Course: Islam in the 3rd Millenium

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Course title Islam in the 3rd Millenium
Course code KFI/NINP
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Klapetek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. OOP 2. Hamas 3. Democracy 4. Women in Islam 5. Islam in the Czech Republic 6. Islam in Western Europe: Germany, France 7. Iran 8. Syria, Libanon and Iraq 9. Modern Turkey 10. Islam as a part of interreligious dialogue

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Students will broaden their knowledge of the basic course of Islam for more detailed information on the status of Muslims in the Czech Republic. The core theme of the course will also become the status of Islam as a major element of encounter and encounter of civilizations with a global dimension. The themes of the course include the roots of the so-called Palestinian issue, democracy and human rights from the perspective of Islam, women in Islam, contemporary Islam in Western Europe, Shi'a Islam as the basis of the Iranian state, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, modern Turkey, and last but not least Islam as part of the interfaith dialogue. Students will get acquainted with current professional literature and information provided by the media on this topic, which will become the basis for subsequent discussion. An important objective of the course is to support the development of interreligious dialogue based on a careful mutual understanding of the parties' points of view.
The students orientate in various problems of modern islam.
Prerequisites
no prerequisite

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

An electronically submitted report to the email address klapetek.martin@gmail.com, which was delivered during the course; at least 75% participation in the course, passing the credit test.
Recommended literature
  • Barša, P. Západ a islamismus. Brno: CDK, 2001. ISBN 80-85959-96-8.
  • Gombár, E. Dramatický půlměsíc. Sýrie, Lýbie a Írán v procesu transformace. Praha: Karolinum, 2001. ISBN 80-246-0370-5.
  • Gombár, E. Moderní dějiny islámských zemí. Praha: Karolinum, 1999. ISBN 80-7184-599-X.
  • Keppel, G.:. Boží pomsta, Atlantis, Brno 1996.
  • Kropáček, L. Blízký východ na přelomu tisíciletí. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999. ISBN 80-7021-298-5.
  • Kropáček, L. Duchovní cesty islámu. Praha: Vyšehrad 1993, 296 s..
  • Kropáček, L. Islámský fundamentalismus. Vyšehrad, Praha. 1996.
  • Mendel, M. Islámská výzva. Brno: Atlantis, 1994.
  • Pavel Ambros, Laurent Basanese, Bert Broeckaert, Jan Graubner, Stanisław Grodź, Timo Güzelmansur, Damian Howard, Cornelis Hulsman, Luboš Kropáček, Michaela Moravčíková, Michael Weninger, Francesco Zannini, Jaroslav Franc. Europe and Islam. Olomouc, 2015.


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