asia2002 islam in contemporary asia semester 1, 2016

Unit study package code: ASIA2002

Mode of study: Fully Online

Tuition pattern summary: This unit does not have a fieldwork component.

Credit Value: 25.0

Pre-requisite units: Nil

Co-requisite units: Nil

Anti-requisite units: Nil

Result type: Grade/Mark

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Unit Outline

ASIA2002 Islam in Contemporary Asia Semester 1, 2016

Faculty of Humanities Department of Social Sciences and Security Studies

ASIA2002 Islam in Contemporary Asia Bentley Campus 29 Feb 2016 Department of Social Sciences and Security Studies, Faculty of Humanities

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Acknowledgement of Country We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present.

Syllabus This unit examines the practice of Islam within Asia. It has three modules: Islam as a social, religious and political system; the historical expansion from the Middle East and incorporation into social life in South and East Asia; and current debates over issues such as the tension with local cultural practices, the role of Islam in political life, Islamic feminism, and the association with regional rebellions and global terrorism.

Introduction Welcome to ‘Islam in Contemporary Asia, (ASIA2002)’ a multidisciplinary unit which deals with contemporary issues and debates in Asian Islam, placing them in their historical and scriptural context. Successful completion of the unit can count towards majors in History, International Relations and Asian Studies.

The organising theme of this unit is an exploration of the contrast between Islam’s universalising principles and its practice within Asia today; the weekly themes are divided into three broad sections. As background, students will first be presented with the central teachings of Islam and an outline of its historical expansion. This section will cover topics such as the life of Muhammad, the early theology, Islam as a political system in the caliphates of 10-12th centuries, the various schools of Islamic thought, the expansion from the Arabian peninsula, and the interaction with local belief systems in newly Islamised regions (Spain, Persia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, South Asia, southern China, India, Southeast Asia). This first section will also examine the various movements in subsequent centuries that sought to bring Islamic practices closer to the teachings.

The second part of the unit will examine the adoption of the religion in different social environments, comparing the historical experience of several countries in Asia which have significant Muslim populations. Particular attention will be given to the place of religion in the identity of various ethnic and national communities.

The final part of the unit (i.e. from week 9) deals with particular controversies relating to the practice of Islam in the region. We will discuss issues such as the relationship between Islam and pro-democracy movements, gender discourses within Islam, the question of Islamic liberalism, as well as militant Islamism and its relationship with terrorism. We will also ask, to what extent has Islam been able to incorporate these various geographical and social trends, and yet remain true to its universal principles?

Note: New content and resources will be added throughout the semester. You are encouraged to bring to your teacher’s attention new sources that you think are relevant, and may be added. Any such changes will be posted on Blackboard, and a message sent notifying you of the changes.





Unit Learning Outcomes All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of nine graduate attributes during their course of study. These tell an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and attributes which employers say would be useful in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the graduate attributes through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes tell you what you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully designed to test your achievement of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.

Your course has been designed so that on graduating we can say you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Attributes through the assurance of learning process in each unit.

Curtin's Graduate Attributes

On successful completion of this unit students can: Graduate Attributes addressed

1 Summarise the main features of the historical expansion of Islam

2 Describe the similarities and differences between the various forms of Islam in Asia

3 Synthesise various explanations for the tensions created by a universal value system and local beliefs to develop one's own argument

4 Work individually or collaboratively to analyse debates about the place of Islam in social and political change today

Apply discipline knowledge Thinking skills (use analytical skills to solve problems)

Information skills (confidence to investigate new ideas)

Communication skills Technology skillsLearning how to learn (apply principles learnt to new situations) (confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

International perspective (value the perspectives of others)

Cultural understanding (value the perspectives of others)

Professional Skills (work independently and as a team) (plan own work)

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Learning Activities Internally the unit will be conducted in one two hour teaching period on Wednesdays from 2 pm to 4 pm followed by a one hour tutorial period from 4 pm to 5 pm. In this way the unit consists of two activities:

The first activity is the lecture. This activity will present the significant facts that relate to themes in this unit, and explore some of the issues that have arisen. Its purpose is to provide a guide to the readings, and to point out the significance of the topic to be discussed (An outline of the points made in the lecture will be placed on BlackBoard). The lecture will also be supplemented by videos and other AV material.

Lectures that have been delivered in class may be downloaded from iLectures, via a link in Blackboard.

The second activity will be a workshop (‘tutorial’), led by students, dedicated to discussing the particular issue of that week. As is evident in the description of ‘Learning Resources’ below, these workshops are the most important activity for this unit. While the lectures will place the issues in their historical context, it is in the workshops that important issues are discussed.

And it is here that you will receive constructive feedback. All students are expected to have read the ‘Required Reading’ prior to the tutorial in order to contribute to the discussion - and to participate throughout the semester. Those students who are running that tutorial should include at least one of the ‘other readings’ in their presentation, pointing out to the class the significance/argument of these reading(s). In other words, the whole class will be involved in learning.

l Each presenter should prepare a short one-page ‘think piece’ prior to the class, which will then become the basis for the tutorial discussion.

l In the first week, each student will be allocated a particular tutorial topic for later in the semester, the topics chosen on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. In order to do this you should come prepared to the first class, with a number of options for topics that you would like to investigate.

l Although assignments must be individual work, group activity in sharing readings and research is strongly encouraged.





Learning Resources Library Reserve

There are resources for this unit in the library Reserve collection. To access these resources, please click on the following link:

http://link.library.curtin.edu.au/primo/course?ASIA2002

Essential texts

The required textbook(s) for this unit are:

l Jeffrey T.Kenney and Ebrahim Moosa (Editors) Islam in the Modern World, Routledge Books, UK, 2014.

(ISBN/ISSN: ISSN:1936-0924 )

Online resources

l Jeffrey T.Kenney and Ebrahim Moosa (Editors) Islam in the Modern World, Routledge Books, UK, 2014.

(http://www.jstor.org/stable/40210231)

(ISBN/ISSN: ISSN:1936-0924 )

Other resources

There is both a textbook and eReserve readings for this unit.

The Textbook for this unit is: - Jeffrey T.Kenney and Ebrahim Moosa (Editors) Islam in the Modern World, Routledge Books, UK, 2014. **The text has been ordered for the Coop Bookshopt at Curtin Bentley Campus.

Essential readings will be available as downloadable texts in E-reserve or from journals in electronic format, which may be accessed via the University Library’s databases (e.g. JSTOR).

In addition, all unit materials (iLectures, copies of material handed out in class, etc) will be available on Blackboard, which also provides email and group discussion facilities. Please check Blackboard regularly for announcements and messages.

Tutorial topics and required readings are listed below, and a complete list of references is provided at the end of this guide.

Tutorial Topics and Readings:

Week 1: No tutorials.

There are no formal tutorials this week, and much of the lecture period will be taken up with organisational matters. However, it is a good idea to use this week to acquaint yourself with the political history of the Muslim world. A good place to start is the article written by a professor of international relations at Michigan State University, Mohammed Ayoob (2004): ‘Political Islam – Image and Reality, World Policy Journal, 21 (3). See also William Shephard, (1987), 'Islam and Ideology: Towards a Typology', International Journal of Middle East studies 19(3): 307-336. Good introductions to the theology of Islam are provided by Huston Smith (2002) “Islam”, and Thomas Cleary (2002) “The Qur’an”, both in John Miller & Aaron Kenedi (eds.) Islam: The Faith, the People, and the Conflicts of the World's Fastest-Growing Religion. New York: Marlowe & Co., pp. 11-26 and pp. 41-48 respectively. (all texts referred to in this outline will be placed on Reserve, and can be accessed via the library website). Additionally you might consider familiarizing yourself with the following readings from your text in regards the diversity of theology and experience of Islam in the World.

Islam in the Modern World, Chapter. (4) 'From Isfahan to the internet: Islamic theology in the global village', pp. 79-107 & Chapter (9) 'Islam: unbound and global', pp. 209-231.

Throughout this unit we introduce the perspective that whilst Islam is monotheistic it is not monolithic.





http://link.library.curtin.edu.au/primo/course?ASIA2002

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40210231

Week 2: ‘Is Arabia still the spiritual homeland?’

The rapid expansion of Islam after its emergence from the Arabian peninsula in the 7th century means that the religion came to be closely associated with the Arabs: the holy language of the Quran is a form of ancient Arabic, and many Muslim practices reflect Arabic cultural norms. But in subsequent centuries a wide range of non-Arab peoples adopted the faith, many laying their own interpretations on the scriptures. Arabia is still universally acknowledged to be Islam’s birthplace; one of the five Pillars of the faith is to make the pilgrimage (haj) to Mecca. But some Asian (especially Indian) scholars have suggested that too close a connection to Arab custom may actually contradict the teachings - and perhaps lead to a new jahiliyyah, ‘era of ignorance’. Is then Arabia still regarded as the centre of intellectual knowledge and spiritual authority in the Muslim world?

Required reading:

Hawa, Salam (2006), ‘Globalized Islam: Arab Identity Sous Rature’, Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition, Working Paper 06/5, McMaster University, Ottawa. (This short paper will be available via E-Reserve, or can be accessed at: http://www.socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/institute-on-globalization-and-the-human-condition/documents/IGHC-WPS_06-5_Hawa.pdf.

Other readings:

Brakel, L. F. (2004 [1981]). "Islam and local traditions : syncretic ideas and practices." Indonesia and the Malay World 32 (92): pp. 5-20 (especially pp. 8-17).

Meuleman, Johan H. (2005), 'The history of Islam in Southeast Asia: some questions and debates' in Islam in Southeast Asia : political, social, and strategic challenges for the 21st century, K. S. Nathan and M. H. Kamali (Eds.) Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 22-44.

Week 3: ‘Does Islamic modernism better equip Muslims to deal with modernisation?

For many centuries there have been repeated efforts to ‘renew’ and purify the faith, and remove practices thought to be contrary to Islam’s universal norms. Such social and intellectual movements grew particularly strong from the late 19th century, and this week we will explain why Islamic ‘fundamentalists’ and are also ‘modernists’. This process took place across the Muslim world, but led in different directions. For example, various ‘Salafi’ reformist movements took various forms.

Required reading:

MacQueen, Benjamin. ‘Introduction’, in B. MacQueen, K. Baxter, and R. Barlow (Eds). Islam and the Question of Reform. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2008: pp. 1-6.

Islam in the Modern World, Chapter (11) 'Secularization and the search for an authentic Muslim modern', pp. 255-279.

Other readings:

Lewis, Bernard. 2003. The Crisis of Islam : Holy War and Unholy Terror. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.Lewis, pp. TBA

Masud, Muhammad Khalid (2005), 'The Construction and Deconstruction of Secularism as an Ideology in Contemporary Muslim Thought ', Asian Journal of Social Science 33(3): 363-383.

Week 4: ‘Is there a South Asian form of Islam?’

The initial forms of Islam in the subcontinent were mystical forms of Sufism, and were often based on local belief systems; practices differed from region to region. But since the early decades of the 20th century various movements sought to bring local practice into line with global forms of Islam. Have local forms of Islam become more orthodox in nature? Can we say that they are more ‘Middle Eastern’? And have these efforts created greater uniformity across the region?

Required readings:

Nasr, Sayyid Vali Reza (1997), 'Introduction', The Muslim World 87 (3-4): 196-198.





Chatterji, Joya (1996), 'The Bengali Muslim: a contradiction in terms? An overview of the debate on Bengali Muslim identity', Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 16(2): 16-24.

Other readings:

Osella, Filippo and Caroline Osella (2008), 'Introduction: Islamic reformism in South Asia', Modern Asian Studies 42 (Special Double Issue 2-3): 247-257.

Nasr, Vali (1996), 'Blurring the line: Islam and politics in South Asia', Harvard International Review 18(3).

Week 5 is a tuition free week.

Week 6: ‘Is there a Southeast Asian mazhab?’

In recent decades there has been an increase in both the numbers of Muslim believers and the piety with which religious practice has been observed in Southeast Asia. Some commentators point to the strength of local interpretations of the faith, and explain Islam’s growth in these terms. Others suggest that this resurgence is due to the growing influence of the Middle East. To what extent has a local school of thought (mazhab) persisted? What are the distinctive characteristics of Muslim practice in the region today?

Required reading:

Feener, R. Michael. (2002) "Indonesian Movements for the Creation of a 'National Madhhab'“ Islamic Law and Society 9 (1): 83-115.

Islam in the Modern World, Chapter (19) 'Far from Mecca: modern Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia', pp. 405-425

Other readings:

Ellen, Roy F. (1983), 'Social theory, ethnography and the understanding of practical Islam in Southeast Asia' in Islam in South-East Asia M. B. Hooker (Ed) Leiden, E.J. Brill, 50-91.

Barton, Greg (1994), 'The impact of Islamic neo-modernism on Indonesian Islamic thought: the emergence of a new pluralism' in Democracy in Indonesia, 1950s and 1990s D. Bourchier and J. Legge (Eds.) Clayton, Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University. 143-150.

Week 7: ‘Islam in China: what are its important ethnic and political characteristics?’

Islam actually came to China at a very early period, and Chinese wayfarers played a key role in its spread throughout Southeast Asia. It established a strong following amongst particular ethnic groups in western China, and has since spread eastward. But following the communist revolution all religious practices were subject to strict controls. How have the practices of Islam fared since 1949? Which socio-cultural groups have maintained the faith?

Required readings:

Gladney, D. (2003), ‘Islam in China : accommodation or separatism?’ The China Quarterly, 174, pp. 451-467

Other readings:

Israeli, R. (2002), 'Muslims in China: the incompatibility between Islam and the Chinese order', in China : religion, ethnicity, culture, and politics. Lanham, Md.,Lexington Books, pp. 7-30

Fuller, G. & J. Lipman, 'Islam in Xinjiang' (2004), in Starr, S. F. (ed.), Xinjiang: China's Muslim borderland. Armonk, N.Y. ; London, M.E. Sharpe.

Ma, Ibrahim Tien-Ying (n.d. - 1970?), 'Muslim renovation' and 'A brief observation on Chinese culture and Muslims in China', in Muslims in China. Kuala Lumpur, Muslim Welfare Organization, pp. 165-185.





Week 8 is a tuition free week

Week 9: ‘Islamiist puritans in Indonesia: a peaceful militancy?

This week we undertake a case study of a local Islamist movement, one that has avowedly rejected violence – and in fact all political action. Militant Salafi forms of Islamism initially gained ground throughout Southeast Asia. Initially purist Salafi in orientation, Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) has come under increasing pressure to become involved in politics. How has it responded?

Required readings:

Ahnaf, Mohammad Iqbal (2009), 'Between revolution and reform: The future of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia ', Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict 2 (2): 69-85

Islam in the Modern World, read again pp. 406-414 upon the distinct Islamization process in Indonesia

Other readings:

Ward, Ken. (2009). 'Non-violent extremists? Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia'. Australian Journal of International Affairs 63 (2):149-164.

Osman, Mohamed Nawab Mohamed (2010). 'Reviving the Caliphate in the Nusantara: Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia's Mobilization Strategy and Its Impact in Indonesia'. Terrorism and Political Violence 22 (4):601 - 622.

Week 10: ‘An Islamic feminism?’

Islam is often seen as discriminatory in its treatment of women. How accurate is this characterisation in an Asian context? How different is the role of women in Asia when compared to that of the Middle East? What issues do women in Asia have to deal with? Can feminist ideals be achieved in Islam within an Asian context? And what is the Islamist perspective on feminism?

Required readings:

Mir-Hosseini, Ziba (2011), 'Beyond "Islam" vs "Feminism".' IDS Bulletin 42(1): 67-77.

Islam in the Modern World, Chapter (7) 'Women and gender in the Muslim world', pp.151-177

Islam in the Modern World, Chapter (18) Women and Islamic Law in Bangladesh: finding a space for the fatwa', pp.389-405

Other readings:

Islam in the Modern World, 'Feminist theologies: Islamist and liberal reformist, pp. 96-102

White, Sally and Maria Ulfah Anshor (2008), 'Islam and gender in contemporary Indonesia: public discourses on duties, rights and morality' in Expressing Islam : Religious Life and Politics in Indonesia G. Fealy and S. White (Eds.) Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 137-158.

Week 11: How compatible is Islam and democracy?

Since the ‘clash of civilisations’ thesis was popularised in the 1980s various theorists have proposed that there is a fundamental contradiction between the principles of democracy and the Islamic faith. This week we explore the arguments of the various commentators on this issue.

Required readings:

Islam in the Modern World, Chapter (14) Assertive secularism, Islam and Democracy in Turkey, pp.319-335.

Nasr, Seyyed V. R. (2005), 'The rise of "Muslim democracy"', Journal of Democracy 16 (2): 13-27.

Other readings:





Islam in the Modern World, Chapter (11) Secularization adn the search for an authentic Msulim modern', pp. 255-279

Platteau, Jean-Philippe (2009), 'Political instrumentalization of Islam and the risk of obscurantist deadlock', World Development 39(2): 243-260.

Azra, Azyumardi & Wayne Hudson (2008), 'Political modernity and Indonesian Islam: a manifesto,' in Islam Beyond Conflict : Indonesian Islam and Western Political Theory A. Azra and W. Hudson (Eds.) Aldershot, Ashgate. 5-7.

Week 12: Militant Islam: a response to globalisation - or its expression?

A common argument of militant Muslims is that their cause is to protect the community from the forces of globalisation. But Islam is itself a global religion - and has become more so over the last century. How can we explain this paradox?

Required readings:

Islam in the Modern World, Chapter (1) 'Militant Movements', pp. 231-255.

Islam in the Modern World, 'The networked e-Jihadi', pp. 191-196.

Other readings:

Barton, Greg (2009), 'The historical development of Jihadi Islamist thought in Indonesia' in Radical Islamic Ideology in Southeast Asia S. Helfstein (Ed.). 30-53.

Esposito, J. (1994), 'Political Islam: Beyond the green menace', Current History 93: 19-24.

Week 13: ‘Liberalism in Islam?

A struggle is taking place within Islam as Muslim societies become more diverse. How can Islam retain its universal message as a growing number of political and cutural forces vioce their demands for change? This week we focus on why this tension has dominated political life for over a decade.

Required readings:

Hefner, Robert W. (2001), 'Public Islam and the problem of democratization', Sociology of Religion 62(4): 491-514.

Islam in the Modern World, Chapter (9) 'Islam: unbound and global', pp.209-231.

Other readings:

Hooker, Virginia Matheson (2004). "Developing Islamic Arguments for Change through 'Liberal Islam'," in Islamic Perspectives on the New Millennium, Virginia Hooker and Amin Saikal (eds.), 231-49. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.





Assessment Assessment schedule

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. REFLECTIVE JOURNAL - 30% - Due Week (6) SIX and Week (11) ELEVEN

You should keep notes consistently in order to create a journal over the course of the Unit. Each week you should make a One to One-and-a-half page summary (max 500 words) of ‘what I have learnt this week’. A good summary will consist of three paragraphs, reporting on: 1) three things I have learnt on this topic; 2) why these points are significant; and 3) issues/events that are unclear, are controversial, or need to be explored.

Note: it is an important skill to be able to summarise complex topics succinctly – do not exceed 500 words for your summaries.

The summary should be followed by notes to yourself that you have made during and after the lecture, and short summaries of the readings you have completed that week. In addition, you might also add other sources of information that you think are relevant to that week’s topic.

We do not want this to be an excessively onerous or time-consuming task. It is simply meant as a way of helping you learn the arts of note-taking and condensation – and to make sure that you are keeping up with the topics covered.

When building up your journal remember the following points:

l Make sure you note the author, title, publication or recoding details correctly. l Summarise what you consider to be the overall theme and argument of the work. In addition, draw

attention to details of special interest and importance. l Your journal is also a good place to record concepts that you do not yet fully understand, or names

with which you are unfamiliar. You can later follow these up yourself, or ask your colleagues or teacher about them during class.

The creation of a journal is also useful in three other respects. Firstly, it will help you build up your understanding of the topics covered. Second, it will provide you with notes to which you can refer later. This is especially important in the first few weeks, when you will need to build up your knowledge base to do the critical review due in Week 9. Finally, the journal will make it easier to prepare for the end-of-semester test.

Journals must be submitted for assessment twice, in the classes of week 6 (15%), covering weeks 1 to 4, and week 11 (15%), covering weeks 5 to 10. After week 5 you will be given feedback on how your journal might be improved.

Note: Two Turnitin submission points will be created for each of the Journals, called 'Journal 1' (for Week 6) and 'Journal 2' (for Week 11), with both Journals having a revision submission point and final submission point. More information about revision and final submission points follow: The Revision (or DRAFT) submission point is where you can submit your drafts for this assessment. MULTIPLE submissions are allowed, for which you will receive formative feedback from Turnitin in the form of an Originality report. Note in busy periods an Originality report may take Turnitin up to 24 hours to generate. Late submissions to this point are NOT allowed.

Task Value % Date DueUnit Learning Outcome(s)

Assessed

1Reflective Journal 30 percent Week: 6, 11

Day: Wednesday Time: 23.59

1,2,3

2Assignment 30 percent Week: 9


2,3,4

3Major Essay 40 percent Week: 13


2,3,4





Assessments submitted here will NOT be marked. The FINAL submission point is where you can submit your final version of this assessment. ONE submission only is allowed, for which you will receive formative feedback from Turnitin in the form of an Originality report. Note in busy periods an Originality report may take Turnitin up to 24 hours to generate. Late submissions to this point are allowed (and will be subject to penalties as per the Late Assessment policy in this unit outline). The assessment submitted here will be marked.

2. Assignment - 30%

Write a 1500 word paper on any one of the following topics:

l Explain the factors behind the rapid rise and spread of Islam from the Arabian peninsula globally to Africa, Europe, South West Asia, South Asia and South East Asia.

l Explain what you understand by the meaning of the terms Islamic modernist and Islamic fundamentalist and are they mutually incompatible?

l Is there a unique form of Islam practiced in South Asia (i.e. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka) that is specifically different from Islam in South East Asia (i.e. Malaysia, Indonesia, southern Philippines & southern Thailand) in your answer please consider similarities and differences (if any).

l Since 1949 have Muslims been free to practice their religion in the People's Republic of China? In your answer consider the historical background of the Muslim community in China and why since 1949 and the insitution of Communism in China their position may have changed.

There will be two Turnitin submission points provided for this assessment in Blackboard. The first is a Revision (or DRAFT) submission point where you can submit your drafts for this assessment. MULTIPLE submissions are allowed, for which you will receive formative feedback from Turnitin in the form of an Originality report. Note in busy periods an Originality report may take Turnitin up to 24 hours to generate. Late submissions to this point are NOT allowed. Assessments submitted here will NOT be marked.

The second is a FINAL submission point where you can submit your final version of this assessment. ONE submission only is allowed, for which you will receive formative feedback from Turnitin in the form of an Originality report. Note in busy periods an Originality report may take Turnitin up to 24 hours to generate. Late submissions to this point are allowed (and will be subject to penalties as per the Late Assessment policy in this unit outline). The assessment submitted here will be marked.

3. Major Essay - 40%

Write a 2000 word paper exploring any one of the following topics:

l Can there be an Islamic Feminism given the critique of women's rights in Islam? If so does this feminism differ from Western notions of feminism? Please discuss.

l In consultation with the lecturer select an example of an Islamic Militant group and explain the historical background behind this group, its objectives, and how it draws upon religious justifications for its actions. In your answer consider whether the population from which this group is drawn considers the group legitimate or not.

l Are Islam and Democracy incompatible? please consider arguments both for and against this question. l Select either Turkey or Indonesia and discuss whether either is a contemporary example of a Muslim

majority state that practices an effective democracy. In your answer consider how well either state has included or at least not abrogated its religious heritage.

There will be two Turnitin submission points provided for this assessment in Blackboard. The first is a Revision (or DRAFT) submission point where you can submit your drafts for this assessment. MULTIPLE submissions are allowed, for which you will receive formative feedback from Turnitin in the form of an Originality report. Note in busy periods an Originality report may take Turnitin up to 24 hours to generate. Late submissions to this point are NOT allowed. Assessments submitted here will NOT be marked. The second is a FINAL submission point where you can submit your final version of this assessment. ONE submission only is allowed, for which you will receive formative feedback from Turnitin in the form of an Originality report. Note in busy





periods an Originality report may take Turnitin up to 24 hours to generate. Late submissions to this point are allowed (and will be subject to penalties as per the Late Assessment policy in this unit outline). The assessment submitted here will be marked.

Pass requirements

There are two requirements to achieve a 'pass' grade in the unit.

1. An overall mark of 50% across the different assessments in the unit, and 2. All assessments must be attempted and submitted.

Failure to attempt and submit and assessment will result in a 'Fail-incomplete' grade for the unit irrespective of the mark achieved.

Fair assessment through moderation

Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the Assessment and Student Progression Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm

Late assessment policy

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied.

1. All assessments students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on this Unit Outline. 2. Students will be penalised by a deduction of ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission

(eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assessment worth 20 marks will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and given a mark of 16/20, the student would receive 10/20. An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked and will receive a mark of 0.

Assessment extension

A student unable to complete an assessment task by/on the original published date/time (eg examinations, tests) or due date/time (eg assignments) must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment Extension form (available from the Forms page at students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as prescribed by the Academic Registrar. It is the responsibility of the student to demonstrate and provide evidence for exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control that prevent them from completing/submitting the assessment task.

The student will be expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment date/time or due date/time. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment task where the student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior to the assessment date. An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board of Examiners' meeting.

Deferred assessments

If your results show that you have been granted a deferred assessment you should immediately check your OASIS email for details.

Supplementary assessments

Supplementary assessments are not available in this unit.





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Referencing style

The referencing style for this unit is APA 6th Ed.

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Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or referencing. Submitting work which has been produced by someone else (e.g. allowing or contracting another person to do the work for which you claim authorship) is also plagiarism. Submitted work is subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of text matching systems or interviews with students to determine authorship.

Cheating includes (but is not limited to) asking or paying someone to complete an assessment task for you or any use of unauthorised materials or assistance during an examination or test.

From Semester 1, 2016, all incoming coursework students are required to complete Curtin’s Academic Integrity Program (AIP). If a student does not pass the program by the end of their first study period of enrolment at Curtin, their marks will be withheld until they pass. More information about the AIP can be found at: https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/AIP.cfm

Refer to the Academic Integrity tab in Blackboard or academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au for more information, including student guidelines for avoiding plagiarism.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Expectations Curtin students are expected to have reliable internet access in order to connect to OASIS email and learning systems such as Blackboard and Library Services.

You may also require a computer or mobile device for preparing and submitting your work.

For general ICT assistance, in the first instance please contact OASIS Student Support: oasisapps.curtin.edu.au/help/general/support.cfm

For specific assistance with any of the items listed below, please contact The Learning Centre: life.curtin.edu.au/learning-support/learning_centre.htm

l Using Blackboard, the I Drive and Back-Up files l Introduction to PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Additional information Enrolment

It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.





http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing

https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/AIP.cfm

http://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/

https://oasisapps.curtin.edu.au/help/general/support.cfm

http://life.curtin.edu.au/learning-support/learning_centre.htm

Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:

l the Student Charter l the University's Guiding Ethical Principles l the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity l copyright principles and responsibilities l the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.

Student Equity There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact Student Equity at [email protected] or go to http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information

You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm for further information.

It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Recent unit changes Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system. For more information about eVALUate, please refer to evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/.

Recent changes to this unit include:

In response to ideas submitted via eValuate when this unit was last taught – and to feedback given by students throughout the semester – the following changes have been made:

l a Text has now been introduced to this unit which together with supplementary readings provided by eReserve offer wider and diversified resources for students.

l New and more up-to-date reading materials have been added, and additional sources recommended in the Unit Outline so that students can better prepare beforehand;

l More diversity in case studies have been provided to emphasize the fact that Islam while being monotheistic is not monolithic with these studies also illustrating the ongoing tension between globalising and localising tendencies in Islam.

To view previous student feedback about this unit, search for the Unit Summary Report at https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm. See https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.





http://students.curtin.edu.au/rights/

mailto:[email protected]

http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm

http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au/

http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm

http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/index.cfm

https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm

https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm

Program calendar Program Calendar – Semester 1 2016

Week Begin Date

Lecture/

Seminar

Pre-readings Tutorial/Other Assessment Due

Orientation 22 February

Orientation Week

1. 29 February

Themes and definitions: Islam in its socio-cultural context & Localism and

Universalism

Contained within Learning

Resources within unit outline

No Tutorials

2. 7 March The transmission of Islam to Asia

Within learning resources outline

Is Arabia still the spiritual homeland

3. 14 March Modernism and renewal of faith


Does Islamic modernism better equip Muslims to deal with modernisation?

4. 21 March Islam in South Asia Within learning resources outline

Is there a South Asian form of Islam

5. 28 March Tuition Free Week

6. 4 April Traditionalism, modernism and neo-modernism


GUEST LECTURER (TBC) Is there a Southeast Asian

Mazhab?

First Reflective Journal

submission

7. 11 April Islamic piety in China Within learning resources outline

Islam and China: what are its main ethnic and political features?

8. 18 April Tuition Free Week

9. 25 April Islamism Within learning resources outline

Islamist puritans in Indonesia: A peaceful

militancy?

Assignment due

10. 2 May Women in Islam Within learning resources outline

An Islamic Feminism?

11. 9 May Political Islam Within learning resources outline

How compatible is Islam and Democracy?

Second Reflective Journal

submission

12. 16 May Islam and dissent Within learning resources outline

Militant Islam: A response to globalization or its

expression?

13. 23 May Violence and non-violence in Islam


Liberalism within Islam? Major Essay due

14. 30 May Summary – key outcomes and course overview

15. 6 June Study Week

16. 13 June Examinations

17. 20 June Examinations





asia2002 islam in contemporary asia semester 1, 2016

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