The following message is official and has been approved by the appropriate authorities to be posted to this list. This list is for the specific purpose of sending emails out to MCB students from the MCB Undergraduate Affairs Office. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Class with open seats - Asian American Studies 190AC (American Cultures class)
>ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES 190AC >ISLAM IN AMERICA: COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS >MONDAY, 2-5PM, 166 BARROWS INSTRUCTOR: DR. HATEM BAZIAN CCN: 06214 > >COURSE DESCRIPTION >The course traces Islam's journey in America, beginning with an examination >of the first exclusionary acts in the new colonies directed at Muslims of >West and North African descent, early arrivals in the 16th century, and a >look at narratives and documents relative to African Muslim slaves. Building >on this early history, we deal with the emergence of identifiable Muslim >communities throughout the US and focus on patterns of migration, the ethnic >makeup of such communities, political identity, and cases of conversion to >Islam during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and thereafter. The course >focuses on the African American, Indo-Pakistani, and Arab American Muslim >communities, since they constitute the largest groupings. Also, the course >examines in depth the emergence of national, regional, and local Muslim >institutions, patterns of development pursued by them, and levels of >cooperation or antagonism. In addition, students will undertake a short >survey of mosques, schools, and community centers in the greater Bay Area >and trace the various periods of local Muslim immigration. Finally, no class >on Islam in America would be complete without a critical examination of the >impacts of 9/11 on Muslim communities, the erosion of civil rights, and the >on-going "war on terrorism." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The above message does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the MCB Department, its student clubs, or UC Berkeley. TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe mcb-infoline" in the message body. Please send questions or comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For a list of upcoming events and information about the student clubs: MCBcDNA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/ mcbUSA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbusa/
