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My name is Sawyer Ames, and this is an independent study project for my middle school. I went to Morocco over the summer with my family, and learned about Islam while we toured the country. While where were there we had a guide, Said, who taught us about prayer, and some major holidays. Muslims pray five times a day, and have to go through ablutions before they do. Also, during Ramadan, the fasting holiday, you can drink if you drive over eighty kilometers. Did you know for every day you //don’t// fast in Ramadan, you have to make it up later in the year? I had no idea about many of these facts, so when the chance to do a research project, I was extremely excited. This Wiki will explore the main holy figures in Islam, and how the two main sects of Islam - Sunnis' and Shi'ites' - compare to one another. Why did they originally split? How does it show in our world today? What is going //on//  with Islam in our world today? What countries are most affected by the split? Read this Wiki to find out! Sawyer Ames