The Buckner W. Clay Endowment for the Humanities, the Virginia Center for the Study of Religion & the Center for Liberal Arts
present
UNDERSTANDING ISLAM:
THE ANCIENT FOUNDATIONS AND MODERN FACES OF A GLOBAL TRADITION
a workshop for Virginia High School Teachers at the University of Virginia
Saturday, September 28, 2013
This workshop features leading scholars on Islam from University of Virginia and is designed to have practical application
for the classroom. We will focus on examining Islam in its historical contexts to understand how modern Muslims, in all
their diversity, engage with this history in contemporary debates over ethics, religious practices, and gender.
9:00 – 9:30
Registration (coffee and tea are provided)
9:30 – 9:45
Welcome and Introductions
Martien Halvorson-Taylor, Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Religious Studies
9:45 – 10:45
“Islam as a World Religion: Sacred History, Empire, and Modernity” (and implications for teaching)
Ahmed al-Rahim, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, University of Virginia
10:45 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 12:00
“Beyond the Arab Heartland: Islam in Africa” (and implications for teaching)
Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton, Associate Professor, Religious Studies, University of Virginia
12:00 – 12:45
Lunch (meal is provided)
12:45 – 1:45
“Women in Islam” (and implications for teaching)
Sara Omar, Visiting Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures,
University of Virginia
1:45 – 2:00
Break
2:00 – 3:00
Pedagogy Session on Islam in the Curriculum
Jennifer Sublette-Williamson, Facilitator, Social Studies, Department of Instruction, Albemarle County