{"id":1251,"date":"2019-01-13T20:42:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T20:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=1251"},"modified":"2025-04-21T19:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:50:20","slug":"islamic-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/philosophy\/islamic-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-info text-secondary mb-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<span class=\"lead font-slab-serif\">The <strong>Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professorship in Islamic Studies<\/strong> was created through donations from hundreds of members of the Islamic Center of Orlando, allowing UCF to build an Islamic Studies program through speakers, events, and new vehicles for interfaith dialogue, with the overall effect of promoting the understanding and appreciation of Islam and Muslim communities.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary text-secondary mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<span class=\"lead\">The Islamic Studies program at UCF establishes connections among students and faculty for talking religion, theology and social issues. The goal of the program is to create an environment that fosters intercultural awareness, especially as it concerns Islam and Muslims, and to establish a hub for interfaith dialogue on the UCF campus, allowing students to ask questions and discover answers.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron bg-inverse media-background-container my-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/01\/bg-islamic_tile.jpg\" alt=\"Background image incorporating ceramic tile from the 15th century\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/01\/bg-islamic_tile.jpg\" alt=\"Background image incorporating ceramic tile from the 15th century\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container px-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 text-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid hidden-sm-down lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/01\/zargar-circle.png\" alt=\"Photo of Cyrus Ali Zargar\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid hidden-sm-down\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/01\/zargar-circle.png\" alt=\"Photo of Cyrus Ali Zargar\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h2 class=\"h3 text-primary font-condensed mb-2\">Program Director<\/h2>\n<h3><a class=\"text-white\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/philosophy\/faculty-staff\/?id=40\">Cyrus Ali Zargar<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"my-1\"><a class=\"text-white\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/philosophy\/faculty-staff\/?id=40\"><i class=\"fa fa-user-circle-o mr-1\"><\/i> Profile<\/a> <a class=\"text-white\" href=\"mailto:Cyrus.Zargar@ucf.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope ml-3 mr-1\"><\/i> Cyrus.Zargar@ucf.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cyrus Zargar is the Endowed Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor in Islamic Studies. His research interests include Classical Sufism, Islamic Philosophy, Arabic and Persian Sufi Literature, and Ethics in Literature and Film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container mt-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"font-condensed mb-3\">Courses<\/h2>\n<p><i>These are just a few of the courses offered at UCF pertaining to Islamic Studies.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 pb-4\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled pl-4\">\n<li>ASH3223 The Modern Middle East<\/li>\n<li>ARA2200 Intermediate Arabic Language and Civilization I<\/li>\n<li>ASH3222 Islam and Its Empires<\/li>\n<li>ASH5227 The Arab-Israeli Conflict<\/li>\n<li>CPO3403 Politics of the Middle East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled pl-4\">\n<li>CPO4710 Women in Comparative Politics<\/li>\n<li>PHH3200 Medieval Philosophy<\/li>\n<li>REL2300 World Religions<\/li>\n<li>REL2300 World Religions<\/li>\n<li>REL3363 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