Intellectual Map of Arab World

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

The course aims to assist students to comprehend the major intellectual currents in the Arab world through studying their birth and origins in their historical contexts and follow their developments up till our time. Students will obtain a general but broad knowledge of the Arabic and Islamic intellectual currents in the Arab World as one of the world’s most significant regions. Students will also gain a general view of the diversity of political, social, and religious currents. Moreover, the students will develop their language skills and be able to analyze and criticize original intellectual texts.