Dear Respected Reader,
Assalamu Alaikum.
The WP Virtual Islamic School
(http://www.witness-pioneer.org/VSchool/index.htm) is a project of
Witness-Pioneer, an Internet-based Islamic Organization that is dedicated for
the study of Islam through authentic sources.
Please inform others. Respected Moderators of any e-mail group are humbly
requested to publish this e-mail.
It is offering a course to start soon (February 2, 2007 - May 18, 2007)
Inshallah. Details are as follows:
Name of the Course:
GS111: WOMEN AND ISLAM: In this course, we examine the position of Women
in Islam - a crucial, and debated issue in Islam. The course starts from a
historical review of human creation and its relation to women. It looks into
woman's position from social, economic and political perspectives; explains
rights and responsibilities of women; and discusses important issues like
marriage contract, divorce, polygamy, wife-beating, etc. A student will get an
overview on different issues related to muslim women from this course.
The course is designed primarily based on the text by Dr. Jamal Badawi, a
well-known Islamic scholar of present time.
Course Format: Each week, a lecture will be sent to the students. Once a
week, the Instructor and TAs will meet in the discussion board to answer
questions from the students. They can also be reached via email for any query.
The text book is available online. Other reference materials will be given as
needed during the course.
Last Date for Registration:
January 26, 2007.
Registration for the courses can be done either directly from the course
web page at http://www.witness-pioneer.org/VSchool/registration.htm [send an
e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with all the required information for any problem
with Subject as - 'GS111']
Session:
February 2, 2007 - May 18, 2007
Other Information:
No tuition fee for the course.
The instructor will notify the lecture plan at the beginning of the course.
One lecture per week.
The instructors and teaching assistants will fix their official e-groups
CHAT schedule for discussion.
Almost all the materials, including the textbooks, will be available in the
online library if those are not protected by the copyright. And lecture
materials will be provided.
Hope to see you soon. Please inform others to do the registration for the
course.
Ma'assalam
Director,
WP Virtual Islamic School.
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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