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ORIGINAL TEXT<\/h3>\r\n\u201cFor 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\u2013communism, 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\u201d (Belt 78).\r\n

Belt, Don. \u201cThe World of Islam.\u201d\u00a0National Geographic.<\/em>\u00a0January 2002: 76-85. Print.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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POORLY-WRITTEN SUMMARY<\/h3>\r\nDespite Western-style governments, Muslim countries are mired in deep poverty and radical governments. This despite the fact that the religion has existed for several centuries. European colonization ruined the Islamic religion for a long time. You would find it hard to imagine how many Muslims there really are out there.\r\n

Analysis<\/h4>\r\nThis summary\r\n