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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Muslims in Britain: Changes and Challenges
This course explored the beliefs, practices and history of Muslims in Britain and provided an introduction to contemporary debates around the nature of the British Muslim community.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Sophie Gilliat-Ray
Professor of Religious and Theological Studies
Cardiff University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the basic beliefs of Muslims in Britain
- Explore issues relating to the challenges that Muslims may face in observing the tenets of their faith in Britain today
- Reflect on the historical context of the relationship between Britain and Islam
- Investigate the patterns of settlement of Muslims in Britain and their socio-economic dimensions
- Discuss issues of identity for British Muslims with reference to religious, ethnic and cultural diversity
Syllabus
- Islamic Practice: An outline of Islamic practices and beliefs plus an introduction to the different viewpoints within Islam.
- History of Islam in Britain: An exploration of the longstanding associations between Islam and Britain, including Islamic influences on British society and the well-established connections between Britain and the countries from which many British Muslims originally hailed.
- Settlement Patterns: The origins and makeup of today’s British Muslim communities.
- Cultural Diversity Confronting the ‘myth’ of a homogenous Muslim community through an exploration of the various religious and cultural influences that characterise and inform Muslim communities in Britain today.
- Contemporary Debates: An examination of how the above topics feed into the contemporary debates and what the future might hold.
Issued on 13th April 2019
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