RELN 3300 - Contemporary Islam

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 with a grade of “C” or better; or Permission of Instructor
This course explores contemporary Islam and the relationship between Islam and the West. This course may include the following topics: modernism, extremism, revivalism, feminism, Islam in the West, the clash of civilizations theories; colonialism and post-colonial studies; Islam in the West; globalization and geopolitics; democracy, human rights, gender justice in Muslim-majority countries.