This course examines six key areas of relevance to the contemporary Arab world. Students will have an opportunity to work both individually and collaboratively while researching, analyzing and synthesizing information based on the six topics as follows:

? Migration, Displacement and Immigration

? Impact of Globalization on Arab Culture

? Activism and the Arts in the Arab World

? Contemporary Arab Writers

? Education and Economic Opportunity

? Tradition and Modernity: Stability and Change