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Course name
Islam in Europe
Institution
Emory College
Instructor
sam cherribi
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Sociology of Muslim Communities in the European Union
Course dates
2019-09-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-28 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
101


Let’s start our European tour on April 30, 2013 at the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and the enthronement of her son the new King Willem-Alexander. The King was sworn in by the name of God Almighty and 90 percent of the members of Parliament of the first and second Chamber swore allegiance to the King in the name of God Almighty. Among the guests who were present was Sheikha Moza of Qatar, wearing a high fashion black dress and very elegant headgear with no reference to Islam, and the “Queen” of Morocco, Lalla Selma, was repeatedly shown on TV with comments about her Rita-Heyworth-like un-Islamic outlook. Next day, the headlines of all the Dutch newspapers had a picture of her with her “uncovered red hair” and her “beautiful dark green kaftan.”
Let's continue our journey in the same week to Belgium, where the State recognized Islam in the early 70s as an official religion and integrated the teaching of Islam in public school curricula. The Belgian minister of education appeared on TV that week, worried about young Muslim students who go to fight in Syria while they are still under the law of compulsory education. In French, Belgian and Dutch newspapers, politicians and civil organizations worry about the increasing numbers of young Europeans of Islamic decent who are recruited or go voluntarily to fight against the Syrian regime. The Belgian Minister of Interior spoke to imams and Muslim community leaders about ways to stop this kind of recruitment, especially when a young student disappeared for months and was found in Syria. Some of the measures discussed would result in stripping the recruits of their Belgian citizenship.
The next stops on our journey are France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Eastern Europe, and Turkey.

This course, taught by a former European congressman and scholar of European and pan-Arab societies, politics, and media, provides a useful lens through which to examine the presence of Islam in European Societies. A Europe that has been swept by several dynamic forces of change: the consolidation of the European Union, a massive influx of Muslim immigrants and refugees, and the rising voice of Islamic fundamentalism. The portents are clearly troubling—as evidenced by the murders of journalist Pim Fortuyn and filmmaker Theo van Gogh, after which riots broke out, mosques were burned, and Muslims were openly reviled by the public and the media, in addition to the notorious Danish cartoons, the massacres of the journalists of Charlie Hebdo and the multiple terrorist bombings in Paris and Brussels.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Gabem1326 Apostasy in Islam
Sahil28699 Trump travel ban
Mlrouss
Esol518 Women in Islam, Women in islam
KevinCherrribi Islam in Switzerland
Siray2021 Clarkston, Georgia
Jillrobins French ban on face covering
Gtrader7 Islamic banking and finance
Gab Styles Muslim Council of Britain
Jyang420
Daninaidrich
Mesas380 Abhi
Mesas380AG
Laurapollack LGBT in Islam
Yaaks737 Islamophobia in the media
Wpark36 Muslim population growth
Vchennuri
Vedika mehta Hindu–Islamic relations
WillJB185 Islam in association football
Lakinnawonu Women as Imams
Jahn82 Islam in association football, Islam in association Football
Noahroos98 Islamism
OTLandU
Rorispielman
Fnhossain
Dhathr Immigration to Germany
Matt.Lazar Islam in Spain
Kheyde610 Al-Faruq mosque
Bpunjani
Jakeldiamond French ban on face coverings, French ban on face covering
RhysAJackson Islamic scarf controversy in France
Lzweine Education in Islam
Jaredrob21 Islamic Solidarity Games
NoahScafati LGBT in Islam
Noah Skelskie
IslamInEuropeTA2019
Wherrman Apostasy
Do1927 Islam in London
Mikkobiana3 Islam in Sweden
Emmaceisler Islam in America
Aniqapremjee
Jhaus07 Islamic dietary laws
Jdubes827
Ashleycpark Islam in Turkey
Alexis Lambert
Chollo8 Malcolm X
Morganpace127 European migrant crisis, European Union–Turkey relations
Mkp1724 Hijab by country
Aaditjaveri Islam in Germany Hijabophobia, Islam in Germany
Ccampil
Jenniferjmlim Women in the Arab world
Alpm1905
Antoniomora10211999 Islam in association football
Dylanshayne Islam in Germany
Amandacohen24 Women in Islam
Dramkis
Jimmytric Islam in Israel
Goel Abhi R3hab
Apscott11 Islam in Italy
PaulJLevy Islam in Italy
DemarcusJenkins Islamophobia in Poland
Ryanl20 Islamic clothing
Georgeanderson121 Islamic clothing
Rhea Mehta
Littlefu0311 Ali Omar Ermes
Maxwinteremory1 Islam in France
Victorgarcia9 Islam and cats
Aimomin
Gallencherribi
JCardis Islamic clothing
Jmoneyman7 Islamic Clothing
Gabilucas1999
Rvolko2 Islamic fashion
Simonkuflik LGBT in Islam
Love sukhmani1 Islamophobia in the United States
Jimjammcjames Sunni Islam
Ebae306 European migrant crisis
Laurenekirk Fundamental Rights Agency
NanaPremp
MESAS 380 1
AFS 389 Michelle Islam in Japan
Cchaber7
Linamg779 Islam in Spain, Islam in spain
JordanRyanRice Islamic Clothing
Dsafdeye
MClawn125 Islamic Clothing
Juntsuru98 Islam in Europe
Jseidenberg
Maxwinteremory Islam in France
Jkang685517 Islam in France
Ejcohenemory Islam in Israel
MarijkeCA
Marioncrandle Gjakmarrja
WGC12345
Jordan Figdor 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack
MESAS 380 2019 Religious views on organ donation
Noahroos Islamism
Galatasaray1717 Gezi Park protests
Jmcardis Islamophobia in the United Kingdom
Rtzs1 Islam in Greece
Glucas1999 Sally-Anne Jones

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 September 2019   |   Thursday, 5 September 2019
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Jennifer Sutcliffe is your class Wikipedia Expert. You can reach her through the Canvas course page or email at jennifer.sutcliffe@emory.edu.

Resources:


In class - In-Class Training #1
Intro to Wikipedia

In-class visit with Jennifer Sutcliffe, Educational Analyst at Emory Libraries on 9/5. Please complete the training modules for Week 1 prior to class.

Topics Covered:

  • Discussion: What is Wikipedia?
  • The 5 Pillars
  • Wikipedia editing culture
  • Is Wikipedia accurate? Content gaps and article quality 
  • Anatomy of a Wikipedia article


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 September 2019   |   Thursday, 12 September 2019
In class - In-Class Training #2
How to Edit

In-class visit with Jennifer Sutcliffe, Educational Analyst at Emory Libraries on 9/12. Please complete the training modules for Week 2 prior to class.

Topics Covered:

  • Editing with the Visual Editor
  • Adding citations
  • Using the Sandbox
  • Editing Talk pages using Wikicode
  • In-class group editing activity


Assignment - How to Edit Training Modules

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019
Assignment - Research & Plagiarism Training Modules
In class - In-Class Training #3
Research & Plagiarism

In this class session, a librarian from Woodruff Library will lead a discussion about evaluating and selecting quality resources.

Milestones

Start thinking about what topics you are interested in editing. Research Wikipedia articles and select one or more that you would be interested in editing. Eventually you will narrow it down to one for the assignment.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluating Wikipedia Articles

As an exercise for this week, you will take what you have learned about Wikipedia, citations, and quality sources and evaluate an article.

Milestones

By the end of this week, you should have a topic selected and let Dr. Cherribi know.


Assignment - Adding Images

Optionally, you can add images to your article. This module will show you how.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


In class - In-Class Editing Session

You will have class time on 10/3 to work on your article edits. Ms. Sutcliffe will be available to answer questions during this working session.

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Milestones

Keep working on your article in your Sandbox in preparation for next week's peer review process.

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Assignment - Complete a Peer Review

Follow the peer review process to review one other student's article draft and leave comments in their sandbox. 


Assignment - Continue Research & Writing

While you complete the peer review, you should also continue working on your own article this week.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
Milestones

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.


Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to start moving your work live - to the "mainspace." This will be an ongoing process in the next couple of weeks as you finalize your content.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
Assignment - Continue Improving Your Article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.


Assignment - Reflective Essay

Your reflective essay is also due with your final Wikipedia edits. Write a 700-word reflective essay that addresses the following questions:

  1. What article did you choose and why?
  2. What information was lacking in the article? 
  3. What information was incorrect or missing credible references?
  4. What content did you add or change? How did you decide what content to edit? 
  5. What steps did you take to ensure accuracy and an unbiased approach?
  6. Explain your reasoning for selecting the references you used to cite your edits. 
  7. Describe your experience editing. How was it different from writing a research paper? Did you come across any roadblocks or challenges, and if so, how did you overcome them?
  8. Discuss the comment you left on the Talk page and why it contributes to the conversation. If you engaged with other editors, describe that experience.
  9. Has this editing experience changed your view of Wikipedia? Why or why not? 
  10. What advice would you give to new Wikipedia editors – particularly if they want to edit an article on a controversial or highly divisive subject?