Academic Catalog

HIST441 ISLAM IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

Course Code: 2400441
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: History
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The course analyzes historical developments in Islam, and its institutions in the twentieth century. The focus will be on the politicized form of Islam and Islamic organizations, the conflict and accommodation between radical Islam and the state, and the change in the Islamic political thought in the Middle East starting from the Salafiyya movement to the end of the twentieth century.