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HAA 11: Landmarks of World Architecture

Instructors: Patricio de Real and David Roxburgh Examines major works of world architecture and the unique aesthetic, cultural, and historical issues that frame them. Faculty members will each lecture on an outstanding example in their area of expertise...

HAA 224M: Drawing in the Islamic Lands

Instructor: David Roxburgh The seminar examines the medium of drawing in the Islamic lands, focusing on the post-Mongol through early modern periods throughout the Middle East, Iran, India, and Central Asia. Topics include the medium, materiality and...

IGA 655: Middle Eastern Politics and Policy

Instructor: Tarek Masoud Explores the major political, economic, social, and security challenges facing - and emanating from - the Middle East. Particular attention paid to the causes of the so-called Arab Spring and the prospects for genuine...

GENED 1087/HDS 3627: Multisensory Religion: Rethinking Islam

Instructor: Ali Asani One need only walk into a church, a mosque, a temple, a synagogue or any place of worship to experience the beauty and aesthetic power of religion. For millions of people around the world, understanding of religion is forged through...

ISLAMCIV 110/HDS 3064: Major Works of Islamic Civilizations

Instructor: Khaled El-Rouayheb This course offers a reading of a number of major works of Islamic Civilization, for example from the universal chronicle of al-Tabari (d. 923), the forty hadith of al-Nawawi (d. 1277), a work on the lives of the Shi’i Imams...

ARABIC 150R: Themes in Arabic Literature

Instructor: Shady Nasser This course will introduce students to the major writers, canonical works, and important literary movements of Arabic Literature from late antiquity up to the modern period. The course will be structured thematically with special...