History of Modern Jewish-Muslim Relations

JEW ST 459/ 559
  • Quarters: Winter, Autumn
  • General Education Requirements: DIV, SSc
  • Instructors: Liora Halperin

Topics include Jews’ and Muslims’ linked encounters with empire, westernization, and nationalism; Jewish culture and identity in Islamic contexts migration and diasporic identities; the impact of Zionism, European Jewish settlement in Palestine, and the State of Israel on Jewish-Muslim relations in the Middle East and beyond; Islamophobia and antisemitism.