Ata Anzali

This was a fantastic introductory course to Islam. If you are in any way interested in comparative religions or Islam specifically, this is a great class to consider. A lot of material is covered (essentially from the days of Muhammad up until modern-day Islam), and the course moves pretty fast, but Professor Anzali does a fantastic job explaining the concepts, especially in the jurisprudence unit where nuances were crucial.

This was a fantastic introductory course to Islam. If you are in any way interested in comparative religions or Islam specifically, this is a great class to consider. A lot of material is covered (essentially from the days of Muhammad up until modern-day Islam), and the course moves pretty fast, but Professor Anzali does a fantastic …Read more

Professor Anzali is very engaging and covers the most important parts of the readings in class. The load work isn't too heavy, but there's a few quizzes at the beginning of the semester. Would recommend for anyone who's looking for an intro to Islam course and different perspectives.

I found this class to be fairly easy. The readings were sometimes dense got very specific regarding Islam but I took a lot away from the course considering I did not know that much about Islam. Would highly reccomend if you want to learn more about Islam. I preformed well on the essays but I heard some other students did not just stay close to the text and you will be fine.