Does jizya help non-Muslims feel like citizens, or is it another form of discrimination and a way of separating two groups from one another? Does it increase or decrease tolerance in an area?
After reading this week's materials and the additional news article on "Waging Peace in the Philippines", respond to the following discussion questions for the week:
1) How does this article fit in with this week's chapter and reader articles? How does it tie in with what we have been studying so far this semester?
2) Given the situation described in the article and the theories you have read about so far, do you think that there is a chance for lasting peace in the Philippines? Why or why not? What would need to be kept or changed there for peace to endure?