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ARABIC 259: Introduction to Medieval Arabic Rhetoric

Instructors: Shady Nasser and Khaled El-Rouayheb Description: An introduction to the medieval Arabic tradition of rhetoric (balagha). We will read Arabic texts that illustrate the historical evolution of the genre, as well as more systematic introductions...

HDS 3175: Indian Ocean Islam

Instructors: Teren Sevea and Ali Asani Does thinking oceanically influence the study of Islam? Can we remember a people’s history of the Indian Ocean world? This course considers these questions and others as it focuses on religious worlds within port...

HDS 3368: Islam, Modernity, and Politics

Instructor: Ousmane Kane The aim of this seminar is to study the evolution of Islamic thought and political practices in Muslim societies from the 19th to the early 21st centuries. Attention will be devoted to the patterns of interaction between the...

FRSEMR 37Y: Muslim Voices in Contemporary World Literatures

Instructor: Ali Asani Description: What do Muslims think of acts of terrorism committed in the name of Islam, the mixing of religion with politics, the rights of women, the ``West''? This seminar investigates the viewpoints of prominent Muslim writers on...

MODMDEST 315: Reading al-Manar in the Interwar Period

Instructor: Malika Zeghal Meeting approximately every other week, students will establish digital maps and databases based on al-Manar and other periodicals in Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt in the Inter War Period. Enrollment only by instructor's permission...