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ISLA 210 MUSLIM WORLD Winter 2021 McGill University Instructor: Dr. Aslıhan Gürbüzel

Teaching Assistants

Class Time: Tue Th 11.35-12.55 pm Class Location: Zoom Office Hours: By appointment E-mail: [email protected]

Heather Porter [email protected] Faisal Mairiga [email protected]

Course Description: This course introduces students to the main themes and historical problems in the emergence of the modern Islamic world. The course explores the transition from Empire to multiple national states, and the roles of ideologies and of international diplomacy in each transition. The aim of the course is to provide the students with a long-term historical perspective that will help them to better place the modern Islamic world in perspective. The course is composed of two parts. Part I is the historical overview of the emergence of the modern world order in the Islamic world. This part starts with an overview of the Gunpowder Empires (Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires). We will follow a chronological order to discuss the emergence of Western imperialism, colonialism and anticolonial movements; reform movements in the Middle East, ideas of constitutional and parliamentary rule in the Islamic world, and finally the emergence of nationalisms and nation states. The part will also include one thematic lecture on slavery (Week 5). At the end of Part I, you will be given a take-home midterm examination.

Part II of the course will not follow a chronological order. Instead, we will study the major political and social movements in the Islamic world from the early twentieth century up to the contemporary period. Topics in Part II include the Palestinian Question, Iranian Revolution, Arab Spring and popular movements, gender and women’s movements, and finally Islam in the West. Based on the material from the second part of the course, a takehome final examination will be given during the exam period. Required Textbook and Reading Materials -------------------------------------------For lectures and exams, we will follow: James L. Gelvin, The Modern Middle East: A History. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011 [Available for sale at Indigo Bookstore; E-book available through McGill Library] All other course material will be either available through the library or will be posted on mycourses. Weekly Class Schedule ----------------------------------------------------------------------The class will consist of two weekly components: 1. Weekly lectures. Each Thursday, I will lecture on the course content. The lectures will be held synchronously on Zoom at regular class time and will also be uploaded on mycourses immediately thereafter. Therefore, the course lectures will be available both synchronously and asynchronously. 2. Weekly Peer Discussion Sections: Students will be assigned to peer study groups for the discussion of the weekly reading material. Starting with Week 3, you will be responsible for scheduling weekly meetings within your peer group where you discuss the reading material of the week. If you have questions emerging from the weekly readings, you can post your group’s question on the discussion board. These meetings are extremely important since you will be responsible for the assigned readings in the exams. Moreover, you are required to select 5 weeks between Week 3 and 13, and write short response papers on the selected reading or viewing material as a group (6% for each paper, paper length 500-800 words). At the end of each lecture, you will be provided with guiding questions that will help you structure the week’s response papers. At the end of the term, you will also be asked to submit a peer-assessment document where you will assess yourself and your discussion group friends on the following: regular participation, contribution to debate, and collaboration in writing the assignment. This peer-assessment document will be graded at 10%, the percentage that is ordinarily accorded to participation and attendance. You can access the peer-assessment document on mycourses. Grading Scheme ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Peer-assessment of Discussion Participation: 10% Reflection Papers on Class Readings: 30% (A total of 5 discussion papers, 6% each)

Midterm Examination: 30% Final Examination: 30% Extra Credits: Review of a Book Related to the Modern Muslim World: 10 % Due Dates: Reflection Papers: 11.59 pm on the day of the discussion Take-Home Midterm: Questions posted on February 22, Papers Due on February 25 Final Examination: TBD Book Review for Extra Credits: Any time before the final day of classes. Hurdle Requirement: You must complete ALL the assignments in order to pass the course. If an assignment is incomplete, regardless of the weight of the component, you will be given an (Incomplete) and a letter grade will be deferred until you submit the missing component. GRADING SCALE Grades

Grade Points

Numerical Scale of Grades

A

4.0

85 – 100%

A-

3.7

80 – 84%

B+

3.3

75 – 79%

B

3.0

70 – 74%

B-

2.7

65 – 69%

C+

2.3

60 – 64%

C

2.0

55 – 59%

D

1.0

50 – 54%

F (Fail)

0

0 – 49%

COURSE POLICIES Policy on Make-Ups and Late Submission: If students require extra time or accommodations for any assignment, they should email the professor before the deadline. Students with Disabilities: If you have any disabilities that require accommodation, please discuss your situation early on with the instructor. Any such discussion will be strictly confidential, so please do not hesitate to contact me. The Office for Students with Disabilities provides professional help and counseling if you need guidance in assessing and requesting accommodations. For more information, see https://www.mcgill.ca/osd/.

Email Policy You may email the course instructor at [email protected]. In all of your correspondence with the Teaching Assistants, please do not forget to cc the professor.

CLASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS WEEK 1: January 7: INTRODUCTION WEEK 2: January 12: (Peer Review Groups Meet, See Tasks on the Discussion Board) January 14: Overview of Islamicate History to 1800: Social and Political Dynamics

Gelvin, pp 7-32.

WEEK 3: January 19-21 January 19: Watch Part III (“The Ottomans”) of the PBS documentary Islam: Empire of Faith (2001) (53 mins). (Parts I and II recommended): https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=xnIvxXnFPnI January 21: Lecture: The Tanzimat Period in the Ottoman Empire, 1839-1876 WEEK 4: January 26-28 January 26: Discussion: Gelvin, Hatt-i Sharif of Gulhane; Deringil, Selim, " 'They Live in a State of Nomadism and Savagery': The Late Ottoman Empire and the Post-Colonial Debate," Comparative Studies in Society and History, 45, 2 (2003). January 28: Lecture: Islamic Constitutionalism and Pan-Islamism WEEK 5: February 2-4: February 2: Discussion: Zarinebaf, Fariba. “From Istanbul to Tabriz: Modernity and Constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire and Iran.” Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 28, no. 1 (2008), 154-169. Ali Suavi, “Democracy: Government By the People, Equality;” “Sayyid Jamal al-Din alAfghani, Answer to Renan, in Charles Kurzman,” Modernist Islam, 1840-1940 : A Sourcebook (E-book). February 4: Lecture: Slavery and the End (?) of Slavery

WEEK 6: February 9-11: February 9: Discussion: Eve Troutt Powell, Tell This in My Memory: Stories of Enslavement from Egypt, Sudan, and the Ottoman Empire. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 2012. Selections. February 11: Lecture: World War I and the New World Order WEEK 7: February 16-18: February 16: Discussion: Memoirs of Halide Edib, selections (On the Course Website) Sarah Pursley, “Lines Drawn on an Empty Map: Iraq’s Borders and the Legend of the Artificial State” (Parts 1 and 2), Jadaliyya. June 2, 2015. February 18: Lecture: New Nation States and Nationalisms WEEK 8: February 23-25: February 23: Discussion: Deringil, Selim. "“Your Religion is Worn and Outdated”. Orphans, Orphanages and Halide Edib during the Armenian Genocide: The Case of Antoura." Études arméniennes contemporaines 12 (2019): 33-65. Michael Gunter, “The Kurdish Question in Perspective,” in World Affairs, Vol. 166, No.4 (Spring 2004) pp. 197-205. February 25: MIDTERMS DUE by 5 pm March 1-5: STUDY BREAK WEEK 9: March 9-11: March 9: Discussion: Jawhariyah  Wasif. 2014. The Storyteller of Jerusalem : The Life and Times of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, 1904-1948. Edited by Tamari Salim  and Issam Nassar. SELECTIONS. March 11: Lecture: Palestine in the Twentieth Century WEEK 10: March 16-18 March 16: Watch: Lemon Tree, Director Eran Riklis (2008) March 18: Lecture: Iranian Islamic Revolution WEEK 11: March 23-25:

March 23: Discussion Annabelle Sreberny, “Cassettes: “Small Media for a Big Revolution,” *Lambton, “Tobacco Regie as a Prelude to Revolution.” Gheissari, “Despots of the World Unite! Satire in the Iranian Constitutional Press” March 25: Lecture: Islamic and Secular Feminisms in the Islamic World WEEK 12: March 30-April 1 March 30: Discussion Afsaneh Najmabadi, “Beyond the Americas: Are Gender and Sexuality Useful Categories of Historical Analysis?” Journal of Women’s History 18(1), Spring 2006: 11-21. Lara Deeb, An Enchanted Modern: Gender and Public Piety in Shi’I Lebanon (Princeton & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), Introduction & chapter 7. April 1: Lecture: The Arab Spring WEEK 13: April 6-8: April 6: Discussion: Mamdani, Mahmood, “An African Reflection on Tahrir Square” in Manji & Ekine, African Awakening, pgs. 198-210. Jean-Pierre Filiu, The Arab Revolution: Ten Lessons from the Democratic Uprising (Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press, 2011), Selections. April 8: Lecture: Islam in the West April 13: Review Session

Important Note on Academic Integrity: “McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures” (see www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/ for more information). « L'université McGill attache une haute importance à l’honnêteté académique. Il incombe par conséquent à tous les étudiants de comprendre ce que l'on entend par tricherie, plagiat et autres infractions académiques, ainsi que les conséquences que peuvent avoir de telles actions, selon le Code de conduite de l'étudiant et des procédures disciplinaires (pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez consulter le site www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/).»

Language of Submission: In accord with McGill University’s Charter of Students’ Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded. « Conformément à la Charte des droits de l’étudiant de l’Université McGill, chaque étudiant a le droit de soumettre en français ou en anglais tout travail écrit devant être noté (sauf dans le cas des cours dont l’un des objets est la maîtrise d’une langue). »...