Lectures

Week	Topic	Lecture Materials
1	Introduction to the Geography and History of the Middle East	Lecture 1
2	The Rise of Islam and the Life of the Prophet Muhammad	Lecture 2
3	Medieval Expansion of Islam	Lecture 3
4	The Colonial and Post-Colonial Periods	Lecture 4
5	The Shi'i Muslims and their historical development	Lecture 5
6	Diversity of the Middle East: Ethnicity, Communal Identity, and Authority	Lecture 6
7	Villages, Urban Lives, and Change in Islamic Societies	Lecture 7
8	Islamic Mysticism and the Influence of Sufism	Lecture 8
9	Revivalism and Reform Movements within Islam	Lecture 9

Citation: Afsaruddin, A. (2006, September 05). Lectures. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/arabic-and-middle-east-studies/islamic-societies-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-religion-history-and-culture/lectures/Lectures.html.