Course Team

Ustadha Ameena Blake (Muslim Chaplain, University of Sheffield, UK)

Ustadh Hamza Andreas Tzortzis (Sapience Institute, UK)

Ustadah Tabassum Hussain (Da’ee, Lecturer, Researcher, Debater, Youth Mentor, Toronto, Canada)

At A Glance

• 15 Live Online Sessions
• Duration: 15 Weeks
• Sundays, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM (London, UK)
• 1 Hours per Lecture
• Video Recordings Available
• Access to Mobile App
• Digital Certificate
• From £24.99/Month (For 4 Months)

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• Starts on 10th November 2024
• Course Fee:
  Pay in Full: £99.99 £89.99
  Pay in 4 Installments: £24.99 per month
• Registration Deadline: 9th November 2024

Course Overview

• Western ideologies have become the most popular ideologies across the globe. These dominating ideologies directly or indirectly shape our life, thought, and beliefs, i.e. how we perceive the reality of the world, our worldview and morality. As Muslims, it is not only important but highly essential that we understand these philosophical world views in light of Islam. Learn from Muslim subject experts and scholars. Learn about the historical growth of these ideologies, their fundamental tenets, what Islam has to say about them and how we as Muslims ought to live with them.

• Decoding Liberalism, Feminism and Secularism online course aims to construe these Western ideologies from an Islamic perspective.
• The course will categorically focus on describing the fundamental basis of these ideologies, their impact on the Muslim community and the Islamic approach to such doctrines in the contemporary context.
• The course will provide you with an overview on feminist ideologies, its Impact on the woman in Western & Muslim societies, women’s rights and Western myths, the status of men and women in Islam, civil & political rights in Islam, Muslim “Liberal Reformists”, secular liberal democratic state and Islamic state, secular moral framework vs Islamic, and a brief discussion on the role of secularism in Muslim majority and minority countries.

Course Objectives

• Explore the fundamentals and contemporary implications of Liberalism.
• Compare the moral framework of a Secular society with that of an Islamic society.
• Analyse the rise of feminism and its impact on the global Muslim diaspora.

• Discuss the misconceptions and misinterpretations of Islamic principles by Western scholars.
• Navigate the current and future dynamics of Western ideologies from an Islamic perspective.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals and contemporary implications of Liberalism.
• Differentiate between the moral framework of a Secular society with that of an Islamic society.
• Learn about the uprise of feminism and its impact on the global Muslim diaspora.

• Know the misconceptions and misinterpretations of Islamic principles presented by Western media.
• Navigate the current and future dynamics of Western ideologies from an Islamic perspective.

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