Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to the Middle East and North Africa: 2020/2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Siwa Group
Phase 1 of the Introduction to MENA programme opened the book on key facts and contemporary regional themes, including history, geography, arab nationalism, political Islam, economics, sectarianism, society and culture. It introduced you to a variety of materials and tested your knowledge to prepare you to explore these themes in greater detail in phase 2. Phase 3 served to reinforce your learning, and to focus on issues in greater depth of relevance to your specific job responsibilities.
5 weeks, 2 hours per week
Tim Standbrook
MENA Cadre Manager
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the region’s background and contextual setting, in order to understand its place and continuing importance in the modern world.
- Describe the region’s colonial and post-colonial history, including the place and role of Islam and certain other of MENA's most significant cultural and economic themes.
- Develop your ability to understand and engage with the region’s most pressing contemporary issues, including such areas as Israel-Palestine, Iran and MENA, and regional unrest since the "Arab Spring".
Issued on 13th May 2020
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