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IDST 29: ISLAM:IDENTITY AND CULTURE
3 UNITS
UC/CSU TRANSFERRABLE COURSE
COURSE MEETS ELIGIBILITY FOR CRITICAL MIDDLE EAST SWANA CERTIFICATE
An interdisciplinary survey of Muslim identity and the origins, principles, and practices of Islam, comparing and contrasting them with those of other major religions. Focus on the historical development and current practices of Islam and its impact on philosophy, art, music, architecture, gender, media, popular culture, and politics.
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Study of Islam's basic tenets, its many contributions to civilization, its place as one of the three Abrahamic faiths together with Judaism and Christianity, diversity in Islam, Islam in America, Islamophobia at cultural and state levels, women in Islam, Islamic art and architecture, Islamic philosophy, contemporary Islam and the challenges of democratization and complications of global politics.