U3A Clarence

Course Details

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Course Code:	241W31
Description:	Five Faiths and update on Middle East
Frequency:	WKLY
Type:	None
Location:	Room Three
Start Date:	06/03/2024 Wed
Finish Date:	22/05/2024
Start Time:	12:00
Finish Time:	13:00
Number of weeks:	10
Maximum enrolments:	44
Number Enrolled:	44  Wait listed: 4
Comments:	FIVE FAITHS and AN UPDATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST: PETER JONES Five faiths: as Australia becomes a multi-faith society, this course covers Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism & Sikhism, and Buddhism, with reference to communities in Australia. Turmoil in SW Asia: this course will try to provide some background about the conflict and tensions in the region, including the war over Gaza and the forces involved, the reverberations in the wider region including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iran; and some detail over the Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam and the spread of the more extreme forms of terrorism in recent decades. Peter Jones first lived in this part of the world in 1966-67 and has returned on a number of occasions since then. He has a PhD in Islamic Studies.
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