HIST 544 - The Islamic World

3 credit hours
This course surveys the birth of Islam, the structure of Islamic civilization, early disputes and enduring controversies among Muslims, and the religion’s spread to non-Arabic parts of the world. The second half of the class examines more contemporary issues such as the Islamic world’s response to European colonialism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and politics in the Islamic world. (Cross-listed with HIST 444).