Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

WGST 432 - ISLAM IN SOUTH ASIA

Long Title: ISLAM IN SOUTH ASIA
Department: *Women and Gender Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topics will include emergence of Indian Muslim society; Muslim responses to colonialism and the movement for Pakistan; and the role of Islam in politics in contemporary India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Requires no prior knowledge of Islam or South Asia. Cross-list: ASIA 432, HIST 432.