MECS 5.0, 6.0. 7.0

Answer must be atleast 250words..  Discussion must be in Microsoft Word and must be an original answer no plagiarism.  Primary postings should include either a concise summary of information or an analysis of the topic under study.  Please don't use long quotations.  Please note within the text of your discussion posting where you got your information.  Outside research should be academic in nature and come from reputable peer reviewed sources.  You must include two references with your posting cited in APA style.  Discussions Questions will be answered separately.

Disc 5.0

Share your thoughts on Dr. Jonathan Brown’s lecture on Sharia and the modern world. Did anything surprise you? Is it what you expected it to be?  The link to the video can be found below

https://youtu.be/U2qcMBjeMGE

DISC 6.0

Were you aware that there was a ruling Muslim Caliph up until 1908 and that the Islamic empire had a modern Navy with warships built at ship works in Great Britain? 

Were the Muslims, in your opinion, better off under a single empire or as modern nation states like we see today?

DISC 7.0

In 250 words discuss the rise of the Ottoman Empire and its influence on the Middle East as a whole.