Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India

This resource is part of a series organized by regions around world based on their role on the world stage, their importance within the Muslim world, and the critical influence they play in the global community, The material seeks to illuminate the various perspectives of the Muslim Community around the world. Drawing upon the expertise and research of participating faculty from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh and our partners at institutions around the world the resource seeks to have students gain understanding of the religious, culture, economics and political influences of Muslims in a global context.

Course Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the students will gain an understanding of history, governance, economics, law, gender education and political dimensions of the peoples and regions focused for each resource.

Textbook:
Engaging the Muslim World - Cole, Juan, St, Martens Press (2009).

Descritption:
The Muslims in the Global Context series offers the opportunity to examine the factors and trends that are having major impacts on these diverse regions and their relationships with other world regions and countries. The mini-courses consist of presentations on topics of critical importance to the understanding of Muslims in diverse regions of the world. In addition to attendance at all lectures, students enrolled for credit are required to develop and write a research paper on the theme of the mini-course and a reflection paper. One- credit is provided for the completion of each mini-course.

Sponsored by:
 University of Pittsburgh: Global Studies Center
Carnegie Mellon University: Office of the Provost and Division of Student Affairs