Islam 101: Understanding Muslim Neighbors
The Candler Foundry
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Dates: Sep 5 - Sep 26, 2024
Course Time: Thursdays 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET (Online)
Course Description
When you hear the words ‘Muslim’ or ‘Islam,’ what comes to mind? This course will survey key elements of Islam as a religious and cultural tradition from its historical beginnings to its contemporary global expressions. Students need no prior knowledge for this course as we will develop basic familiarity with the Islamic tradition’s figures, beliefs, practices, laws, and disputes. We will explore topics such as God and the Qur’an, the life of the Prophet Muhammad, law and rituals, West/East encounters, and contemporary challenges such as “Islamic terrorism” and “women’s rights.” By the end of the course, we will have developed a framework for understanding this global religion and its diversity together. We will have developed enough background knowledge to evaluate statements about Islam in the media, political debates, and everyday life.
For more information, please email our Assistant Director of Community Learning and Partnerships at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.
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Meet the Instructor
Mujahid Osman
Mujahid Osman is a doctoral candidate in the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University, Atlanta, USA. His work is at the intersection of Islam, progressive politics, queerness, coloniality, and liberation theology. He is also pursuing a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University. Mujahid’s doctoral dissertation focusses on the theology and politics of social justice in the Muslim community of Cape Town, South Africa.
Mujahid holds a Master of Global Affairs with an International Peace Studies concentration from the University of Notre Dame where he examined forms of prophetic theologies and its role in building conditions of justpeace in the city of Jerusalem. He graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science Honors degree (in the first class) from the University of Cape Town (UCT) with a specialization in Religious Studies. Mujahid holds a B.A. in Political Studies and Religious Studies also from UCT.
He has worked with social justice organizations in Cape Town for over four years.
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