Arab studies programs

Battelle Tompkins, Room T on a map. Back to top. These relationships allow us to offer a comprehensive view of the Arab world, taking into consideration the organization of everyday life, politics, literature, film, religion, gender dynamics, and history of the region as topics of interest in their own right.

Introduction to Culture and Society in the Arab World. This course provides an introduction to a select number of themes in Arab culture by exploring the following themes: 1 The varieties of subcultures distinguished by particular sets of language, religious sectarianism and ethnic groups in the Arab world; 2 the socially accepted norms in the Arab world, structure of Arab society, tradition, systems of codes, and prominent values honor, power, hierarchy, tribe, clan, gender, family, morality, social relationship ; and 3 the socio-political transformations of Arab societies and their impact on the ways of life of rural as well as urban settlers at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

Understanding Iraq. This course maps out: 1 an historical overview; 2 a country profile; 3 a review of political institutions and economy oil industry Islamist Movements in the Arab World. This course focuses on 1 the conditions that led to the emergence of the Islamist movements; 2 the relationship between their thinking and praxis in particular political and social contexts; and 3 the radical and moderate orientations of these movements, highlighting the reasons behind such approaches and their impact on the current situation in the Arab world.

To view all the courses we offer in detail, please visit our Curriculum page. Generally the first half of the day is spent on the study of the Arabic language. The second half of the day is scheduled for Islamic Studies classes. Some of the courses and electives are offered on selected weekends with visiting instructors. Click here for the application form. Tuition fee is as per the standards.

Madina Hope Scholarship is provided to all the applicants who are from the Indian sub-continent. While there are many online options to study Arabic, it is much more desirable to learn the language in person where students are present and able to engage with each other. Learning a language is never easy, but it can open a whole new world to those that try.

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