1.  Read the definitions below.  For what reason have Somali Islamists declared jihad on Ethiopia?

• Jihad is defined as "holy war": It means the legal, compulsory, communal effort to expand the territories ruled by Muslims at the expense of territories ruled by non-Muslims.
  (For a thorough explanation of the history and meaning of jihad, go to DanielPipes.org.)
• Islamists follow Islamism.  Islamism is a huge change from traditional Islam; it is an ideology that demands man's complete adherence to the sacred law of Islam and rejects as much as possible outside influence...It [has] a deep antagonism towards non-Muslims and has a particular hostility towards the West. It [attempts] to turn Islam, a religion and civilization, into an ideology.
  For an in-depth definition of Islamism, read the article "Distinguishing between Islam and Islamism" at DanielPipes.org.

2.  Describe the actions taken by the Somali Islamists in their jihad against Ethiopia.

3.  What has the Ethiopian government done to protect its citizens from attacks by Somali Islamists?  Why?

4.  a) What percentage of the Ethiopian population is Muslim?
b) What percent is Chrisitan?
c) What type of government rules Ethiopia?
(For the answers, go to World FactBook.)

5.  a) How many Ethiopian Christians have been displaced by Somali Islamists in recent weeks? 
b) How many are missing? 
c) How have the displaced Christians reacted to their situation?

6.  a) To what group does Mindy Belz compare the Somali militants?
b) Why do the Somali people support the militants?
c) What freedoms are people in Somalia losing under the rule of the Islamists? 

7.  a) What percentage of the population in Somalia is Muslim? 
b) What percent is Christian? 
(To find the answer, go to the CIA World FactBook.)