Al-Musharaka

"Al-Musharaka" ( _ar. المشاركة) (in _en. participation and collaboration) is a National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (American non-profit organization NITLE) program initiative, intended to expand and enhance the teaching and study of Arab studies, Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies at [http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/about_nitle/colleges NITLE affiliated colleges] .

Background

The Al-Musharaka initiative began in November 2001 under the leadership of Clara Yu, then director of the institute, and its first major project was NITLE's [http://arabworld.nitle.org online resource] on [http://arabworld.nitle.org Arab Culture and Civilization] . An inter-institutional collaborative was launched at the same time which has fostered the development of an inter-institutional course on Islam and the development of online resources. It has also organized a large number of professional development activities, first at the [http://www.cet.middlebury.edu Center for Educational Technology] in Middlebury, Vermont (now the Northeastern Center of NITLE). The 2006 summer seminar was held at Macalester College, and all subsequent seminars will be held at other [http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/about_nitle/colleges NITLE affiliated colleges] . The Oldenborg Center at Pomona College will host the 2007 seminar, which will deal with Teaching about Islam.

"Al-Musharaka" is the Arabic word for "collaborative" or "collaboration". The Al-Musharaka logo was designed by [http://arabworld.nitle.org/gallery.php?module_id=7 Khaled Al Saa’i] , one of the most prominent contemporary calligraphers in the Arab world. The [http://blogs.nitle.org/almusharaka Al-Musharaka Blog] contains news about the collaborative and its activities, related news from NITLE colleges, new on issues such as media and education in the Muslim world, issues of academic freedom, etc.

Recent articles on Al-Musharaka appeared in the [http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm05/eqm0549.asp "Educause Quarterly"] and the [http://fpnew.ccit.arizona.edu/mesassoc/Bulletin/welcome.htm "Middle East Studies Bulletin"] .

External links

* [http://almusharaka.nitle.org Al-Musharaka initiative]
* [http://b2e.nitle.org/al-musharaka.php Al-Musharaka Blog]
* [http://www.nitle.org NITLE Web Page]