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Friday, April 05, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/04/2002040501u.htm An Online Course Teaches Students About Islam's History and Its Tumultuous Present BROCK READ To understand the modern Middle East, one must understand the "terrible wounds" afflicting the region and its religion, according to Arthur Kane Scott, an instructor in social and cultural studies at Dominican College. "Some are self-inflicted, some are inflicted by the great powers," he says, but all are closely connected to Islam, whose impact on Middle Eastern culture is undeniable and complex. In an online course making its debut this spring at the University of California at Berkeley, Mr. Scott leads students in an examination of Islam's history, its tenets, and its role in shaping contemporary Middle Eastern society....
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