Write the summary of the following passage:
“For nearly 1,400 years Islam, though diverse in sectarian practice and ethnic tradition, has provided a unifying faith for peoples stretching from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean and beyond. Starting in the 1500s, Western ascendancy, which culminated in colonization, eroded once glorious Muslim empires and reduced the influence of Islam. After the breakup of the Ottoman Empire following World War I and the decline of European colonial empires following World War II, Muslim nations adopted Western ideologies–communism, socialism, secular nationalism, and capitalism. Yet most Muslims remained poor and powerless. Their governments, secular regimes often backed by the West, were corrupt and repressive” (Belt 78).
Belt, Don. “The World of Islam.” National Geographic. January 2002: 76-85. Print.
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Explanation:
Text: Summary Writing
Process and Hints to Summary Writing
One major challenge with summary writing is deciding what to include and what to leave out. A bit of instruction on the process to follow, along with useful techniques, will have you writing expert summaries in no time.
Read the text for understanding, without editing. Make sure you understand the content, including major and minor sections, as well as the overlying message being conveyed. Look closely at topic sentences and key words repeated throughout.
Read through the material and cross out non-vital information. Underline what you believe to be the most important points, even if those points are words or phrases.
Write your summary in your own words. Follow both the organization of the original as well as its tone, though you need to make sure your own point of view is purely objective (reporting content of the text, only). Opinions should not appear in a summary. Any words or phrases from the original need to be properly documented and punctuated.
Your summary should be 15 to 20% the length of the original.
Be sure to go back when you’ve finished your summary and compare it to the original for accuracy.
Explanation:
Islam is a religion of universe where it respects other religions of the world. For almost 1400 years, Muslims dominated the world till the demise of Ottoman empire after which the rulers became the followers of European leaders. First the British came to Indian subcontinent and then Muslims started following European trends and their systems. This also happened because of the corrupt Muslim rulers