ISLAMCIV 170/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. ... Read more about ISLAMCIV 170/HDS 3368: Islam, Modernity and Politics
HDS 3357/Islamic Civilization 179: Critical Perspectives on the Dynamics and Development of Islam in Africa Instructor: Ousmane Kane An estimated 450 to 500 million Muslims live in Africa—close to a third of the global Muslim population. The overwhelming majority of them lives in the northern half of the continent, above the equator. The spread of Islam increased the contact between the peoples of North Africa, the Sahara, and parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The course is designed to provide an understanding of the spread of Islam and the formation and transformation of Muslim societies in Africa.... Read more about HDS 3357/Islamic Civilization 179: Critical Perspectives on the Dynamics and Development of Islam in Africa
Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb's New Book: The Development of Arabic Logic (1200-1800) July 24, 2019 Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb, James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and Islamic Intellectual History, Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Alwaleed Program Steering Committe Member, has come out... Read more about Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb's New Book: The Development of Arabic Logic (1200-1800)