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    • Islam in Africa . HIST 149IA

    Africa is the only continent with a Muslim majority, with more than a quarter of the world?s Muslims living there. Americans tend to associate Islam with Arabs, but Africans greatly outnumber Arabs in the religion. There are more Muslims in Nigeria than in Egypt, more in Ethiopia than Iraq. 1/6th of the world?s Muslims reside in sub-Saharan Africa. How did this come to be? How has the adoption of Islam by Africans shaped their history? And, conversely, how have Africans shaped Islam? We answer these questions by exploring 14 centuries of Islamic African history. We also explore Islam as a system of religious meaning by studying the teachings and writings of African Muslims.

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    Prerequisites: A previous course in history.

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    Rudolph Ware
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    GIRV 2128
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    09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
    42 / 42 Full
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    HIST149IA . Ware R T A Month Ago

    Unorganized, no lecture slides, inaccessible outside classroom. Told us we didn't need to cite for essays but TA's docked points for not citing. Graded on 3 exams and still haven't gotten grades despite deadline passing (a common trend with other reviews). First time I've seen a professor be consistently disrespectful of their students' time.

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    HIST149IA . Ware R T A Month Ago

    This rating is for his HIST 149H: Africana Hip Hop class. Professor Ware is an excellent speaker and lecturer, and the material is interesting. However, Ware and his TA were nearly completely inaccessible outside of class, so it meant that if you wanted help for the 2 in-class essays, you're on your own if you can't go to his office hours.

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    HIST149IA . Ware R T 5 Months Ago

    Does not care about students. Is homophobic

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    HIST149IA . Ware R T 2 Years Ago

    Just way too bad. Not a fan.

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    HIST149IA . Ware R T 2 Years Ago

    Work for your grade, but not too bad. A little disorganized, but replies to emails for sure. Awesome lectures, loved hearing him speak. Truly inspirational.

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    HIST149IA . Ware R T 4 Years Ago

    Hands down the worst professor ever. Beyond unorganized. Input wrong grades. Never posted his email & didn't respond to the one on UCSB's website. Had an extension to submit grades & missed the deadline. Has no respect for students time & I had to wait for over an hour for office hours. His class is boring, poorly done, & you have to buy HIS books.

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