Islamic Political Thought including models of conflict and

including models of conflict and complementariness

covering readings in both primary and secondary texts

It will also ask you to compare the orientalists’ ideas to Suyūtī

and gaining knowledge of primary Islamic historical texts

• The great schism of ʿAlī's caliphate

Islamic Political Thought including models of conflict andInstructor: Dr. Jaan Islam Date times: July 20 September 7, Sundays 10 AM 12 PM US Eastern Standard Time Course level: Intermediate Advanced Course description: This course offers an eight week introduction to Islamic political thought in both the premodern and postcolonial Islamic tradition, covering readings in both primary and secondary texts. Islamic political thought, or the theorization of Islamic politics (al siysa al shariyya) encompasses