Muslim Reformers 19/20th Semester: Spring Year: 2018 Subject Name: Religion Course Number: 281 Institution: Amherst College (Offered as REL 281 and HIST 281) A study of eminent Muslim reformers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, hailing from diverse Islamic cultures and geographical locations including South Asia, West Africa, Egypt, Arabia, Iran, Central Asia, and the Ottoman Empire. We will examine ways in which religion intersected with social and political reform projects, explore thematic conversations among these reformers that transcend time and place, and look at ways in which many of these issues continue to resonate to the present day. Limited to 25 students. Spring semester. Professors Jaffer and Ringer. Instructor Permission: Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only. Crosslisted Section ID: RELI-281-01,HIST-281-01,ASLC-282-01 Schedule #: RELI-281-01-1718S Course Sections Year - Any -20192018201720162015201420132012 Term - Any -FallSpring Subject Course Number Institution - Any -Amherst CollegeHampshire CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeSmith CollegeUMass Amherst Section Number Muslim Reformers 19/20th Sect # Credits Instructor(s) Instructor Email Meeting Times Location 01 4.0 Tariq Jaffer, Monica Ringer tjaffer@amherst.edu; mmringer@amherst.edu TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM CHAP 203