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Abdulkader H. Sinno's Academic Website |
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Y657/N695
Muslims in Western Politics |
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Dear Y657/N695 student:
This webpage provides you with an updated syllabus, course readings and
my PowerPoint slides. I will update it throughout the
semester. Feel
welcome to email me your thoughts and suggestions.
Abdulkader Sinno
Office hours: Tuesdays 11-1
pm, WH 323. |
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Downloadable readings:
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Syllabus
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Some resources to research Western Muslims (to be
expanded)
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News sources on Western Muslims
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Movies about Western Muslims
- Rendition (English 2007): A movie inspired by
the treatment of Maher Arrar.
- The War Within (English, 2005): A tragic story
of government abuse, torture and how a man was driven towards
terrorism
- My son the fanatic (English, 1999): A
generational conflict in a British Muslim family.
- Monsieur Ibrahim (French, 2003): A touching
story about an improbable friendship between a young Jew and an
elderly Muslim man in France. With the wonderful Omar Sharif.
- Le Gone du Chaâba (French, 1998): life for
Muslim immigrants before the “banlieus”.
- Salut Cousin (French, 1997): Wise guys of the
Parisian slums.
- Lila Says (French, 2005): A love story between
an Arab boy and a white girl that would make Mike Tyson cry like a
teenage girl watching Titanic. Touching.
- PBS Wide Angle program titled “Young, Muslim
and French”, also check the related multimedia page at
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/france/index.html
- “The Road to Guantanamo (English 2006): the
story of three British Muslim boys’ experience as prisoners of the
US government in Guantanamo.
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Other resources
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