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ISLA 506 Revolutions: Arab Middle East and North Africa (3 credits)

Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)

Overview

Islamic Studies : The post-Ottoman Arab world; major socio-political transformations and revolutions in the 20th century Middle Eastern and North African Arab countries; the historical contexts that shaped them and their implications. Interdisciplinarity (anthropology, psychology, sociology, psychiatry, law), effects of revolutionson individuals and societies; the cause of these revolutions; the impact of the modernization/reforms, colonialism and the rise of nationalist movements on them; the diverse compositions and aims of these revolutions; types of social groups and political organizationsand societies that were drawn to these revolutions and why; and the role colonial and postcolonial powers played in them.

Terms: Fall 2024

Instructors: Abisaab, Malek (Fall)

  • 3 hours

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