HI/RE381 Women and Gender in Islam
A comprehensive introduction to the construction of gender in the Islamic Middle East. Puts the lives of contemporary Muslim women and men into a deeper historical perspective, examining the issues that influence definitions of gender in the Islamic world. Through monographs, essays, novels, stories, and film, examines the changing status and images of women and men in the Qur’an, hadith/sunna, theology, philosophy, and literature. Traces changes and developments in those constructions of identity beginning with the rise of Islam and continuing through contemporary understandings.
Flashcards
Introductory & Review Videos
- Historical Overview and Key Terms
- Perspectives on the Apocalypse
- Mansa Musa & Islam in Africa
- Colonialism
- Islamic Revivalism and Modernism
- Max Weber and Modernity
- Islamic Revivalism: Contemporary Muslim Thinkers and Modern/Post-Modern Governance:
- Modern Islamic Revival Movements
- Ted Talk: Islamic Spiritual Revival and Shari’ah Legal Reform
- Max Weber and Modernity
- Secularism and Racism
- France
- Joan Wallach Scott, Author of the “Politics of the Veil” :
- Anne Norton & Joan Wallach Scott Presentation: “Postcolonialsm, Islam, and the West”
- France
- Islam and Politics
- Iran’s Revolutions
- “Remarkable Women in Islamic History” with Dr. Shabir Ally
- “Aisha: The Most Important Woman in Islam”
- Ted Talk: Islamophobia and Samah Safi Bayazid’s Story
- Ted Talk: “What does my headscarf mean to you?” By Yassmin Abdel-Magied
- Ted Talk: Manal al-Sharif and Driving in Saudi Arabia
- “Sporting Sisters: Stories of Muslim Women in Sport“
- 2016 Rio Olympics: Ibtihaj Muhammad
- The Nike “Pro Hijab”
- Stand Up Comedy – Shazia Mirza