prevalent religion throughout the region, but each of these three major religions has a rich history and has played a role in the development of the Middle East.

Islam played a key role in the long-distance trade between the South China Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from the 7th century until the late 15th century. During this time, Islam had a large number of merchants which allowed for them to play such a role in the expansion of trade and which also allowed for the expansion of Islam as a religion. The Silk Road was the most used land routes between the 7th and 15th century and this was because it was the largest, most active trade routes that stretched the longest distance which allowed for further reach of resources, commodities, ideas, technology, and religion. The silk road had many different land and sea routes that went a range of distances and to a variety of different places. The role that Islam played in the trade between the South China Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, was also beneficial for them. The long-distance trade allowed for Islam to grow and develop in many ways. Due to the extreme distances that the trade routes covered, Islam, the second largest religion, behind Christianity, was able to share their beliefs as a culture and as a religion. There were many different key assets and events that help with the expansion of the long-distance trade routes and their goods between the 7th and the 15th century.

During 700-1500 there was very little knowledge known about health, medicine and disease, therefore lifestyle patterns in the Muslim world and the Americas during this time contributed to illness. Physicians did not have a clear understanding of how diseases were spreading. Diseases like the Black Death nearly swept the Muslim empire. The preservation of the Greco-Roman empire helped contribute to most of the Muslim world’s modern medicine. Islamic hospitals provided care for the mentally ill patients and various forms of restraints were placed on the violently insane; they were given drugs, baths and medicine to help cure their insanity (Anderson, 2007, p. 144). Cauterizing of battle wounds and surgical practices were new norms developed by

The Hajj is a yearly Islamic journey to Mecca, and a compulsory religious obligation for Muslims that must be done at any rate once in their lifetime by every Muslim who are physically and fiscally equipped for undertaking the voyage, and can bolster their family amid their nonappearance. It is one of the five mainstays of Islam, nearby Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, and

The land of Israel has been the epicenter of Jewish-Muslims relations for hundreds of years. The Jewish claimed lands in Israel and established Jerusalem roughly five thousand years ago. Having survived through multiple of the world’s most powerful empires, the Jewish largely remained in the holy land of Israel. However, after angering Muhammad, the Muslim general Omar conquered Israel in 638 AD (Arlandson). The Muslims took complete control over Jerusalem and claimed the city to be the second holiest site in Islam. The intentions of Jerusalem were to allow Muslims to pray towards Jerusalem or Mecca and to allow Muslims to complete the Hajj if Mecca was ever forced to be shut off to foreigners (Pipes). In the mid 600s, the Umayyad dynasty

One minor solution that anyone is able to accomplish is making people aware of what is going on in the world. We are constantly caught up in our own lives that we are rarely given the chance to observe what's going on in the world that we are living in. Spreading awareness and getting more people involved in organizations to help out others all over the world, especially in the Middle East that are constantly being attacked in their home towns. Not only will this be helping them, but it will also grow some kind of positive connection with them and hopefully they eventually not everyone will perceive the United States as an unpleasant or an unwelcoming nation. (“How the United States is perceived in the Arab and Muslim Worlds, 1.)

The geological history of the Salar is associated with a sequential transformation between several vast lakes. Some 30,000 to 42,000 years ago, the area was part of a giant prehistoric lake, Lake Minchin. Its age

His reason for taking the pilgrimage was because he wanted to upkeep the ancient traditions of his people. In this case the tradition was that a man killed his wife, but wanted to get right with God, so a wiseman told him to make a trip to the Holy Land. This suggests that pilgrimages in general are based off of Islamic tradition of showing one's devotion to God.

Egypt is one of the most beautiful countries. It is the oldest tourist destination on earth. Nowadays, tourism is one of the most important industries and it is the leader in providing new jobs to decrease the unemployment rate. It involves a range of organizations, businesses and government agencies working together complementary to each other. After January 25th, the rates of tourism has decreased in Egypt due to many reasons. It has been proven that tourist’s number has fallen from 14 million in 2010 to 10.2 million in 2013. According to (Tourism in Egypt: A slow recovery- CNN.com) “The world Economic Forum has just declared Egypt one of the most dangerous places on earth for tourists. The report puts Egypt above Yemen and Pakistan in