This course, as part of the new HDS Initiative on Islamic Spiritual Life and Service, is intended for students preparing for vocation in a variety of settings in which they will provide Islamically-inspired service and support. The course will acquaint students with Islamic pedagogy and...

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Instructor: Ali Asani

A seminar for graduate students focusing on current scholarship on Islamic civilization in South Asia.

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The course follows key themes in religion and gender as these were shaped and reshaped through the colonial and post-colonial eras. In particular, the religious history of American women and the history of women in Islam primarily in relation to the Middle East (professors Braude's and Ahmed's... Read more about Religion, Gender, and Politics in Transnational Perspective

An introduction to ten iconic monuments of the Islamic world from the beginning of Islam to the early modern period.... Read more about Monuments of Islamic Architecture