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Course name
Muslim Societies in African History
Institution
Queens College CUNY
Instructor
Kristina Richardson
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
African history
Course dates
2019-08-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
45


This course surveys the history and historiography of Islam in Africa from its arrival in North Africa in the seventh century through the present day in postcolonial Africa while also paying attention to continuing points of contact and exchange between Muslims in Africa across the Sahara as well as the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds. Students will examine the history of Islam in Africa in light of issues such as conversion, interactions with other religious traditions, reform movements, slavery and race, education, gender, European colonial rule, and postcolonial politics. Possible sources for the course include Arab geographical and travel accounts, juridical texts debating social categories of race, slavery and gender, regional chronicles reflecting the interface between Islam and local African religious traditions, colonial reports revealing fears of Islam as a unifying force for Africans, and novels and films addressing Islam as a major theme.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Metaxiazaf Askia Daoud
Hengzhi Cao Gao Empire Banu Ghaniya
MatBelio44 Gao Empire Songhai Empire
Amir Manu Muhammad al-Maghili
200DollarTextbook Berbers and Islam
SCharalabidis Auwal Mosque
RashidaSaima Askia Daoud Soninke-Marabout War (1850–1856)
PanupongSittipanya Fulani Cattle Mouride
Markricardo22 Sultanate of Zanzibar
Isabelalvarado0 Slavery in Africa, Tuareg people Ajami script, Tuareg people
Justinhoxx Lamu Island, Evaluating article Duan Chengshi
Kimbravo99 Fulani Cattle Abubakar Shekau, Black Death, Islam in Africa
Wlin486 Black Death Sonni Ali
Jennabadrudeen Ibrahim Niass
Lrodriguez93 Fula jihads
Aleksandracaricic Heinrich Barth
RachelLakhan Askia Daoud Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
MoniaMim Gobir
Bablim Tana Baru Cemetery Amadou Bamba
Dpaduano123 Fula jihads
Akostaras Berbers and islam Alexander Gordon Laing
Aidann1 Malik Ambar Leo Africanus
Knightsofren94 Bilal ibn Rabah
Keenan Gorski Arabic Afrikaans
Mdepaz1 Askia Daoud Bilala, Black Death
EToledoChanona0818
WikiDiscussion Black Death
Kathy.guiracocha81 Kunta (tribe) Catalan Atlas
Srahman23 Tuareg people Description of Africa (1550 book)
Sflores77 Nana Asma’u
Gen.Gomez Great Mosque of Kilwa
Harpreet Mittal Malik Ambar Tippu Tip
Ssial Bilal ibn Rabah Musa I of Mali
Markk-Anthonyy Great Mosque of Kilwa Soninke Wangara
Veroonikka99 Lamu Island Barghawata, Berbers and Islam, Mouride
Agnesstanton8 Soninke-Marabout War (1850–1856) Sultanate of Ifat
Jjoshhyyy Tarikh al-Sudan
Bryozoria Tarikh al-fattash, Black Death
Emely12. Columba Stewart Tijaniyyah, Black Death
Angelly.villalva08 Alexander Gordon Laing
14alexa Kunta (tribe)
KGu81 Kunta (tribe)
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Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 September 2019   |   Thursday, 12 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.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


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 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 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.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.