http://ocw.nd.edu The program in Asian Studies introduces students to the complexity of the continent of Asia, as they select courses in a wide variety of fields, such as Anthropology, East Asian Languages and Literatures, Economics, Film, Television, and Theatre, History, Political Science, and Psychology. The Center for Asian Studies also provides lectures, films, gatherings, and grant opportunities to undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty interested in Asia . The Center hosts many prominent speakers each year. Students in the program in Asian Studies will be able to avail themselves of the connection to the larger world offered by the program. daily 1 2008-01-25T05:25:48Z http://ocw.nd.edu/asian-studies/islamic-societies-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-religion-history-and-culture This new course offers a panoramic survey of the Islamic societies of the Middle East and North Africa from their origins to the present day. It will deal with the history and expansion of Islam, both as a world religion and civilization, from its birth in the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century to its subsequent spread to other parts of western Asia and North Africa. Issues of religious practices, political governance and movements, gender, social relations and cultural norms will be explored in relation to a number of Islamic societies in the region. The course foregrounds the complexities and diversity present in a critical geographic area of what we call the Islamic world today. administrator Asma Afsaruddin Societies Asian Studies Religion Asia Culture Middle East History North Africa Islam Asma Afsaruddin David Poell 2008-01-25T05:40:32Z Course text/html http://ocw.nd.edu/asian-studies/Notre%20Dame%20Center%20for%20Asian%20Studies%20Logo.gif administrator Asian Studies Asia Notre Dame Asian Studies Program 2008-01-26T22:26:20Z Image image/gif