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About the Course

This course will discuss the developments in the Middle East from the early 20th century to the present. It will discuss the rise and retreat of Arab nationalism, the problems of internal cohesion of the Arab states, issues of religion and state, and the evolution of Islamist politics. It will also focus on the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and its impact on the region and will conclude with an in depth analysis of the “Arab Spring” by placing these contemporary revolutionary events in their historical context. Please note that this course builds upon a previous course - The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I (https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-middle-east-1/home/welcome) Learn about the history of the Middle East for a deeper understanding of current regional developments! This course will temporarily close for enrollment from March 1st, 2022 to August 31st, 2022. During this time, the course will be closed for new enrolments. All of the course materials will continue to be able available to previously enrolled learners; however, the course staff will not provide support in the Discussion Forums during this period. Best, The Tel Aviv University Team...

Top reviews

MK

Jul 30, 2018

Excellent Course. Professor Susser does a thorough, careful job of bring the Middle East up to date to 2013 or so. Would love to see an additional week added dealing with developments up to today.

FA

May 7, 2020

A FASCINATING COURSE WHICH WAS MOST ENGAGING THROUGHOUT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COURSE. IT REALLY HELPS TO PUT INTO CONTEXT THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST THAT IS STILL VERY MUCH ONGOING.

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By Irv R

Sep 17, 2020

Excellent overview of the subject.

By Rod M

May 2, 2020

Very well organized and presented

By A K

Sep 26, 2016

Excellent, interesting, thorough

By Mick H

Aug 29, 2016

Brilliantly insightful summaries

By Bart S

Aug 25, 2017

excellent, please repeat course

By Roberto D

Oct 1, 2016

Great course, great teaching !

By Jeffrey S

Jan 19, 2021

Clear concise and fascinating

By Saif A

Mar 26, 2021

Very informative course

By Zidane Z E A

Sep 19, 2020

¡¡¡¡Excelente curso!!!

By David R

Mar 6, 2024

An excellent course.

By Raymond C W

Feb 13, 2016

Outstanding course.

By David M

Aug 8, 2019

excellent course!

By Arjun B

Mar 30, 2017

Very good course.

By Barry C

Apr 29, 2019

Excellent course

By Solomon Z

Mar 14, 2018

great brief info

By Liang W

May 21, 2019

Very helpful!

By Ioannis M

Jan 16, 2019

Excellent!!

By Paloma M

Jun 15, 2020

Loved it!

By Mahmoud E

Aug 7, 2018

very good

By kasite U

Mar 28, 2017

great!

By Mona A A

Sep 23, 2020

good

By Kyong H K

Feb 6, 2019

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By Tom L

Feb 19, 2021

I find the course comprehensive and balanced. However, when the lectures are in English, which is not the instructor's native tongue, the result can be a halting delivery. While this does not impact the video so much, I find the transcripts can be difficult. When the instructor pauses to order his thoughts and words, the transcript all too often shows a period, creating a disjointed narrative; among other things, there are words misunderstood ("designer's" for "the Zionists"); the dreaded apostrophe ("it's" for "its"); words missing (so guesswork is required to maintain continuity), when a little more effort may fill the gap. I feel some editing to produce a more readable version (though not a verbatim copy) would benefit all.

P.S. I found similar problems with "Russian History: Lenin to Putin".

By Zakaria G

Sep 25, 2019

it was nice seeing things from the other side's perspective (the way Israelis see it) as opposed to being bombarded by the same ideas all arabs (governments and individuals) promote...a necessary step if people really want to form an objective opinion about this long lasting conflict, even more important for those directly concerned if a peaceful solution is sought (dreamy but who knows) just wish of the MENA region universities (other than israeli universities) had the decency to make such an objective course available...would help a lot

By AEH

Dec 27, 2015

This course is wonderful, and does not seem biased. My one complaint is that for so so much information, there are only two quizzes. I would prefer to have a test at the end of each weekly lesson, especially since the quizzes are so short. The material and videos themselves are wonderful! I learned a lot :)