ARABIC M171Culture Area of Maghrib (North Africa)

Arabic · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

(Same as Anthropology M166Q and History M108C.) Designed for juniors/seniors. Introduction to North Africa, especially Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, also known as Maghrib or Tamazgha. Topics include changing notions of personal, tribal, ethnic, linguistic and religious identities; colonialism; gender and legal rights, changing representations of Islam, and religions in region’s public spaces.

P/NP or letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

Requisites

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Requires

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Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

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