Project Summary: Write a 1200-1300 word essay in which: First, you provide in sequence the full quote of each selection in the body of the essay (the source of the quote and its slide number, or video clip number 1 to 6, minute 1 to 10, should be referenced in the footnotes) and a concise explanation of its significance and relevance to our time from your own perspective. Second, based on your learning from your selections and from slides 119-120, 106-108, 111-113, 123, 125, and 167, you provide a thoughtful explanation of the geopolitical origins and ramifications of ‘jihad’ and ‘terrorism’ in Afghanistan since 1979 and in Syria since 2011. Third, based on your learning from "First" and "Second", use concrete examples drawn from the slides to explain the extent to which religion per se is or is not the problem causing the the ongoing Middle East wars which have killed or displaced millions of people since the end of the Second World War. Essay 1 must be formatted as a Microsoft Word file and uploaded