III. North Africa, Southwest, Central and South Asia
North Africa and Southwest Asia (Middle East)
- I Oct 24 (M) Culture and Political Economic Transformation I
- Southwest Asia (185-187)
- Geography of Population, Rural Settlement Patterns (194-197)
- Patterns of Religion, Geographies of Language (200-204)
- The Colonial Legecy (205-208)
- Islamic law vs Gaza tribal justice
- A King Takes on Gender Mixing
- Saudi Women dispute tradition
- II. Oct 26 (W) Politics and Demography
- Economic and Social Development: Lands of Wealth and Poverty (212-215)
- The Urban Imprint, On the Move, Shifting Demographic Patterns (294-297)
- Environmental Geograpy: Life in a Fragile World (281-285)
- Now, Islamists talk democracy
- US must adjust to political Islam's rise
- Glittering Qatar's Dark Secret
- Does The Arab Spring Mark A Darker Chapter?
- Women’s Rights in Tunisia Elections
- Oman - Looking Beyond Oil
- PART 1
- PART 2
- III. Oct 31 (M) The Palestinian Question
- Modern Geopolitical Issues (208-211)
- Abbas Goes Out On A Limb for Peace
- Why the Two State Dream is Fading
- Occupation by suburbanization?
- Who Are The 'Israeli Arabs'?
- Jerusalem - Capital of Two States?
- PART 1
- PART 2
- Jerusalem - City of David
- Touring East Jerusalem
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CSM
- Identify the roots of tribal justice in Gaza
- Describe how it works and the types of issues it addresses
- Explain how the tribal justice system has historically related to Islamic Law
- Describe how Hamas is attempting to strengthen Islamic Law in Gaza
- Describe the social change that the King of Saudi Arabia is proposing
- Explain why he is making this proposal
- Identify the roots of gender segregation in Saudi Arabia
- Explain why the King, if all powerful, cannot simply end gender discrimination himself?
- Identify the roots of guardianship in Saudia Arabia
- Provide examples of the authority that guardians have over women
- Explain ways in which guardianship align with, and conflict with, Islamic law
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- Describe the secularist / Islamisist divide in terms what they stand for, or envision, for a political future
- Identify new values that secularist are bringing to the table and Islamists are having to embrace
- Describe values that secularists are embracing from Islamists
- Clarify why the US supported authorian regimes
- Explain why political Islam was such a common 'avenue of opposition' in these countries
- Identify two Western policies that politcal Islam opposes
- Clarify whether political Islam is able, or likely, to embrace democracy
- Clarify whether political Islam is able, or likely, to embrace economic
- Describe immigrant working conditions, referring to wages as well as the Kafallah system
- Explain why reform for better conditions has been slow
Radio
- Describe the Sunni / Shia divide in Syria, clarifying whichis the majority and minority and which is in power
- Clarify how the group in power uses the sectarian divide to maintain its power
- Describe the role that Saudia Arabia and Iran play in these power struggles
- Clarify why the US long supported the Tunisian Dictatorship
- Describe the types of rights that woment enjoy in Tunisia, how that compares with the rest of the region, and how women came to have those rights
- Explain why it is not clear what the ramifications of political Islam might be for women in Tunisia
Film
- Explain why Oman is different from other "small oil states" in terms of its oil economy
- Explain how Oman is different from many other states in the region in how it treats women
- Define "omanization" and explain its purpose
- Identify and explain 2 other ways in which Oman is preparing for its economic future
- Explain how Oman is trying to create a different demographic future from many other Muslim states
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- Identify the 5 main things that the Palestinians want
- Explain whether or not Abbas has the support of his people
- Explain why it is so important to Abbas that a 'settlement freeze' holds
- Clarify how Netanyahu characterizes and justifies the expansion of a Jewish neighborhood in Easter Jerusalem
- Explain how Palestinians interpret these actions
- Explain why Palestinian neighborhoods cannot expand as well
- Describe the new strategy being considered by many Palestinians, which involves tipping the 'demograhic balance'
- Contrast the reason that Jewish settlers have historically settled in the West Bank with why many are doing so now
- Explain why Jewish settlers in the West Bank will impede the creation of a new Palestinian State
- Explain the role of the security wall, and what may happen to those Jewish settlers living on the Palestinian side of the wall
- Clarify why so many new "not-hard-line" Jewish settlers are willing to invest in homes on the Palestinian side of the wall
- Clarify the difference that Israel draws between settlement and natural growth
- Explain who the Israeli Arabs are
- Describe in what ways they are equal to Jews in Israel
- Describe in what ways they are not equal
- Explain why their loyalty has recently come into question, and what they may have to do to maintain their citizenship
Film
- Clarify what the Green Line is in Jerusalem
- Identify when Jerusalem first become a political capital, and identify its geographic extent
- Explain what happened in eastern Jerusalem after 1967
- At the Oslo Peace talks, identify the piece of real estate that was so difficult to divide, and explain the 'creative' division that was proposed that the Palestinians did not accept
- Explain what launched the second intifada
- Where is the old City of David located?
- Why is it a political issue that the dig is occuring?
- What is the underlying goal of the archaelogical dig?
- Describe how are Jewish settlers are living in Arab neighborhoods
- What is the underlying goal of the Jewish settlers in Eastern Jersusalem
South Asia
- I. Nov 2 (W) : Political Economic History
- South Asia (343-344)
- Culture Coherence and Diversity: A Common Heritage Undermined by Religious Rivalries (354-355)
- Geopolitical Framework: A Deeply Divided Region (361-364)
- India's Centers of Economic Growth (368-369)
- Globalization and South Asia's Economic Future (369-370)
- Economic Restructuring
- PART 1
- PART 2
- II. Nov 7 (M) Political Economic History II and Geopolitical Framework
- Agricultural Regions and Activities (352-353)
- Kashmir (364)
- International and Global Geopolitics (365-366)
- Bollywood's Global Push
- Can US workers prosper in India
- A farm plot of their own
- Decoding Kashmir's conflict
- Wagah
- III. Nov 9 (W) Demography, Culture and the Environment
- Population and Settlement: The Demographic Dilemma (350-354)
- Contemporary Geographies of Religion and Language (355-559)
- Environmental Issues in South Asia (346-349)
- India renews effort to save females
- New Delhi: Urban Rural Migrations
- Market Place: India to crack down on discrimination in private sector?
- In Pakistan, Birth Control And Religion Clash
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Film
- Identify India's economic orientation before 1991, and describe 2-3 economic policies that illustrate that approach
- Explain 2-3 reasons why India shift its economic orientation in 1991, - Identify India's economic orientation after 1991, and describe 2-3 new economic policies that illustrate that change
- Explain what is driving economic growth today
- Illustrate the socio-cultural change that is being driven by the post-91 economic restructuring
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CSM
- Define 'soft power'
- Explain why Bollywood is 'soft power'
- Explain 2-3 reasons why Bollywood films are globally popular
- Explain 2-3 Bollywood films have recently become more popular in the West
- Explain why there is a strong perception that US workers would not be able to compete with Indian workers
- Explain what American workers bring to the table that help businesses succeed
- Explain why Indians bring to the table that help businesses succeed
- Identify the dominant mode of production in Sindh, Pakistan
- Describe the relationship between land owner and peasant, and explain why peasant remain impoverished
- Explain how the government is try break the cycle
- Clarify what land the government is accessing, and explain whether or not it is enacting a fundamental change in land ownership structures
- Explain how Kashmir came to be split between Pakistan and India
- Explain the historical goal of Kashmire's struggle
- Explain the current goal of kashmire's struggle
- Contrast the visions that the two main leaders have for Kashmire's political future
- Explain 2-3 reasons why India does not want to give up Kashmire
Film
- What is Wagah?
- Where does it occur?
- How often does it occur?
- What does it symbolize?
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CSM
- Explain 2-3 reasons why boys are preferred in Indian society
- Explain 1-2 ways in which forces of urbanization and economic growth are helping girls, and 1-2 ways in which those forces are exacerbating gender imbalances in India
- Describe what the government is doing to try to end gender imbalances
- Explain whether the programs are working
Film
-Identify whether pushes or pulls, or both, appear to drive urbanization
- Describe several environmental consequences of rapid urbanization
- Explain how the National Capital Regional Plan intended to ameliorate the problem, and why it failed
Radio
- Describe affirmative action-style laws that exist in India, and describe what is currently being proposed
- Explain why American companies operating in India have been slow to enact affirmative action programs
- Describe interpretations of Islam that inhibit the use of birth control
- Describe interpretations of Islam that allow the use of birth control
- According to health industry experts, what is the leading reason for high birth rates in Pakistan?