Final Projects: Museum Visit
and Exhibit (Due by end of Week 2) 20%
Students will present a paper (double-spaced) of 2-3 pages (400 - 600 words) on a virtual exhibit or topic related to our visit to the Sheikh Dr. Sultan al-Qassimi Center for Gulf Studies or to the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization. Students may also choose to explore how Gulf Arab culture was an active participant in the modern world economy and history. Students may incorporate multimedia, to supplement their findings. Provide a personal reflection and critical opinion about your observations and analysis and document with at least two sources in APA citation form.
A brief presentation
or discussion of the examples chosen may be given and shared in class.
The following sources will be helpful to students in this course:
1) BB9 course materials
The following sources will be helpful to students in this course:
1) BB9 course materials
2) Encyclopaedia of Islam Online
The Encyclopaedia of Islam (Second Edition) Online sets out the
present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World. It is a unique and
invaluable reference tool, an essential key to understanding the world
of Islam, and the authoritative source not only for the religion, but
also for the believers …
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3) Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures Online
The Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures Online is an
interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global project embracing women
and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant
Muslim populations. It aims to cover every topic for which there is
significant research, examining these regions from the period just
before …
4) Archnet Database and Timeline
5) Museum with No Frontiers
6) Course Timeline
4) Archnet Database and Timeline
5) Museum with No Frontiers
6) Course Timeline
