Teaching Islamic Studies - post-9/11
We are living in a world of nearly instantaneous communication. Visual and oral media reports are crossing linguistic and cultural boundaries with a speed and impact that written texts cannot. Our public and political conversations increasingly use a variety of abbreviated and formulaic means of communication that only hint at complex social, economic, and political issues worldwide. As we veer from one crisis to another with the Muslim world, there are a number of topics one needs familiarity with in order to make sense of events.