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- Getting to Know Muslim Neighbors
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Item: FA23-139
Tuition: $70.00
Days: Tu Dates: 10/10/2023 - 10/31/2023
Sessions: 4 Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 206 Building: Building 3
Enroll Min: 8 Enroll Max: 20
Instructor: Mai & Harold Vogelaar

Learn more about the beliefs and practice of Islam through readings, lectures, discussions and videos. In conjunction with the course, an optional trip to a local mosque will be offered. This opportunity to broaden perspectives on faith and feelings of Muslims is guided by two scholars, one Christian and one Muslim. Become familiar with the culture and beliefs, exploring beyond headlines, to engage the “heart-lines” of Muslim people.
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- Introduction to Jewish Studies
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Item: FA23-145
Tuition: $135.00
Days: W Dates: 10/4/2023 - 11/15/2023
Sessions: 7 Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: 205 Building: Building 3
Enroll Min: 8 Enroll Max: 13
Instructor: Rabbi Nina Perlmutter
Jewish civilization historically and in contemporary times. Secular and religious expressions of Jewish culture, concepts, and ideals; sense of human place, purpose, communal and personal life; influence of Jewish thought on other religious and secular cultures; anti-Semitism and other modern challenges will be discussed. Recommended but NOT required textbooks: Seasons of Our Joy, ISBN: 9780827609303; Way of Man, ISBN: 9780415278294; and Jewish History in 100 Nutshells, ISBN: 9781568218861.
Room change from printed schedule. Now meets in 03-205
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- Native Peoples of the Southwest: The Mountain Pai
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Item: FA23-140
Tuition: $70.00
Days: Tu Dates: 10/3/2023 - 10/17/2023
Sessions: 3 Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 114 Building: Building 4
Enroll Min: 8 Enroll Max: 30
Instructor: Chris Wuehrmann
The American Southwest has long been home to a fascinating variety of Native Peoples, each with their own unique story. This course will focus on the history and culture of the Pai peoples of the high country of central and northwestern Arizona, including the Hualapai, Havasupai, Maricopa and Yavapai.
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- Native Peoples of the Southwest: The Western Pueblos
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Item: FA23-141
Tuition: $70.00
Days: Th Dates: 11/2/2023 - 11/16/2023
Sessions: 3 Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 114 Building: Building 4
Enroll Min: 8 Enroll Max: 30
Instructor: Chris Wuehrmann
The American Southwest has long been home to a fascinating variety of Native Peoples, each with their own unique story. This course will focus on the history and culture of the western Pueblo peoples of northeastern Arizona and western New Mexico, including Hopi, Zuni, Acoma and Laguna.
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- Prescott: 1862-1912
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Item: FA23 -142
Tuition: $95.00
Days: Th Dates: 10/12/2023 - 11/9/2023
Sessions: 5 Times: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: 116 Building: Building 4
Enroll Min: 8 Enroll Max: 15
Instructor: Melissa Ruffner
In Melissa’s class, you will learn what prospectors' records were Prescott’s first documents, predating government records; where is the first lot sold in the original townsite; who are streets named after; what member of the Corp of Engineers is Fort Whipple named after; who was the mayor who went to war…and much more. Based on years of research, Melissa authored, Prescott: A Pictorial History, originally sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and later in 4 reprints. She is one of 100 of AZ “Culture Keepers” and will share the rich history of Prescott from 1862 to 1912 with handouts, “show and tell” lectures, and a historical walking tour downtown ending with lunch (on your own) at The Palace, where her great-uncle won a mortuary business in January 1903.
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