Black & Brown Islam in America

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This class is a survey of Black and Brown Islam in America, in which we explore the contemporary life, culture and thought of Muslims in the US-context. We will begin with exploring Muslim life in the US from its beginnings in the Atlantic slave trade, to the civil rights movement and the Nation of Islam, to Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, and conclude the course with the multicultural present, Donald trump's presidency and continuing the War on Terror in all its political complexity. There are no pre-requisites or previous knowledge of Islam required to take this course.