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University of New England

Faculty of Arts and Science

School of Humanities

HIST343

Islam in the Modern World

Unit HandbookAssessment and Policies

Professor Howard Brasted

Semester 2, 2010

© University of New England 2010

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Table of Contents

Unit Information ............................................................................................................. 5

Introduction ............................................................................................................. 5

Unit coordinator ...................................................................................................... 5

Administrative contact ............................................................................................ 6

Learning outcomes .................................................................................................. 6

Prescribed text ......................................................................................................... 7

UNE graduate attributes .......................................................................................... 7

Intensive school ....................................................................................................... 7

How to study the unit .............................................................................................. 8

Content of unit ......................................................................................................... 8 UNEonline ............................................................................................................. 10

General Information ..................................................................................................... 11

Library services ..................................................................................................... 11

Learning support .................................................................................................... 11

Other Support at UNE ........................................................................................... 11

Submission method ...................................................................................... 13 TurnItIn ........................................................................................................ 13 AskUNE ....................................................................................................... 13 Plagiarism declaration .................................................................................. 14 Assignment cover sheets .............................................................................. 14

Assessment Details and Marking Policy ..................................................................... 15

Assessment details ................................................................................................. 15

Overview of assessment requirements ......................................................... 15 Assessment details ....................................................................................... 15 Assignment 1 ............................................................................................... 16 Assignment 2 ............................................................................................... 16 Essays and topic outlines ............................................................................. 16 Assessment criteria ...................................................................................... 17 Excellent ...................................................................................................... 17 Student assignment style checklist ............................................................... 18

History and the writing of history essays .................................................................... 19

Essay topics ........................................................................................................... 21

Assignment 1: .............................................................................................. 21 Assignment 2: .............................................................................................. 22 Referencing .................................................................................................. 23

Plagiarism .................................................................................................... 23

Assessment preview ..................................................................................... 24



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Extensions and late submission ................................................................... 24 Return of assessments .................................................................................. 24 Re-marking of assessments tasks ................................................................. 24 SHum Policies Booklet ................................................................................ 24

Assessment Information ............................................................................................... 25

Assessment policy ........................................................................................ 25 Plagiarism .................................................................................................... 25 UNE grading system .................................................................................... 26 Examinations................................................................................................ 27 Appeals ........................................................................................................ 28 AskUNE ....................................................................................................... 28



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Assessment SummaryHIST343

Islam in the Modern World

Assignment 1Due date : 27 August

Weight : 50%

Length : 2500 words

Assignment 2Due date : 15 October

Weight : 50%

Length : 2500 words

No Examination



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Unit Information

IntroductionThis unit is designed to introduce you to the way in which the religion of Islam has developedfrom its beginnings in Arabia in the seventh century CE to become a dynamic political,economic and social force in the world today.

Islam as a religion and Muslims in their various societies are poorly understood in the west.If Edward Said‟s argument is accepted, this is because a standard if distorted image of theMuslim world has been created and perpetuated by western scholars and writers. The result isthat there is little understanding and almost no appreciation of the beliefs and values Muslims

hold. Islam tends to be seen as an aggressive, socially backward religion and its practitionersas unthinking followers all too willing to obey the call of religious leaders and to resort to jihad, or holy war. Events in the Middle East and circumstances in the wake of 11 September 2001, allied with what is perceived to be a “fundamentalist” - or more commonly now„Islamist‟ - groundswell of popular feeling, have tended to confirm rather than confound such

perceptions.

At the end of the unit we hope that you will have acquired a more informed, balancedappreciation of Islam and the peoples who subscribe to its system of beliefs.

Students will be asked to submit two assignments which will make up 100% of the final

assessment. It goes without saying that you will need to devote considerable time and effortto these two assignments.

I strongly advise using email for contacting staff, as it has a number of advantages over other forms of communication.

Howard BrastedUnit Coordinator

Unit coordinatorPlease contact the unit coordinator for any matter relating to the academic content of this unit:

Contact details

Phone: 02 6773 2081 (or +61 2 6773 2081 overseas)

Room: E11 G68

Email: [email protected] Fax: 02 6773 3520

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Administrative contactSchool of Humanities Administrative Staff

Gina Butler Claire GirvinTelephone: 02 6773 2555 Telephone: 02 6773 2349Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Shirley Rickard Trish Wright-LangsfordTelephone: 02 6773 3062 Telephone: 6773 2067Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Vicki Weaver Scott HarrisTelephone 02 6773 2300 Telephone 02 6773 2614

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

School Website: http://www.une.edu.au/humanities/

Student CentreThe Student Centre provides you with a focal point of contact for all your administrative enquiries during your study at UNE, including selecting units andmanaging your enrolment. If you have administrative enquiries relating to your study atUNE, go to the Student Centre page at http://www.une.edu.au/studentcentre .

Alternatively, you can go to AskUNE and submit a question by clicking on the „ContactUs‟ tab.

You can also find information on all aspects of studying at UNE on the CurrentStudents page at http://www.une.edu.au/for/current-students /.

Learning outcomesUpon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

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have an understanding of the creation of the Muslim world in the 7th century C.E.2. demonstrate a familiarity with the core principles and values that underpin Islamas a religion of faith and practice.

3. show a basic knowledge of the history of Islam's expansion throughout the Arabicworld and beyond.

4. have an apprehension of the variety of challenges the West has posed Islamicculture and Muslim responses to them.



















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Prescribed textBecause textbooks are extremely expensive, just two books have been prescribed:

Esposito, J., Islam: The Straight Path , Oxford, 1991.Roy, Olivier, The Failure of Political Islam , Harvard University Press, 1994

It is expected that you supplement these texts with more specialised sources which will behelpful for preparing your assignments, or from materials that are available from onlinesources.

Textbook information, including options for purchasing the text, is available athttp://www.une.edu.au/studentcentre/textbook-info.php .

UNE graduate attributesUNE has a policy that identifies the special attributes of a UNE graduate. The policycan be found at http://www.une.edu.au/gamanual/ . It is expected that, during the courseof your undergraduate or postgraduate degree, you will develop these attributes inconjunction with your discipline knowledge. Those addressed by this unit are reflectedin the unit learning outcomes and assessment tasks. You can assess your developingskill level after each unit by using the self-reflection guide and resources located athttp://www.une.edu.au/gamanual/students .

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How to study the unit

I suggest that you read Esposito‟s Islam: The Straight Path before you do anything else. Thisis a brilliant introductory test and guides you chronologically through the history and cultureof Islam for most of the course. Olivier Roy‟s equally useful text deals mainly with the

phenomenon of Islamic resurgence in recent times.

Then aim to follow the learning schedule [see p.7] as set out week by week, with an eye to being able to tackle the „issues to address‟ s ections. You are of course not expected to readevery recommended source listed, but at least set yourself the goal of accessing the specificnotes for each Topic theme in the Resources Files.

Content of unitThis unit seeks to throw light both on the foundation and development of an Islamic cultureand its seemingly dramatic resurgence and reassertion in recent times. West Asia and theMiddle East, which throughout history have figured prominently in world affairs and havesignalled their intention decisively to determine their future direction, will be the regionsfocussed upon. Emphasis will be placed on the emergence of Islam as a major world religion,and on a number of twentieth century developments which derive from this:

• The creation of new Muslim states

• The cauldron of the Middle East• The challenge of fundamentalist precepts

Is the current movement towards the fusion of Church and State, which has witnessed themobilisation and installation of religious leaderships, likely to form the basis of a new Islamicworld order? Can it be accounted for in purely Qur‟anic terms, or are more immediate factorsinvolved?

How significant, for example, are anti-westernism, the re-establishment of Israel and the Arabmonopoly of oil in determining the political, social and economic configuration of the Islamicworld? How have the events of September 11 2001 and the overthrow of Saddam Hussain

reshaped the relationship between Muslims and the western world?

Themes to be addressed include:

1. The theological and cultural underpinnings of Islam2. Secular and religious versions of the state3. The nature and thrust of Islamic nationalism4. Materialism, modernism and tradition



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Study timetable

Week Topics/events Assessmentdue

Week 119-23 July Introduction

Week 226-30 July

The Prophet and the Qur‟an

Week 32-6 Aug. Rightly Guided Caliphs

Week 49-13 Aug. Islam and Empire

Week 516-20Aug.

Imperialist Encounter 1800-1956

Week 623-27Aug.

Politics: The Challenge of Secularism 27 August

Week 730 Aug.-3Sept.

Politics: The Islamic Alternative

Mid semester break (three weeks)

Week 820-24Sept.

Israel and nationalism

Week 927 Sept.-1Oct.

Palestine and nationalism

Week 104-8 Oct. Islamic Resurgence

Week 1111-15Oct.

Women in Islam

Week 1218-22Oct.

„Clash of Civilizations‟ 15 October

Week 1325-29Oct.

Islam post 9/11

Week 14 Examination period commences



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Accessing the online site for this unitTo access the online site for this unit, log in to myUNE from the UNE homepage usingyour UNE username and password. Go to the myStudy tab. A list of the units in whichyou are currently enrolled will be displayed in the myUnits and Services table. Whenthe online site for one of your units becomes available, a UNEonline column will bedisplayed. You can access the online unit by clicking on the icon in this column. Pleasenote that most online units will not be available until the first day of teaching.

If you have any problems related to accessing myUNE or the online site for your unit,contact the IT Service Desk on 02 6773 5000, via AskUNE or by [email protected] .

List of usernames – disclaimerPlease note that your username within UNEonline appears as part of a list in some

places. Only students enrolled in the unit have access to this list. Please contact your

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General Information

Library servicesWhat can the Library do for you?

Find out at http://www.une.edu.au/library/services/unit_guide.php . This guide provideseasy pathways to UNE‟s vast online resources and shows how the Library can help youwith your studies. You can borrow books, obtain copies of articles and exam papers,and request advice from librarians on search strategies and information tools to use.

Learning supportThe Academic Skills Office (ASO) is UNE's learning support unit. The ASO has awealth of print and online resources to help you with your academic study skillsdevelopment or problems.

ASO fact sheetsThe ASO has developed a series of fact sheets that answer the questions most frequentlyasked by students. They can be found athttp://www.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/students/factsheets/ .

ASO discussion forumIf you would like to discuss specific issues related to study skills or academic writingwith an advisor, or benefit from the questions other students ask, you can log on to theASO Discussion Forum at http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/students/services/help-for-you.php#onlinechat

Key termsA glossary of some of the key terms used to describe academic and administrativeactivities, roles and structures at UNE can be found athttp://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/glossarykeyterms.pdf . It is very useful for understanding the terminology associated with your study.

Other Support at UNEOther support services are available to assist you throughout the course of your studies.Some of these services are outlined below. For the full range of support services, go tohttp://www.une.edu.au/for/current-students/ and follow the links.

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Student AssistStudent Assist‟s support services include disability and special needs support,counselling, and career development. To see the range of services they offer, go to

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studentsThe Oorala Aboriginal Centre is a study support and advisory centre for internal andexternal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at UNE. To find out more aboutthe support services Oorala offers, go to http://www.une.edu.au/oorala/ .

International studentsInternational Services provides support for international students and provides a link

between the administrative and academic functions at UNE. For more information aboutthe services offered, go to http://www.une.edu.au/elis and for an e-copy of theInternational Student Handbook go to http://www.une.edu.au/elis/brochures/.

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Assessment Submission

Submission methodAssessment tasks for this unit must be submitted electronically via the University'se-Submission system.

e-Submission is accessible through the myUNE student portal or by clicking on thee-Submission link in your online unit.

Once your assignment has been e-submitted for marking, it will be submitted toTurnItIn for final checking by UNE. This will generate a report for the unit coordinator.

Assignments must be submitted by 23.59. Your assignment‟s receipt date/time isrecorded automatically. You must take into account time zone differences to avoid

penalties for late submission.Please note that you can only submit ONE file per assignment and that you are onlyable to submit each assignment ONCE.

If you require assistance with the e-submission of your assignment, contact the ITService Desk on 02 6773 5000 or email [email protected] .

TurnItInUNE uses a software application to determine the originality of assessable work submitted by its students. This software is called TurnItIn and it is part of thee-submission process.In order that you may use TurnItIn as an educative tool, the e-submission processallows you to submit your assignment to TurnItIn for checking before you submit it for marking. This is an optional step and can occur as many times as you require in order toreceive a satisfactory report. Once you are satisfied with your report, you will thensubmit your assignment for marking.

When a file is submitted to TurnItIn, the software compares the text in the submittedfiles with text from a range of electronic sources including online journals, onlinedatabases, the Internet and the TurnItIn database. Any strings of text that occur in boththe submitted document and in one or more of the electronic sources are identified bythe software with a unique number and colour in what TurnItIn calls the 'originalityreport'.

More information about e-Submission and TurnItIn can be found athttp://www.une.edu.au/tlc/learningresources/esub-tii-student.php .

AskUNEIf you require further clarification regarding e-Submission or TurnItIn, you can browsethe frequently asked questions at AskUNE , or ask a question of your own by clicking onthe „Contact Us‟ tab.

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Plagiarism declarationWhen you submit an assignment via e-Submission, you will be deemed, in effect, tohave agreed to the UNE plagiarism policy.

Assignments submitted in hard copy must include a signed plagiarism declaration form,which is included on the assignment cover sheet.

Assignment cover sheetse-Submitted assignments do not require assignment cover sheets as these are generatedautomatically by the e-Submission system when you submit your assignment.

All assignments that are submitted in hard copy must have an assignment cover sheetattached. These can be accessed from myUNE , by clicking on the 'myStudy' tab andthen on the icon in the Assignments list. If you have received an exemption from therequirement to have computer access, you will receive your assignment cover sheets inthe mail.

Assignments that are being submitted in hard copy should be mailed to:

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Assessment Details and MarkingPolicy

Assessment detailsIn this section you will find the specific assessment requirements and guidelines for thisunit.

For general policies and guidelines about marking, assignment presentation, plagiarism, e-submission, posting and receiving assignments, extensions, lateassignment policy, special extensions of time and special examinations, andre-assessment of assignments consult the SH um Poli cies Bookl et

Overview of assessment requirementsTo pass the unit you must satisfy all of the following requirements:

Submit all the assignments prior to the start of the examination period (unlessa Special Extension of Time has been granted).

Meet the UNE requirements on plagiarism.

(Internal students only) attend a minimum of ten of the thirteen teachingtutorials.

Gain a total mark of 50% or more for the unit.

Assessment details

You must submit two assignments.

Assignment 1: (due 27 August) 50%

(2500 words)

Assignment 2: (due 15 October) 50%(2500 words)

It is expected that these essays will be presented in accordance with the correct style for TheSchool of Humanities, that they address the specific question asked, and that you read widelyfor them. The SHum Handbook provides you with the relevant information for presentingyour essays.

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Assignment 1Due date: 27 August

Weight: 50%

Length: 2500 words

Topic/question Options 1-5

Assessment criteria for Assignment 1 Try to Address the question objectively from arange of angles and construct your argument inyour own words [ See Writing of HistoryEssays below]

Assignment 2Due date: 15 October Weight: 50%

Length: 2500 words

Topic/question Options 6-10

Assessment criteria for Assignment 2 Try to Address the question objectively from arange of angles and construct your argument inyour own words. [ See Writing of HistoryEssays below]

Essays and topic outlines

Overleaf you will find the essay questions from which you will choose in writing your assignments. It is a good idea to become at least slightly familiar with the five topics in eachso that you will make the best choice for your interests, your location and circumstances.

It is not advisable simply to choose the first topic that attracts your attention. Explore the possibilities of each, especially in regard to likely avenues of source material, beforecommitting yourself to one or the other. There are plenty of general sources online which willgive you sufficient grasp of each topic to assist you in making that choice, but there are alsohard-copy sources and materials included in this unit handbook to help you.

If you are ordering sources from the Dixson Library, it is a good idea to make your choice of assignment topics as early as you can in order to allow time for source materials to reach you.Those who attempt to get popular sources from Dixson as the deadline approaches are likelyto be disappointed.

As advanced students in the discipline of history, part of your task is to locate and make bestuse of the resources available to you. If you need assistance, please do not hesitate to get intouch with the staff member within whose specialty your topic falls, but undertake your own



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enquiries as to appropriate sources before you do that. Part of the assessment for these essayswill be based upon your ability to make the best use of the sources you have chosen.

In the first weeks before the essay is due, make a priority of collecting your sources, whether

in hard copy or online, rather than delving deeply into the topic. If the sources are online, thenit is advisable to use some function that will make you a permanent electronic copy of thatsource (e.g., by printing it to a PDF file). Alternatively, print useful sources so you have hardcopies to work on and refer back to. Whatever you do, make sure that you have an accuraterecord of what each source is for your bibliography and can produce that document if requested. There is no point in providing a reference to a website that is no longer availablefor the assessor to check. That is why you need to make some sort of electronic or hard copyof electronic sources you are using.

This will make your task of writing and ours of assessing much more efficient in the

long run.

Assessment criteriaIn addition to marginal notes and general comments, markers will provide resultson the following table.

Unsatisfactory Poor Satisfactory Good Excellent

An introduction that outlinesyour approach to the selectedquestion, and whichdemonstrates the features of agood essay introduction.

Clearly stated series of 5 to 8 points which you woulddiscuss in an essay whichanswers the selected question

Research – adequate number and range of sources

Annotations for five sourceseach of which:

- provides full referencedetails

- identifies the source as primary or secondary

- briefly describes thecontents

- evaluates the usefulness of the source in answering theset question.

Grammar, spelling andexpression

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Student assignment style checklistYou are advised to check this list before submitting each assignment.

(Tick as appropriate)

1. Is provided with a cover page which clearly sets out unit name, my name, my studentnumber, my coordinator's name and the title of my essay

2. Has a signed plagiarism form attached.

3. Is typed, or if not typed, the writing is easily legible

4. Is typed/written on one side only of A4 sized paper

5. Is 1.5 line spaced or, if handwritten, is written on every second line.

6. The typeface for the text is the equivalent of 12 point Times and the typeface in thefootnotes is at least 10 point

7. Has page numbers and my name at the top of each page

8. Has a left-hand margin of 3 cm and a right hand margin of 2 cm

9. Has been footnoted in accordance with the SHum Referencing Guidelines available inthe SH um Pol icies Booklet .







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History and the writing of historyessays

In this unit, we take the view that history is the historian‟s attempt to reconstruct the past. Naturally, as historians cannot know everything, by necessity they have to be selective intheir use of available source material and in their handling of accepted facts.

In this way, history becomes largely the historian‟s interpretation of what happened in the past and why it happened. As such, it can never be completely objective or unbiased. As far as we are concerned, there is no such thing in practice as historical truth, although in theory itis our ultimate goal. History is unavoidably subjective and personal. Historians, just likeother individuals, are “both the product and the conscious or unconscious spokesmen of thesociety to which they belong ”. This is not to imply that history is no better than propagandaor opinion, though such criticisms may be made validly of bad history writing. Goodhistorians strive to establish historical truth by basing their interpretations as honestly andobjectively as possible on all the evidence available and according to recognised principles of scholarship.

By its very nature, Islamic history is apt to inspire an emotive response and frequently fierce partisanship. Many of the books you will encounter, especially those writtencontemporaeously with the events described, will be one-eyed and one-sided. Resist thetemptation to be similarly myopic or uncritical. Concepts such as “exploitation”,“imperialism” and “subversion” are labelling words that in presen t day use are highly

pejorative, but in their context were relatively much more respectable. We should alwaysstrive to judge the past as much by the standards of the past itself as by the moral standards of the present.

In essence, we want you to comprehend and to criticise the material you will encounter. Theview of Middle East politics from the boardroom of a multi-national oil company will differ markedly from that of a tailor in Baghdad, yet both have a valid perspective. In preparing for assignments, the following general points should be kept in mind:

1. Isolate the problem(s) posed in the exercise, answer the specific question and avoidirrelevance.

2. Read a wide variety of sources. Narrow reading negates completely the basic aims of the unit.

3. Be critical of your sources, primary and secondary. Is the evidence selected fairly? Isthe argument logical? What is the particular frame of reference (bias) of the source?

4. Present your own points in logical order. Create a tight logical framework for your

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5. Ensure that each major point has evidence to support it.

6. Be sure that this evidence is accurately documented and that the documentation is in theconventional form (see new current style sheet).

7. Avoid excessive direct quotation - in fact, avoid all secondary quotation except whereyou want to discuss or analyse the opinion expressed. Remember that the opinion of the“expert” is not evidence.

8 Plagiarism, in whatever form, whether blatant copying from a secondary source or themore devious “scissors -and- paste” method of copying from a number of sources, isunacceptable.

Remember, a history essay is a work of interpretation; your interpretation, not that of someone else.

It may be helpful when attempting to process your information, which at times may appear quite unmanageable, to start from the premise that history is the historian‟s interpretation of the past. Your essays should be treated no differently. For our purposes, there is no suchthing as the definitive view of a problem. Essay topics will be set in such a way that a varietyof approaches and responses will be possible. You will be confronted frequently withconflicting evidence and asked to reconcile often contradictory conclusions.

In this setting, imagine you are a lawyer, who has to present a brief for a certain hypothesis.The lawyer‟s object, as yours should be, is to persuade the jury/reader that his/her hypothesisis a correct and valid one. The method adopted is first an exposition of the hypothesis andthen unfolding, step by step, the evidence supporting it. Difficult evidence simply cannot beignored. It must be answered and refuted. You need to be prepared to see the merits of analternative explanation, and address it in your own analysis. The desired end is to convincethe reader that your interpretation rests on sound evidence and sound logical argument - and,of course, that you have not avoided dealing with contrary evidence just because it does notfit in with your own point of view.

There is a great deal of useful material online, but you will need to pick your waythrough it carefully. Be aware that those who create websites on this subject usuallyhave a strong viewpoint to propagate; sometimes pro- and sometimes anti-Muslim.



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Essay topics

Assignment 1:Wr ite an essay of no more than 2500 words on one of Topics 1 to 5. Post i t to the Teachi ng and L earn in g Centr e (TL C), or pr eferably, e-submi t your essay, by 27 August . (F or those students posting th eir essay, the date is the date you put i t in th e post, not the day that it i s to arr ive at TL C.) e-Submi ssion is accessibl e via UN Eonl in e by clicki ng on the e-Submission l in k in your onli ne uni t or in the myUNE student portal .

Question 1. Either:

How much is the success of Islam by the time of the unification of Arabia under Muhammad due to the military and administrative skills of the Prophet?

Question 2.

What were the qualities required to be Caliph during the period 632 and 661CE?Illustrate your answer with reference to all four of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.

Question 3.

How was the character of Islam changed by its expansion into lands beyond Arabia inthe first few centuries of its existence?

Question 4.

Akbar Ahmed characterises the encounter between Europe and the Muslim world between 1800 and 1960 as an „encounter of the worst kind‟. In what ways was theMiddle-Eastern region in particular affected by the Western imperialist presence?

Question 5.

Pakistan was a country created in 1947 in the name of Islam and Iran experienced anIslamic revolution in 1979. To what extent can either or both be considered IslamicStates?



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Assignment 2:

Wr ite an essay of no more than 5000 words on one of Topics 6 to 10. Post i t to the Teachin g and L earn ing Centr e (TL C) or pr eferably, e-submi t your essay, by 15 October . (For those students posting their essay, the date is the date you put i t in the post, not th e day that i t i s to arr ive at TL C.) e-Submission is accessibl e via UN Eonl in e by cli ckin g on the e-Submi ssion li nk i n your onli ne unit or i n the myUNE student portal.

Question 6.

While acknowledging that peace in the Middle East hinges on a resolution of thePalestine-Israel conflict, the various “Road Maps for Peace” that the US has draftedsince 1991 to achieve such an outcome ha ve looked more like “Road Maps for War”.Discuss.

Question 7.

To what extent is the status of women in Islam today defined by the Qur‟an? Illustrateyour response to this question by referring to Muslim women in a number of differingMuslim countries and as Muslim women living in the west.

Question 8.

American and Western reaction to September 2001 is understandable. The desire to punish the perpetrators and all who harboured them was overwhelming. But has theWest gone about „fighting‟ terror in a way t hat has been effective and promises to makethe world a safer place to live in?

Question 9.

The separation of Church and State in Europe saw Christianity, as a political and publicforce, gradually relegated to the individual and private sphere. To what extent do yousee Islam following a similar route in its engagement with the globalising world?

Question 10.

S.P. Huntington predicted that with the ending of the cold war a new kind of worldstruggle for dominance would begin. Identify the points of coll ision between the „worldorder‟ of the west and the „world order‟ of Islam.



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ReferencingFor this unit you are required to use the traditional or footnoting style of referencing, as

per the 'SHum Referencing Guidelines' in Section 7.4 of the SH um Poli cies Bookl et . (Note that History does not use the 'Harvard system').

There are slightly different referencing techniques depending of the type of source youare citing, but usually all references will contain an author, a title, publication detailsand the page or pages to which you are referring.

For example, when citing a sole-authored monograph (or book):

David Andrew Roberts and Adrian Parker, Ancient Ochres: The Aboriginal Rock Paintingsof Mount Borradaile , Marleston (SA), J.B. Books, 2003, pp.19-26.

You will also commonly cite chapters from multi-authored (or edited) books:

David Andrew Roberts and Iain Davidson, '14 000 BC: On Being Alone: The isolationof the Tasmanians', in M. Crotty and D.A. Roberts (eds), Turning Points in

Australian History , Sydney, University of New South Wales, 2008, pp. 18-31.

The SHum Referencing Guidelines are available in the SH um Poli cies Booklet . These provide advice and examples on how to reference usingthe traditional or footnoting style of referencing. See also the Advice andguidelines for planning and writing essays is available in the Essay

Writing section of the unit.

PlagiarismYou must comply with the University‟s policy on Plagiarism and AcademicMisconduct. The next section in this booklet directs you to the policy, outlines your responsibilities in connection with academic writing, and gives advice on how to avoid

plagiarism.

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Assessment previewAsking unit coordinators for preliminary review of any assessment tasks prior to formalsubmission is inappropriate and unfair to other students without that opportunity.

Extensions and late submissionSee Shum Policies Booklet for Students [http://www.une.edu.au/humanities/pdf/shum-

policies-booklet.pdf] for a detailed explanation of School extensions and late submission policies.

Return of assessmentsMembers of the School of Humanities aim to have your assignments marked andreturned within four weeks from documented date of receipt or four weeks from duedate.

Re-marking of assessments tasksStudents may request that an assessment task be re-marked, in its original form, incircumstances where the student presents a case arguing that the original marking wasunfair or inconsistent with marking guidelines. This request must be directly addressedto the unit coordinator, with a copy to the Head of School, by the student within 10working days of receipt of the original marked assessment task.

SHum Policies BookletThe SHum Policies Booklet specifies the policies and procedures which apply to allunits taught from within the School of Humanities. You should make sure that you havea copy of this document readily available as you work on the unit. If you do not have acopy, one can be downloaded from the School of Humanities website.


The SHum Policies Booklet covers:

Contact details for School administrative staff

Assessment policies and procedures (including information about extensions, duedates, plagiarism.)

Details on how to access your on-line component.

Information about Study Skills Assistance available on and off campus.

Library Services.

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Avoiding Plagiarism

You should refer to the following websites for further advice and assistance:

Avoiding Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct (Coursework): Information for

Students http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/plagiarismstudentinfocw.pdf . This information explains the principles of good scholarship and has guidelines tohelp you avoid plagiarism. It also has guidelines for referencing and research, andadvice on the use of internet sites.

Academic Skills Officehttp://www.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/students/publications/referencing.php The Academic Skills Office has a variety of support materials to assist you withreferencing and avoiding plagiarism.

eSKILLS UNE Keeping Track http://www.une.edu.au/library/eskillsune/keeping/index.php eSkills Keeping Track has advice about organising your information for assignments and on referencing appropriately.

UNE grading system

Grade (Code) Explanation

HDHigh Distinction85% and above

Excellent performance indicating complete and comprehensiveunderstanding and/or application of the subject matter; achieves all

basic and higher-order intended unit objectives and graduate attributeslinked to the assessment tasks; minimal or no errors of fact, omissionand/or application present; clear and unambiguous evidence of

possession of a very high level of required skills; demonstrated veryhigh level of interpretive and/or analytical ability and intellectualinitiative; very high level of competence.

DDistinction75 to 84%

Very good performance indicating reasonably complete andcomprehensive understanding and/or application of the subject matter;

achieves all basic and most higher-order unit objectives and graduateattributes linked to the assessment tasks; some minor flaws; clear andunambiguous evidence of possession of a high level of required skills;demonstrated high level of interpretive and/or analytical ability andintellectual initiative; high level of competence.

CCredit

65 to 74%

Good performance indicating reasonable and well-roundedunderstanding and/or application of the subject matter; achieves all

basic but only a few higher-order intended unit objectives and graduateattributes linked to the tasks; a few more serious flaws or several minor

ones; clear and unambiguous evidence of possession of a reasonablelevel of most required skills; demonstrated reasonable level of

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interpretive and/or analytical ability and intellectual initiative;reasonable level of competence.

PPass

50 to 64%

Satisfactory performance indicating adequate but incomplete or lesswell-rounded understanding and/or application of the subject matter;achieves many basic but very few or none of the higher-order intendedunit objectives and graduate attributes linked to the assessment tasks;several serious flaws or many minor ones; clear and unambiguousevidence of possession of an adequate level of an acceptable number of required skills; demonstrated adequate level of interpretive and/or analytical ability and intellectual initiative; adequate level of competence.

NFailLess than 50%

Unsatisfactory performance indicating inadequate and insufficientunderstanding and/or application of the subject matter; achieves few or none of the basic and higher-order intended unit objectives andgraduate attributes linked to the assessment tasks; numeroussubstantive errors of fact, omission and/or application present; clear and unambiguous evidence of non-possession of most or all requiredskills; insufficiently demonstrated level of interpretive and/or analyticalability and intellectual initiative; fails to address the specific criteria;inadequate level of competence.

NIFail-Did notsatisfy unit

requirements

One or more mandatory requirements for the completion of the unit (asdetailed in the Unit Requirements) were not fulfilled.

S or USSatisfactory orUnsatisfactory

In some units, the grading system is organised on asatisfactory/unsatisfactory (pass/fail) basis. When this grading systemis used the appropriate interpretive descriptors to apply will be thosefor the grade of at least Pass or Fail.

WWithdrawn The student withdrew from the unit without academic penalty.

ExaminationsThe Examinations page at http://www.une.edu.au/exams/ has important informationabout examinations, including your responsibilities as a student in relation to exams,information about examination dates and special exams, and links to who to contact if you have queries.

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AppealsStudents wishing to lodge an appeal in relation to unit assessment; practical and/or

professional experience assessment; the application of faculty policies; SpecialExaminations; and Special Extensions of Time, should consult the University's Student

Appeals Policy at: http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/studentappealspolicy.pdf .

AskUNEIf you have questions related to assessment that are not covered in this booklet, go toAskUNE . At AskUNE you can find answers to many common enquiries or submit anenquiry of your own by clicking on the 'Contact Us' tab.

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Documents

Unit Book Islam Hitory