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Open (12 of 30 seats filled)

"We don't want Muslims in our country." "All Muslims should leave." "Muslims are terrorists." Throughout the world, anti-Muslim activists and politicians have been been increasingly attacking Muslims and Islam. And, international organizations have reported human rights violations against Muslims worldwide. Recently, in the United States, there have been calls to ban Muslims, as well as register American Muslims. In France, Muslim women are prohibited to wear a headscarf in high school nd in Myanmar, a genocide against Muslim minorities is currently underway. While anti-Islamic discourses have a long history in many societies worldwide, the course seeks to explore the global rise of these discourses since September 11, 2001. The course examines the cultural, political, and historical origins of Islamophobic discourses that cast Muslims as "violent," "hateful," and "uncivilized." Muslim minorities in Western societies

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as a case study of how a minority group comes into formation and becomes adversely targeted. course examines how discrimination is not a simple straight-forward act, but occurs alongside

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of a despicable and threatening "otherThe goal of the course is to understand the pernicious yet complex ways in which discrimination is justified and normalized in society. Students will write a human rights strategy memo contemplating ways to limit or eliminate discrimination against Muslim minorities and - at the end of the course - students will participate in a simulation of the Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

20% Debate (Simulation) (4-7 minute speech)

*This grading scheme is not final, as the instructor intends to consult with students in the beginning of the course.

There are no textbooks in the course. All readings are anticipated to be available on Canvas.

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GLOS 3900 Section 003

Open (3 of 5 seats filled)