CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT: Professor Lockman
DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: Associate Professor Kennedy

The Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS) focuses on the past and present of a vast and culturally diverse region of the world that extends from North Africa to Central Asia and from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. It adopts interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to Middle Eastern societies from antiquity to the present day, with particular focus on the period after the emergence of Islam. A Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies major offers students the opportunity to master one of the regional languages, including Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hindi, Urdu, and ancient Egyptian. Students will also acquire an interdisciplinary understanding of this pivotal area of the world by studying with the department’s specialists in history, anthropology, political science, literature, law, religious studies, and language.

In addition to the courses listed below, students are encouraged to select cross-listed courses in other departments and programs such as anthropology, fine arts, Hebrew and Judaic studies, history, politics, comparative literature, religious studies, and sociology that complement the department’s offerings.

Faculty

Professors:
Chelkowski, Gilsenan, Lockman, McChesney, Peters, Shohat

Associate Professors:
Fahmy, Haykel, Katz, Kennedy, Mikhail, Rowson

Clinical Associate Professor:
Ferhadi

Language Lecturers:
Erol, Hassan, Ilieva, Kassab, Khorrami, Tayyara

Associate Research Scholar:
Goelet