BEYOND 9/11 - The Western World And The Islamic World

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Molloy University

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Description:

(formerly Harmony and Conflict in Religion and Society) Among various conflicts which challenge the entire human race today, one has particularly absorbed the attention of American society since September 11, 2001. The terrorist attacks of that day engendered new fear and anger, prompted new courses of action and required the pursuit of new questions, as few other events have in recent American history. Analogously, this course takes those events as a starting point for examining a host of topics about the troubled relationship between the societies of the Western world and the societies of the Islamic world. The course examines material by both Western and Muslim writers regarding the religious, political, historical, cultural, moral and practical (ends and means) dimensions of this relationship and of the significance of terrorist acts in those wider contexts. By considering a variety of perspectives on the nature and essential causes of this conflict and surveying the diverse views present within each "world" about how to respond to this conflict, students will be equipped to draw intelligent conclusions that could be offered to everyone involved in this conflict in order to lead us beyond 9/11. (Offered Fall, Spring) 4 credits

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.molloy.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 678-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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