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African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures 013 (SAS)

AFRICAN, MIDDLE EASTERN, AND SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES 013


Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, School of Arts and Sciences

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Chair: Anjali Nerlekar

Undergraduate Director: Benjamin Koerber

Professors:

Ousseina Alidou, B.A., Niamey (Niger); M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

Charles G. Häberl, B.A., Brown; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard

Alamin Mazrui, B.S., M.Ed., Rutgers; Ph.D., Stanford

Samah Selim, B.A., Barnard; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia

Associate Professors:

E. Efe, B.A., M.A., Istanbul; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia

Benjamin Koerber, B.A., Indiana; M.A., Ph.D., Texas

Anjali Nerlekar, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Pune (India); Ph.D., Kansas

Meheli Sen, B.A., M.A., Jadavpur (India); Ph.D., Emory

Assistant Professors:

Yasmine Khayyat, B.A., A.U. (Beirut); M.A., London; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia

Preetha Mani, B.A., Tufts; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Teaching Professor:

Maryam Borjian, B.A., M.A., Tehran; M.A., Hunter; Ed.D., Columbia

Associate Teaching Professor:

Hanan Kashou, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State

Assistant Teaching Professor:

Jamal Ali, B.A., California (Riverside); Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

Shaheen Parveen, B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Lucknow (India)

Instructors:

Anuja Kubra, B.A, Delhi University (India)

Dilek Öztoprak , B.A., Marmara (Instanbul); M.A., Fatih (Instanbul)

Feri Paydar B.A., M.A., Shahid Beheshti (Iran); Ph.D., Tarbiat Modarres (Iran)

Jehan Mohamed, M.A. Rutgers

The Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures offers a major program (013) with two options: regional concentration and global humanities. The department currently offers six minor programs:

  • African Languages (013A)

  • Arabic (074)

  • Hindi (505)

  • Languages and Literatures (013)

  • Persian (723)

  • Turkish (973)

For more information on these minor programs, please read the descriptions below.