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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIslamic studies scholars, under suspicion by both Islamophobes and Muslims for not teaching "real Islam," walk a tightrope—between combating prejudice and critical inquiry—in their course instruction. Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS provides no easy solutions, but much fodder for thought, as well as practical hands-on ideas to try.
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Including abundant and useful references, this is a much-needed volume and a must read. Highly recommended.
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Table of ContentsForeword: From Khomeini to Trump: A Reflection on Islamic Studies in America / Richard Martin
Introduction / Courtney Dorroll
Part I: Approaches and Theories
1. On Teaching Islam Across Cultures: Virtual Exchange Pedagogy / Courtney Dorroll, Kimberly Hall, Doaa Baumi
2. Questions of Taste: Critical Pedagogy and Aesthetics in Islamic Studies / Manuela Ceballos
3. Training Scholars to Study Non-Scholarly Life / Benjamin Geer
4. Islamic Religious Education and Critical Thought in European Plural Societies / Mouez Khalfaoui
5. Studying Islam and the ambivalence of the concept "religion" / Alfons H. Teipen
6. Paradigm Shifts for Translation and Teaching / William Maynard Hutchins
Part II: Islamophobia, and Islam and Violence
7. Interdisciplinary Education for Teaching Challenging Subjects: The Case of Islam and Violence / Laila Hussein Moustafa
8. The Immanent Imminence of Violence: Comparing Legal Arguments in a Post-9/11 World / Nathan S. French
9. Teaching Islamophobia in the Age of ISIS / Todd Green
Part III: Applications
10. From Medina to the Media: Engaging the Present in Historically-Oriented Undergraduate Courses on Islam / Sabahat F. Adil
11. Muslims Are People; Islam Is Complicated / Kecia Ali
12. The Five Questions about Islam Your Students Didn't Know They Had: Teaching Islamic Studies to an American Audience / Phil Dorroll
13. Reflective Practice in Online Courses: Making Islamic Studies Interactive and Approachable / Lyndall Herman
14. Teaching Islam and Gender /Shehnaz Haqqani
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