COURSE SYLLABUS

CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM COUNTRIES

1	Course Title:	CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM COUNTRIES
2	Course Code:	ILH3077
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	2
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. SALIH PAY
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Salih Pay
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	salihpay@uludag.edu.tr ,salihpay@gmail.com 0224 243 10 66 - 60215, U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To introduce the geography generally in which todays Islamic World and Muslims live, to give a perspective which can understand and analyze the main Islamic states and their historical and cultural ways and their relationship with our country and their locations over world geography and to provide the information learned using in interpreting the today’s events.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To show the geography Muslims live as the majority or minority on the map. ;
2	To analyse the relationship of Islamic countries between each other. ;
3	To analyze the relationship of Islamic countries with Turkey in the history and today;
4	To understand the relationship between Islamic countries and Muslim Turkish world;
5	To understand relationships between Islamic countries and Muslim minorities.;
6	To understand the cultural relations between Islamic countries. ;
7	To understand the demographic potential of Islamic countries in today’s world.;
8	To understand the economic potential of Islamic countries in today’s world.;
9	To compare the political status of Islamic countries with the structure in the contemporary world;
10	To recognize the situation of Islamic countries across the world’s sovereign powers ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The geography and countries where Muslims live as majority and minority.
2	Main Islamic countries in The Middle East: Iraq, Jordan, Syria.
3	Main Islamic countries in the Arab Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman
4	Main Islamic countries in the Persian Gulf: Bahrain, United Arab Emirates
5	Main Islamic countries in Asia: Iran, Afghanistan
6	Main Islamic countries in Indian subcontinent: Pakistan, Bangladesh
7	Main Islamic countries in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia
8	Main Islamic countries in North Africa: Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco
9	Some Islamic countries in Africa: Sudan, Nigeria
10	Islamic countries in Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
11	Muslims live in European countries
12	Muslims live in India
13	Muslims live Russian Federation and China
14	Muslims live as minority in the other countries.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Ali Mazrui, Afrikalılar, İnsan Yayınları, İstanbul 1992. 2. Balkanlar El Kitabı, c. I-III, der. Osman Karatay – Bilgehan A. Gökdağ, Araştırma ve Kültür Vakfı, İstanbul. 3. Günümüz Dünyasında Müslüman Azınlıklar III Kutlu Doğum İlmî Toplantısı, İSAM Yayınları, İstanbul 1998. 4. Ira M. Lapıdus, Modernizme Geçiş Sürecinde İslâm Dünyası, MÜİFV Yayınları, İstanbul 1996. 5. J. Obert Voll, İslâm Süreklilik ve DeğişimYöneliş, İstanbul I.c. 1991 - II.c. 1995 6. Ramazan Özey, İslâm Dünyası, Erkam Yayınları, İstanbul 1996. 7. Sabahaddin Zaim, Türk ve İslâm Dünyasının Yeniden Yapılanması, Nil Y., İzmir 1997.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	35
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	15
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High