RFLA 300 06 - Minorities in the Mid East (CRN 10347)

The course is designed to discuss the very idea of the Middle East and North Africa as a historical and cultural construct, for which there are many different definitions. The class is designed to be an introduction to the region as whole; we will explore its internal diversity and dynamics that lead to different identities. In addition, students will be exposed to a variety of ethnics, minority complexity, ideologies, religious struggle, multiculturalism, different languages, Arabic calligraphy as a reproduction of different schools of thought, and food as a reflection of identity.