Module Overview
Explore the anthropological concept of ethnicity as a means of understanding modern Middle Eastern history, politics, and social organization.
Essay
- What is Ethnicity? What Role Does it Play?
- What is the Relationship Between Ethnicity and ‘Asabiyyah?
- What Is the Relationship Between Ethnicity and Religion?
- Ethnicity, Territory, and Religion
- How Does Migration Change the Makeup of the Middle East and Affect Identity Formations?
Framing the Issues
Examining Stereotypes
Image Resource Bank
How to assert one’s identity as a cosmopolitan member of the family of modern nations, and, at the same time, claim one’s integrity and faithfulness to national traditions? The dilemma is painfully clear in such modern rituals of national identity as beauty contests. Miss Arab World 2007 was won by Wafaa Ganahi, a 23-year-old teacher in the Faculty of Law at the University of Bahrain, who wore hijab throughout the proceedings... [IMAGE GALLERY]
Learning Resources
Martin Stokes
King Edward Professor of Music at King's College London;
Classroom Connections
LESSON 1: What is Ethnicity?
LESSON 2: How Does Ethnicity Affect Middle Eastern Politics?
