Middle East Studies Program Announces Courses for Spring 2020
The Middle East Studies Program in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences will offer courses in anthropology, Arabic language, history, literature, and political science during the spring 2020 semester.
This spring's course offerings reflect the diverse specialties and academic interests of the program's faculty and may be used to satisfy requirements for the MEST major and minor.
Middle East Studies Courses
ANTH 4913 War, Migration and Refugees in the Middle East
T/Th 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Swedenburg, tsweden@uark.edu
ARAB 1003-001 Elementary Arabic I
M/W/F 8:35-9:25 a.m.
Alzouwain, halzoin@uark.edu
ARAB 1003-002 Elementary Arabic I
M/W/F 2:00-2:50 p.m.
Alzouwain, halzoin@uark.edu
ARAB 2016/H Intensive Arabic II/Honors Intensive Arabic II
M/W/F 9:40-10:30 a.m.; T/Th 9:30-10:45 a.m.
P Haydar, phaydar@uark.edu
ARAB 3033 Colloquial Arabic: Levantine Dialect
M/W/F 11:50-12:40 p.m.
P Haydar, phaydar@uark.edu
ARAB 4016/H Intensive Arabic IV/Honors Intensive Arabic IV
M/W/F 9:40-10:30 a.m.; T/Th 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Mahmoud, rmahmoud@uark.edu
ARAB 4033 Advanced Arabic II
M/W/F 11:00-12:15 p.m.
A Haydar, ahaydar@uark.edu
ARAB 4053 Arabic Readings - Short Stories
M/W/F 3:30-4:45 p.m.
A Haydar, ahaydar@uark.edu
ENGL 4713 The Quran as Literature
M/W 3:05-4:20 p.m.
Kahf, mkahf@uark.edu
Cross-listed with MEST 4103, MRST 4003-002, WLIT 3523
HIST 3033 Islamic Civilization
M/W/F 11:50-12:40 p.m.
Basturk, babastur@uark.edu
HIST 4363 The Middle East Since 1914
W 3:05-5:55 p.m.
Gordon, joelg@uark.edu
HIST 4393 Early Modern Islamic Empires, 1300-1750
Tu/Th 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Antov, antov@uark.edu
INST 4003 The Bible and the Koran
Tu/Th 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Allen, allensl@uark.edu
MEST 2003 Introduction to Islam
M/W 3:05-4:20 p.m.
Alam, alam@uark.edu
MEST 4003/H MEST Colloquium: Politics - Struggle for Syria
M 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Ghadbian, ghadbian@uark.edu
Cross-listed with PLSC3923H
PLSC 3523 Politics of the Middle East
M/W/F 9:40-10:30 a.m.
Doody, krdoody@uark.edu
PLSC 4843 Middle East in World Affairs
M/W, 3:05-4:20 p.m.
Ghadbian, ghadbian@uark.edu
About the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies: The King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies is an academic and research unit in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas, dedicated to the study of the modern Middle East and the geo-cultural area in which Islamic civilization prospered and continues to shape world history. More information about the King Fahd Center can be found at mest.uark.edu. For ongoing news, follow the center on Facebook and Twitter.
Contacts
Nani Verzon, project/program specialist
Middle East Studies Program
479-575-2175,
hverzon@uark.edu
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