Required Courses:

INTRODUCTORY COURSE:

Religion 146: Introduction to Islamic Civilization (7th – 16th centuries)

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Religion 147: Introduction to Islamic Civilization (17th century – present).

Note: These courses are cross-listed in Cultural Anthropology, History,   Medieval/Renaissance Studies, International Comparative Studies

CAPSTONE COURSE: The capstone course, taken as a junior or senior, will include a significant research component. The department, course number and title of this seminar varies with the faculty teaching the course.

FALL 2008: RELIGION 168: Muslim Ethics and Islamic Law, Professor Ebrahim Moosa

2009-2010: ECONOMICS: Islam and the State, Professor Timur Kuran.

Approved Elective Courses:

ASIAN AND AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE:

72: War, Gender, and Postcoloniality
127: Politics of Turkish Film & Literature
132: Representing the middle east
145: Arab Society & Culture in Film
158: The Middle East in Popular Culture
159: Palestine, Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict
165: Modern Arabic Literature and Culture
165S: Arabic Culture and 9/11
166: Egypt: Mother of the World
173: Arab Women Writers
173: Comparative Islamic Feminisms
173: Gender Jihad: Muslim Women Writers (Focus Seminar)
178: Introduction to Islamic Communities in North Carolina

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY:
81: Muslim World: Transformations and Continuities (Foxua AwminE)
120: Thinking About God: The Nature of Religious Belief at the Crossroads of Judaism, Christianity,         & Islam
126: Muslim World; Transformations and Continuities
132: Representing the Middle East
135: Muslims in the West
152: The Turks: From Ottoman Empire to European Union
155: Palestine, Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict
180: Anthropology of Peace
191: The Middle East in Popular Culture

ECONOMICS:
133: Economic History and Modernization of the Islamic Middle East
XXX: Islam and the State (course number to be determined)

HISTORY:
100N - Duke in Istanbul: Special Topics on History
105: Regime Change and U.S. Foreign Policy
115: History and Modern Africa
131: Representing the Middle East
140: Multinationalism and Multiculturalism in the Slavic World
141: The Turks: From Ottoman Empire to European Union
144: Crusades to the Holy Land
152: The Modern Middle East
188: Genocide in the Twentieth Century

INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE STUDIES:
101: Muslim World: Transformations and Continuities
102: Thinking About God: The Nature of Religious Belief at the Crossrds of Judaism, Christianity,         & Islam
121: Women in Arab Literature
141: Representing the Middle East
141: Islamic Mysticism: Perso-Indian (Eastern) Traditions
141: Islamic Civilization
170: Religions of India

LITERATURE:

113: States of Exile and Accented Cinemas
118: Performance Traditions of the Middle East
120: Islam and Comparative World Cinemas (Focus Seminar)
125: Gender and Representation—The Middle East
163: The Middle East through Historical Literature
163: The Middle East in Popular Culture
165: Women in Arab Literature

POLITICAL SCIENCE:
117: U.S-Iranian Relations
117: Introduction to Middle East Politics
129: Economic History and Modernization of the Islamic Middle East
149: Globalization and Public Policy
164: Politics in the Developing World
199: Middle East: Democracy & Power (sp 08)

RELIGION:
42: Islam
119: Muslim World: Transformations and Continuities
152: Islamic Mysticism: Perso-Indian (Eastern) Traditions
161: The Turks: From Ottoman Empire to European Union
161: Introduction to Islamic Communities in North Carolina
161: Muslims in the West
161: Thinking About God: The Nature of Religious Belief at the Crossroads of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam

166: Fundamental Challenges: Islam, Human Rights, Terrorism
168: Muslim Ethics and Islamic Law: Issues and Debates
185: Introduction to Islam: From Ritual to Revolution
185: Islam in the West
196: Wrestling with Texts

SOCIOLOGY
145: National, Regional, and Global Economy
191: Gender, Labor, & Globalizaion

TURKISH:
105S: The Middle East through Historical Literature
106S: Tracing Muslim Identities in Eurasia
132:   Representing the Middle East
133: The Cognitive Science of Religion & Morality
135: The Turks: From Ottoman Empire to European Union
136: Thinking About God: The Nature of Religious Belief at the Crossroads of Judaism, Christianity,           & Islam
138S: Russia, Turkey, and the Cultures of Eurasia

 

Language Courses at Duke

ARABIC:
1: Elementary Arabic
2: Elementary Arabic
35: Conversational Egyptian and Contemporary Culture
63: Intermediate Arabic
64: Intermediate Arabic
101: Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Advanced Special Topics in Arabic
125: Advanced Arabic
126: Advanced Arabic
183: Topics in Arabic
184: Topics in Arabic
191: Research Independent Study

PERSIAN:
1: Elementary Persian
2: Elementary Persian
63: Intermediate Persian
64: Intermediate Persian
100: Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Advanced Special Topics in Persian

TURKISH:
1: Elementary Turkish
2: Elementary Turkish
10: Accelerated Turkish Language and Culture I
11: Accelerated Turkish Language and Culture II
63: Intermediate Turkish
100: Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Advanced Special Topics in Turkish
101S: Contemporary Turkish Composition and Readings
102S: Contemporary Turkish Composition and Readings
105S: The Middle East through Historical Literature
106S: Tracing Muslim Identities in Eurasia
132: Representing the Middle East
133: The Cognitive Science of Religion & Morality
135: The Turks: From Ottoman Empire to European Union
136: Thinking About God: The Nature of Religious Belief at the Crossroads of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
138S: Russia, Turkey, and the Cultures of Eurasia