Middle East and North African Studies Program

New MENA Course Offerings

Exploring the MENA Region

Explore the courses our award-winning faculty are offering this year: History of the Modern Middle East, Introduction to Islam, U.S. Media Representations of the Middle East, Islamic Political Thought and Activism in the Modern Middle East, Interpreting Iran, A Muslim History of Europe, Sonic Practices in the Middle East, The Ottomans, and more!

Fall 2020 Classes!

Our award-winning faculty are offering exciting Fall Quarter classes such as Introduction to Islam and Caliphs and Caliphates: From the Prophet's Successors to ISIS (First-Year Seminar). Register now, and have a look at our Winter 2021 and Spring 2021 courses!

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Research

MENA faculty members produce cutting-edge research and public scholarship on the contemporary Middle East and North Africa, publishing articles in leading academic journals and books that are widely taught and make an impact both in the scholarly world and in the wider cultural conversation.

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Languages

Studying a language of the Middle East and North Africa allows you to have a more intimate perspective on the cultures, histories, and societies of the region. Whether you choose to major in MENA or not, you may enroll in courses in any of the four major languages of the region: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish.

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News and Events

Upcoming Events

Sep

2020

Support the 41: Iranian Student Activism in Northern California, ...

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Online

Please join the Middle East and North African Studies Program, the Asian American Studies Program, and the Chabraja Center for Historic...

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