Bismillaahi Rahmaanir Raheem
 
AlMaghrib Institute 
www.almaghrib.org
 
presents
 
' Islam Invulnerable '
 A double weekend Degree Seminar
 
 
Dates:
 January 6-8 , 2006 and
 January 13-15, 2006
 
 
Location:
U of M Ann Arbor,MI
 
 
Speaker:
  Prof. Ashraf Ismail
 
 
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Frequently asked questions: " Why are Muslim societies relatively poor, politically disorganized, and militarily weak? 
Why have Muslim societies, which were once some of the most powerful, tolerant, and wealthy in the world, regressed to 
the state of affairs currently prevalent in most if not all of the Muslim lands?

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This course will address the questions, by taking into account the global expanse of the Muslim Ummah, addressing the 
issues pertaining to the Middle East,the Indian subcontinent, South East Asia, Muslim Africa, Central Asia and Europe.
 
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Course outline:
 
Part 1
 
An analysis of the rise of the Ottoman, the Mughal & the Safavid Empires, including the evolution of Muslim 
civilization in Central Asia, Africa and South East Asia.

Part 2
 
Examination of the scientific, military and economic factors that contributed to the rise of the European nations, and 
conversely the material decline of the Muslim world, including the European Imperial powers role in dividing the Muslim 
world into distinct national-states.

 
Part 3

 The creation of the modern national -states of Turkey and Iran, and the partition of India and the subsequent 
Indo-Pakistani wars, including the formation of the modern Arab state system.

 
Part 4

Critical evaluation of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the origins of Arab Nationalism and Zionism, and the 1948, 
1956, 1973 and 1982 wars that ensued. Focus on the Israeli New History and what this literature reveals about the 
origins of the Palestinian refugee problem, and the ultimate consequences of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

 
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Enroll NOW!  Reserve your seat TODAY !!!!!!!
 
http://www.almaghrib.org/enroll.php
 
 
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