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School Year 2019-20
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Prof. Fee: $0
Homework: yes
Hours/Week: 1
Max/Min Students: 12/4
Grade Range: 9-12
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Islam and the West - Literature, Lecture, Video and Discussion
ISIS. Mass Migration. 9/11.
The Western World has been dealing with Islam and the Middle East for the last 20 years. But after two decades, most of us still don't know very much about the mysterious religion and exotic region.
This class solves that problem.
Reading classic books from former Muslims, missionaries, and various articles from scholars and military personnel, your kids will learn the ins and outs of Islam, it's relationship to Christianity, and it's effect on the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
Richard Barrett should know: he literally wrote the book on it.
After working with Middle Eastern refugees from Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Turkey, he wrote "All Men Follow the Strongman: The Forgotten History of the Iraq War", an original analysis of Middle East history from the pre-Mohammad Era to to the last Iraq War.
Your kids will learn more about the world, their neighbors, and themselves than they ever thought possible, and will walk away with a new appreciate for the freedom only America and Christianity bring.
Sign up today, expand your horizons, and make your kids into newsworthy experts on Islam and its relationship to the West.
Books to purchase: "Now They Call Men Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror" by Nonie Darwish ($11.13 from Amazon); "Fearless Love In the Midst of Terror: Rediscovering Jesus' Spirit of Martyrdom With Meditations on Christ and His Love" by David Witt and Mujahid El Masih ($14.99 from Amazon); Various Articles to be distributed in class. Optional Resources: "The Arab Mind" by Ralph Patai; "All Men Follow the Strongman: The Forgotten History of the Iraq War" by Richard Barrett
Course load: There will be weekly reading assignments. Students will be reading one book each month. All are available on Audible through Amazon as well. Class will revolve around discussion, lecture and at times videos. The class will host some guest speakers as well. This will be a highly interactive class, provoking discussion and debate among students. At the end of the semester there will be a research project. Since this is a high school class if the parents would like to have assigned papers for each book for mastery purposes that can be accommodated. Since some students will be taking this as a supplement it will not be required.
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Details:Class meets on Monday from 11:15 PM to 12:10 AM