Weekly Report 6: "Arab-Americans" or "Muslim-Americans." Due on April 22

Weekly Report 6: "Arab-Americans" or "Muslim-Americans." Please find information about an Arab-American writer/poet/actor/ athlete/politician/… and write a short biography of this person. Due on Sunday, April 22 by midnight.

Reflection 8: Final Reflection Due on May 3

In your final reflection for the course, please read your very first reflection and think about the entire semester and what you have learned. Did the course fulfill your expectations, i.e. did you achieve what you wanted? Do you have a better understanding of the Arab World? Explain. Elaborate! This is not an evaluation of the course and the professor. I am more interested in your subjective opinion about how much you learned and what you wish we would have covered more or less. Your reflection should be honest, plain and to the point. Keep in mind that I do respect and value all opinions expressed in the reflections. Due on Thursday, May 3 by midnight.

Weekly Report 8: "Arab-American Writers" Due in Thursday, April 28 before 9:40 a.m.

Please find information about an Arab-American writer/poet and write a short biography of this person. Due on Thursday, April 28 by 9:40 am.

Paper #1 Due on Tuesady, Feb. 23

Paper #1: Choose any specific topic related to Islam and write a paper discussing this topic, i.e. the story of Prophet Muhammad, the Qur’ān, Islamic Spain, Women in Islam, Jihad in Islam, Sunnis and Shiites in Islam, Sharia or Islamic Law, the 4 Caliphs, Mary and Jesus in the Qur’an, etc. Due on Tuesday, February 23.

Reflection 7: Lecture by Ms. Andrea Shalal. Due on April 25

Reflection 7 What and whom did Andrea Shalal talk about? Give specific examples of some of the writers she talked about. How did her talk change your attitudes towards and enrich your knowledge of Arab-Americans? Which writer did you like the most and why? Due on Tuesday, April 25 by midnight.

Video from Drumming Session

Here is the video from the Drumming Session on Tuesday, 2/25.