Study Islamic Gender Studies in Fes, Morocco. Gender and women's studies of North Africa and the Middle East.

Course Schedule 2005

Courses and/or specific topics are available upon request as private lessons, or when there are at least three students, as intensive classes. Click here to register for courses.

Summer 05: Jun. 3-11 - Sacred Music Festival Workshops
Course Title to be determined. One week course meets 2hrs/day for 5 days.

Current Course Offerings

We offer students the unique chance to study Gender Studies in a muslim country and in a society famous for its legendary Moroccan hospitality. We also offers foreign students practical training skills for development work in Morocco and other Islamic countries.

Please select 2-week seminars from the following topics. Following a short exam, seminars students will receive a certificate certifying their successful completion of the course. We also offer and encourage students to take courses through our semester long foreign exchange program (details below).

Introduction to Islamic Gender Studies (IGS Level I)
In this course we will focus on the lives of contemporary Muslim women and the factors shaping constructions of gender in the Islamic world. We will examine the status of women in religion and society through the context of scripture, tradition, law, and literature.

Introduction to Islamic Gender Studies (IGS Level II)
In the second part of this course we will examine the lives of contemporary Muslim women in a variety of different social contexts: veiling and seclusion, family and kinship, violence, health, feminist activism, artistic and literary expression, etc.

Introduction to Islamic Gender Studies (IGS Level III)
The final part to this course will be a more detailed analysis of Muslim feminist thought as compared and contrasted to western feminism. The result of this analysis should be an insightful and meaningful dialogue of issues related to gender, ethics, and cultural relativism.

History of the Feminist Movement and Family Law in Morocco (HIST 01)
The contemporary debate over women's roles in Moroccan society. Women's participation in Islamist movements. Recent changes in Morocco's Family Law. The role of language in gender.

Course in practical field training for development work in Islamic countries. (FIELD 01)
As development workers engage in field-work through NGO's, government organizations, non-profits, or research activities, what issues will workers in the field face when dealing with Moroccan and Muslim families and communities?