DOCUMENTARY SCREENING:Inside Islam Documentary
Date: Monday, 16 November 2009
Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Venue: Kelley Auditorium, Alter Hall
PUBLIC LECTURE:The Future of Islam: Muslim-Christian Relations
Speaker: John L. Esposito, University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Professor of Islamic Studies, and founding director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Venue: Duff Banquet Center in the Cintas Center
We will be watching Part 3 of the PBS Documentary, Race: The Power of an Illusion in class today. Please read the transcripts for Part 1 and Part 2 in preparation for viewing and discussing Part 3 in class.
REMINDER: Please e-mail your Paper #3 to ProfessorJTan@gmail.com by 5:00 p.m. today (12 Nov 2009)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING:Inside Islam Documentary
Date: Monday, 16 November 2009
Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Venue: Kelley Auditorium, Alter Hall
PUBLIC LECTURE:The Future of Islam: Muslim-Christian Relations
Speaker: John L. Esposito, University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Professor of Islamic Studies, and founding director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Venue: Duff Banquet Center in the Cintas Center
This is a 7-minute clip on ESPN of the Lady Caliphs of W. Deen Mohammed High School (735 Fayetteville Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30316), a K-12 Islamic school that is noted for its academic excellence. The Lady Caliphs completed another outstanding basketball season, winning 21 out of 22 games.
26 Nov: Thanksgiving Holiday -- No Class
1 Dec: Transnational Muslims in American Society #3
3 Dec: Transnational Muslims in American Society #4
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS:
(1) PODCAST: The Partisans of Ali: A History of Shia Faith and Politics [A 5-part series on NPR Morning Edition. Please listen online or download and listen to all the podcasts on your iPod, as well as read the articles (profiles, chronology, history, etc.) for today's class]
(2) The Sunni-Shia Divide and the Future of Islam. By Vali Nasr, on "Speaking of Faith" (American Public Radio, 20 November 2008). Please listen online or download and listen to the podcast on your iPod, as well as read the articles for today's class.
(3) McCloud, pp. 95-122 (NB: Please listen to #1 and #2 before you read #3)
(4) Huaisheng Mosque (The oldest mosque in China and one of the oldest mosque in the world)
REMINDER: Please e-mail your Paper #4 to ProfessorJTan@gmail.com by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 11 Dec 2009.
Humorous student evaluations at a foreign (non-U.S.) university... Enjoy!!!
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