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Women in Islam

In 2002, the Center for Womens Studies and WV FACDIS received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a year-long faculty and curriculum development project in the state on "Women in Islam.” Courses were developed around the state in support of understanding this topic further and are available here for public use.

English 437A: Muslim Women Writers developed by Carmen Durrani, Concord University

Intro to Women's Studies, Politics & Government developed by Hannah Geffert, Shepherd University

RST 303: World of Islam developed by Majed Khader, Marshall University

English 230.01: Intro to African Literature developed by William Mallory, WV Wesleyan College

English 387: Topics in Women's Literature ("Muslim Women and the Dramatic Arts") developed by Nancy Nanney, WVU- Parkersburg

History 444: Africa: A Family of cultures in tradition developed by James Natsis, WV State University

Soc 345: Sociology developed by Janis Rezek, WVU Institute of Technology