Yeah, so I agree what everyone has said before. He gets up to the front and speaks with an unbreakable accent and stuffs his sentences with "meaning..." and "so to say...". It's extremely difficult to follow along and most people don't. His voice is monotone and he makes jokes that no one finds funny at all. Don't bother buying the $100 course reader unless you know nothing about Islam...but if you've taken Morony before, you'll breeze through this class without ever attending lecture or doing the reading. The discussions are important though and super helpful because they prepare you with what you should study for the midterm and final. Midterm consists of one essay and 5 ID's. Final is of two essays and 7 ID's. Take it if you already know Islam for a super easy A. For those of you that are jumping into this area brand new, run! You won't learn much from him (but might from the discussion).