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This course focuses on Iranian women’s writing as memoir and testimony. The time frame is the 19th-21st centuries. Poetry and the short story are highlighted as quintessential female forms of …
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The conception of the ahl al-bayt, the family of the Prophet Muhammad, plays a vital role in Islamic history, thought and piety. In the tashahhud portion of the ritual prayers, Muslims of all …
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The focus of the course this term is the work of the Iranian writer Simin Daneshvar (b. 1921). The work covered in this course is available in English translation. The literary works selected for the …
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Examines literature by women from the various cultures of the Middle East. Readings are selected to illustrate the theme of the search for public and personal direction through writing. Course …
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What does it mean to be Muslim? What is the civilizational legacy of a faith practiced by one-quarter of humanity? Addressing such questions, this course explores the rich and diverse traditions of …
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An exploration of the history, thought and institutions of the Shi'i interpretation of Islam. The early Shi'i milieu, Zaidi, Ismaili and Twelver Shi'ism and the development of the Shi'i school of …