JY
Apr 14, 2020
Provides a fascinating and important approach to studying this topic. The professor's framework and intellectual depth enriched my understanding of this important and enduring problem.
LK
Oct 12, 2018
An eye opening experience. I really hope this becomes a mandated course among anyone participating in any diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East and the Arabic world.
By RAID A R O S
•Oct 22, 2022
Excellent course
By Abdulaziz S B
•Jan 26, 2020
Excellent .
By Ali M H
•Jan 6, 2022
very good
By Mahmoud E
•Apr 15, 2019
very good
By Fariborz H
•Jan 15, 2023
nice
By Mona A A
•Jul 7, 2020
good
By Antoine C
•Jan 20, 2018
Aw
By VARUN P
•Jun 8, 2020
The course seemed to be interesting in the starting and end but was quite boring for some time in the middle. I myself found some terms used in the course difficult as being a student from a science background. All the topics and aspects were fully covered with an unbiased approach. I would be glad to learn more from you in the future.
By Aude P
•Dec 28, 2017
It would be better to add more illustrations, and when pictures are shown, to comment them. As it is, it is hard to read the picture caption, and listen to the speaker (even harder when one has to read the transcript)
There are some mistakes in the english transcript
By Sara A M
•Mar 29, 2018
the course is very good,I learned a lot of information I didn't know before .
although sometimes I felt that there is generalizations, and sometimes the instructor was biased.
I think they also should add the model answer and the justification
By Ana S
•Sep 29, 2017
The course is very interesting. It's important to understand the world we live in and it's important to understand the reasons of its current state. It's a light course, but it provides an interesting overview of the Arab exception.
By Claire B
•Jan 18, 2022
The content of the class was very interesting ! I thought it would rely more on historical events, maybe remind more the arab Spring events. But that is my personal expectation !
Thank you for your work, Professor
By Christine J
•Jun 30, 2020
I found the course very interesting and appreciated the references to Arab, European and American authors and scholars. However, the course does not at all emphasize the differences between Arab countries.
By Tatjana G
•Aug 28, 2017
The course is very interesting and helpful to understand the big picture. But sometimes I lost the overview at which point of the review/ discussion we actually are. Anyway, I recommend the course.
By Rebecca T
•Feb 9, 2019
Overall, a very interesting and deep look at a the structural issues which plague the Arab Spring. The readings, however, consistently required more then the allotted 1 hour set in the course.
By Omer M
•Dec 2, 2022
The very short videos followed by quizes made it very difficult to listen to a full lecture in a podcast like fashion, while later doing the test over the larger amount of information.
By Chaya S
•May 16, 2021
It was a very informative course but the number of quizzes were excessive and sometimes questions were unrelated to the lecture topic.
By Moises G G
•May 16, 2020
Good experience and materials. It is neccesary to consider external factors in the same manner as internal ones.
By Danny C
•May 15, 2020
Meaningful insights on the causes and consequences of the Arab spring from several points of view
By Majda M
•Dec 24, 2020
It is biased by the opinion of the teacher.
By Aishwarya S
•Jun 13, 2020
Very interesting
By Smriti
•May 27, 2020
nice course
By Sam B
•Jul 24, 2020
This was my first course on Coursera. For context, I am final year undergraduate student studying International Relations, I am quite experienced in this area.
I had high expectations for the course, but sadly these were not met. The content itself was interesting, but presented in a very dry way. Dr. Afsah was clearly reading from a script the entire time, and the information became very hard to absorb because he was not really 'lecturing', but rather just 'presenting'. Very convoluted academic language was used, which also often did not make sense (English is obviously not his first language, but he is nevertheless very educated). The fact that, I, and educated university student who speaks native English, could not understand The quizzes are quite easy and there is no other form of assessment.
My biggest criticism is of the discussion forums. My native language is English, and none of the prompts made sense. There was no question, or even a point of contention. Instead, simply a statement with little context. I was not alone in not understanding this, as 90% of people did not respond at all (like me), or simply wrote one or two words (like 'good'). Discussion forums and prompts can be a great way to reinforce your learning, but they were useless here.
By Rory M
•Apr 7, 2020
Awful. Quizzes are broken down unnecessarily and barely any opportunity to critically engage. Not worth it
By IRENE L P
•Mar 26, 2023
Not really objective, I have the feeling that the content is so biased...