Teaching

The Puzzle of Iran: Intellectual History and Society in the 20th and 21st Centuries (38013)

Semester: 
1st semester
Offered: 
2025
https://shnaton.huji.ac.il/index.php/NewSyl/38013/2/2025/

BA Course

The transformation of Iran from an authoritarian, secular regime to an Islamic Republic is one of the most fascinating story of the 20th century. In this course, we will explore which intellectual shifts the country has experienced until today and how these have affected Iranian society.

For some more information, see here: https://shnaton.huji.ac.il/index.php/NewSyl/38013/2/2025/

The Mughal Empire: Muslim Power and Coexistence in South Asia (35142)

Semester: 
1st semester
Offered: 
2025
https://shnaton.huji.ac.il/index.php/NewSyl/35142/2/2025/

BA Course

At its peak, the Mughal Empire was one of the most powerful states of the modern era. In the mid-seventeenth century, Mughal rulers controlled an era roughly the size of Europe. Yet, compared to other Muslim empires such as the Ottomans or the Safavids, the Mughal domain usually takes a backseat in Islamic and Asian history. This seminar will introduce students to this overlooked but fascinating political entity!

Where Empires Come to Die? Afghanistan, History, and Islam in the 20th and 21st Centuries (38003)

Semester: 
1st semester
Offered: 
2024
https://shnaton.huji.ac.il/index.php/NewSyl/38003/2/2024/

BA Course

 

The return of the Taliban in 2021 seems to have lent truth to an old cliché of Afghanistan as a far away, isolated land that operates according to its own timeless rules and has proven itself repeatedly as a “graveyard of empires.” This course will instead shed light on the strong entanglements of the country with the Middle East, South- and Central Asia in order to de-exceptionalize modern Afghanistan.