Courses

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*Subject to Change* 
ARAB 03 (9S) Beginning Arabic. Chahboun
ARAB 03 (9S) Beginning Arabic. Ouajjani
Arab 023 (10) Intermediate Arabic. Ouajjani
Arab 34 (10) Media Arabic. Chahboun (LIT, NW)
ARAB 43.01 (ARR) Advanced Study in Arabic Conversation and Reading. Kadhim  
ARAB 59 (ARR) Advanced Independent Study in Arabic. El-Ariss (LIT, NW)
HEBR 3 (9L) Beginning Modern Hebrew. Ben-Yehuda 
HEBR 22 (ARR) Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Ben-Yehuda 
HEBR 59 (ARR) Advanced Independent Study in Hebrew. El-Ariss (LIT, NW)
MES 1.01 (10A) Intro to Middle Eastern Studies. Smolin & El-Ariss (INT or SOC, NW) 
MES 2.02/*HIST 4.02 (2) Intro to Early Islamic History. Najib (INT or SOC, NW)  
MES 2.03/HIST 4.03 (10A) Intro to Modern Middle East and North Africa. A. Simon (SOC, NW)
MES 6.02/*REL 16.01 (10A) Intro to Islam. Ayubi (TMV, NW)
MES 7.04 FYS (2A) Steamships to Social Media: History of Technology in the Middle East. A. Simon (INT, NW)
MES 9.02 (2) Intro to Classical Arabic Literature. Kadhim (INT or LIT, NW)
MES 12.04/GOVT 20.08/JWST 40.08 (2A) America and the Middle East. S.Simon (INT or SOC, NW)  
MES 12.05/GOVT 60.17 (10A) Arab Political Thought. Fishere (INT or SOC, NW)
MES 12.18/JWST 42.12 (2A) Difficult Conversation on the Middle East. Fishere & Smolin (INT, NW) NEW COURSE
MES 15.13/*COLT 35.06 (12) Sufism and World Literature. Morsi (INT or LIT, NW)
MES 16.12/GOV 40.30 (3B) Language, Politics and Power in the Middle East. Glinert (INT or SOC, CI)
MES 16.15/HIST 94.08/*JWST 10 (6B) History and Culture of the Jews I: The Classical Period. Greenblatt (SOC, W) 
MES 17.19/*HUM 3.06/JWST 42.11/COLT 53.07 (6B) The Arab, The Jew and the Construction of Modernity. Heschel & El-Ariss (INT or LIT, NW)
MES 18.03/*ARTH 62.71 (12) Islamic Architecture. Camerlenghi (ART, NW)
MES 19.03/*COLT 53.06/WGSS 24.01 (3A) Arab Feminisms. Morsi (INT or LIT, NW) 
MES 81.04/LING 11.03 (2A) Curses, Compliments and Secrets: Verbal Cultures in the Middle East. Glinert (INT or SOC,CI) 
MES 85 (ARR) Independent Research. El-Ariss
MES 89 (ARR) Senior Honor Thesis Part 2. El-Ariss

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ARAB 22 (FSP) Intermediate Arabic. Chahboun
ARAB 23 (FSP) Intermediate Arabic. Chahboun 
ARAB 59 (ARR) Independent Advanced Study in Arab Language and Literature. Smolin (LIT, NW)
HEBR 59 (ARR) Independent Advanced Study in Hebrew Language and Literature. Smolin (LIT, NW) 
MES 12.03 (10A) Egyptian Culture, Society, and Politics. Di-Capua (SOC/NW)
MES 12.04/GOVT 20.08 (3B) America and the Middle East.  Di-Capua (INT or SOC/NW)
MES 12.13/HIST 70.02 (2) Modern Iran. Nikpour (SOC, NW)
MES 16.10 (FSP) DIR - Special Topics in Arabic Studies. Moudden, Rabat Local Staff, (LIT,NW)
MES 16.11 (2A) From Genesis to Seinfeld: Jewish Humor and its Roots. Glinert (LIT, W) 
MES 19.04/HIST 70/WGSS 24.02 (11) Gender and the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Nikpour (SOC, NW)  
MES 85 (ARR) Independent Research. Smolin

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ARAB 01 (9S) First Year Courses in Arabic. Chahboun
ARAB 1 (9S) First Year Courses in Arabic. Ouajjani
ARAB 22 (10) Intermediate Arabic. Bouba (LIT, NW)
ARAB 031 (10) Advanced Arabic. Ouajjani (NW)
ARAB 41 (ARR) Advanced Arabic. Kadhim (LIT, NW)
ARAB 59 (ARR) Advanced Independent Study in Arabic. Smolin (LIT, NW)
HEBR 001 (9L) First Year Courses in Hebrew. Ben-Yehuda 
HEBR 21 (10) Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Ben-Yehuda
HEBR 59 (ARR) Advanced Independent Study in Hebrew Language and Literature. Smolin (LIT, NW)                
MES 2.03/*HIST 4.03 (12) Intro to the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Nikpour (SOC, NW)                         
MES 6.02/*REL 16.01 (2A) An Introduction to Islam. TBD (TMV, NW)
MES 12.09/GOVT 40.09/JWST 40.01 (10A) Politics of Israel and Palestine. Avishai (INT/SOC, NW)
MES 15.11/JWST 44.01/FILM 42.19 (6B) The Middle East in Film. Simon (ART, NW)   
MES 17.22/JWST 36.04/REL 28.08 (10A) The Quran In Europe from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century. Ben Tov (INT/SOC, W)
MES 85 (ARR) Independent Research. Smolin

*Subject to Change* 
Arab 01.20 (10) Intensive Arabic. Bouba (10)
ARAB 2 (9S) First Year Courses in Arabic. Chahboun 
ARAB 2 (9S) First Year Courses in Arabic. Ouajjani
ARAB 42 (ARR) Advanced Arabic. Kadhim (LIT, NW)
ARAB 59 (ARR) Advanced Independent Study in Arabic. Smolin (LIT, NW)
HEBR 2 (9L) First Year Courses in Hebrew. Ben-Yehuda
HEBR 59 (ARR) Advanced Independent Study in Hebrew. Smolin (LIT, NW)
MES 1.01 (2A) Intro to Middle Eastern Studies. Fishere (INT or SOC, NW) 
MES 6.02/*REL 16.01 (10A) An Introduction to Islam. Ayubi  (TMV, NW)
MES 7.03  FYS (3B) Jerusalem: Vision and Reality. Glinert (LIT, NW)
MES 7.04 FYS (10A) Steamships to Social Media: History of Technology in the Middle East. A. Simon (INT, NW)
MES 10.10/JWST 45 (2A) Soundscapes of the Middle East. A. Simon (INT or ART, NW)
MES 12.04/GOVT 20.08 (10A) America and the Middle East. Fishere (INT or SOC/NW)
MES 16.11 (2A) From Genesis to Seinfeld: Jewish Humor and its Roots. Glinert (LIT, W)
MES 16.42/*ARTH 10.03 (12) Art in Egypt. Kangas (ART, NW)
MES 85 (ARR) Independent Research. Smolin
MES 88 (ARR) Senior Honors Thesis Part 1. Smolin         

*Subject to Change* 
ARAB 03 (9S) Beginning Arabic. Chahboun
ARAB 03 (9S) Beginning Arabic. Ouajjani
ARAB 023 (10) Intermediate Arabic. Ouajjani
ARAB 34 (10) Media Arabic. Chahboun (LIT, NW)
ARAB 43 (ARR) Advanced Independent Study in Arabic. Kadhim  
HEBR 3 (9L) Beginning Modern Hebrew. Ben-Yehuda 
MES 1.01 (10A) Intro to Middle Eastern Studies. Smolin  (INT or SOC, NW)  
MES 2.03/HIST 4.03 (10A) Intro to Modern Middle East and North Africa. A. Simon (SOC, NW)
MES 9.02 (2) Intro to Classical Arabic Literature. Kadhim (INT or LIT, NW)
MES 12.04/GOVT 20.08/JWST 40.08 TBD America and the Middle East. Kim Ghattas (INT or SOC, NW)  
MES 12.05/GOVT 60.17 (10A) Arab Political Thought. Fishere (INT or SOC, NW)
MES 12.18/JWST 42.12 (2A) Difficult Conversation on the Middle East. Fishere & Smolin 
MES 15.11/JWST 44.01/FILM 42.19 (2A) The Middle East in Film. A. Simon (ART, NW) 
MES 18.02/*ARTH 28.09 (11) Art on the Move: Renaissance Italy and the Islamic World. Kassler-Taub  
MES 81.04/LING 11.03 (3B) Curses, Compliments and Secrets: Verbal Cultures in the Middle East. Glinert (INT or SOC, CI)  
MES 16.12/GOV 40.30 (10A) Language, Politics and Power in the Middle East. Glinert 
MES 16.15/HIST 94.08/*JWST 10 (6B) History and Culture of the Jews I: The Classical Period. Greenblatt (SOC, W) 
MES 19.03/*COLT 53.06/WGSS 24.01 (2A) Arab Feminisms. Morsi (INT or LIT, NW) 
MES 85 (ARR) Independent Research. Smolin
MES 89 (ARR) Senior Honor Thesis Part 2. Smolin