C S M S

Center for the Study of Muslim Societies at Columbia University

FACULTY

ANTHROPOLOGY

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Palestine, Egypt, Colonial, Decolonial, Difference, Morality and Ethics, Legalities, Mobilities, Feminist Anthropology, Ethnography, Anthropology, Writing and Representation, Media, Nationalism, Political Violence, Political Memory, Memory, Liberalism, Rights Discourse, Islamophobia, Modes of Governance, Islamic World

Lila Abu-Lughod

Lila Abu-Lughod, Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science, Anthropology

ANTHROPOLOGY (BARNARD)

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Brian Larkin

Brian Larkin, Professor of Anthropology, Barnard

ARCHITECTURE (BARNARD)

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Architecture, Urbanism, Algeria, 19th Century

Ralph Ghoche

Architecture, Urbanism, Algeria, 19th Century

Ralph Ghoche, Associate Professor of Architecture at Barnard

Architecture, Urbanism, Algeria, 19th Century

ART HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY

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Islamic Art, Visual Cultures, Islamic World, Palestine, Mediterranean, Near East, North Africa

Avinoam Shalem

Islamic Art, Visual Cultures, Islamic World, Palestine, Mediterranean, Near East, North Africa

Avinoam Shalem, Riggio Professor of the History of the Arts of Islam

Islamic Art, Visual Cultures, Islamic World, Palestine, Mediterranean, Near East, North Africa

Antiquity, Near East, East, Ancient, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Art, Mediterranean Archaeology, Art Theory, Historiography, Philosophy, Philosophy of Representation

Zainab Bahrani

Antiquity, Near East, East, Ancient, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Art, Mediterranean Archaeology, Art Theory, Historiography, Philosophy, Philosophy of Representation

Zainab Bahrani, Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology

Antiquity, Near East, East, Ancient, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Art, Mediterranean Archaeology, Art Theory, Historiography, Philosophy, Philosophy of Representation

ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES (BARNARD)

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Barnard, Arabic Literature, Literature, Commentary, Islamic Thought, Pre-colonial, Maqamat, al-Hariri

Matthew L. Keegan

Barnard, Arabic Literature, Literature, Commentary, Islamic Thought, Pre-colonial, Maqamat, al-Hariri

Matthew L. Keegan, Assistant Professor, Moinian Chair in Pre-Modern Middle Eastern Cultures and Civilizations, Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard

Barnard, Arabic Literature, Literature, Commentary, Islamic Thought, Pre-colonial, Maqamat, al-Hariri

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

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Peter Magierski

Peter Magierski, Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian

ENGLISH (BARNARD)

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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND PRESERVATION

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Architecture, Islam, Mosque, Building Islam

Ziad Jamaleddine

Architecture, Islam, Mosque, Building Islam

Ziad Jamaleddine, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Columbia GSAPP

Architecture, Islam, Mosque, Building Islam

Planning and War, War, Urban Security, Beirut, Lebanon

Hiba Bou Akar

Planning and War, War, Urban Security, Beirut, Lebanon

Hiba Bou Akar, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia GSAPP

Planning and War, War, Urban Security, Beirut, Lebanon

Architecture, Arab City

Amale Andraos

Architecture, Arab City

Amale Andraos, Dean of GSAPP

Architecture, Arab City

HISTORY

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Early Modern Ottoman Empire, Islamic Manuscript, Political and Cultural History of Science and Divination, Ottoman Empire, Political History, Cultural History, Science

A. Tunç Şen

Early Modern Ottoman Empire, Islamic Manuscript, Political and Cultural History of Science and Divination, Ottoman Empire, Political History, Cultural History, Science

A. Tunç Şen, Assistant Professor of History

Early Modern Ottoman Empire, Islamic Manuscript, Political and Cultural History of Science and Divination, Ottoman Empire, Political History, Cultural History, Science

West Africa, Francophone Africa, Pilgrimage, Migration, Historiography of Africa, Human Rights, Historiography

Gregory Mann

West Africa, Francophone Africa, Pilgrimage, Migration, Historiography of Africa, Human Rights, Historiography

Gregory Mann, Professor of History

West Africa, Francophone Africa, Pilgrimage, Migration, Historiography of Africa, Human Rights, Historiography

Palestine, Identity, Politics, National Identity, History, Narratives

Rashid Khalidi

Palestine, Identity, Politics, National Identity, History, Narratives

Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies History & Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies

Palestine, Identity, Politics, National Identity, History, Narratives

Intellectual History, Social History, Visual History, Islam, Pre-modern, Arabic, Persian, Turkic, Historical Writing, Cosmology, Sufism, Poetry, Islamic East, Mashriq

Ali Karjoo-Ravary

Intellectual History, Social History, Visual History, Islam, Pre-modern, Arabic, Persian, Turkic, Historical Writing, Cosmology, Sufism, Poetry, Islamic East, Mashriq

Ali Karjoo-Ravary, Richard W. Bulliet Assistant Professor of Islamic History

Intellectual History, Social History, Visual History, Islam, Pre-modern, Arabic, Persian, Turkic, Historical Writing, Cosmology, Sufism, Poetry, Islamic East, Mashriq

History, Science, Middle East, Modern

Marwa Elshakry

History, Science, Middle East, Modern

Marwa Elshakry, Associate Professor of History

History, Science, Middle East, Modern

Urban History, Architecture, Architectural History, Visual Cultures, Ottoman Empire

Zeynep Çelik

Urban History, Architecture, Architectural History, Visual Cultures, Ottoman Empire

Zeynep Çelik, Adjunct Professor, History

Urban History, Architecture, Architectural History, Visual Cultures, Ottoman Empire

Text, Space, Narratives, South Asia, Philosophy of History, Colonial Thought, Anti-colonial Thought, Islam in South Asia

Manan Ahmad

Text, Space, Narratives, South Asia, Philosophy of History, Colonial Thought, Anti-colonial Thought, Islam in South Asia

Manan Ahmad, Associate Professor of History

Text, Space, Narratives, South Asia, Philosophy of History, Colonial Thought, Anti-colonial Thought, Islam in South Asia

MA IN ISLAMIC STUDIES / DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

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Gender, ISMA, Protest, Iran

Kathryn Spellman Poots

Gender, ISMA, Protest, Iran

Kathryn Spellman Poots, Faculty member at Columbia University and Aga Khan University's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (AKU-ISMC) in London, Academic Program Director of the MA in Islamic Studies / the dual degree program in Islamic Studies and Muslim Cultures with AKU-ISMC

Gender, ISMA, Protest, Iran

LANGUAGES

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Qur'an, Latin Translations, Italian Translations

Pier Mattia Tommasino

Qur'an, Latin Translations, Italian Translations

Pier Mattia Tommasino, Associate Professor of Italian

Qur'an, Latin Translations, Italian Translations

Islamic Philosophy, Sufism, Africa, History of Philosophy, Early Modern, Islamic World, African Philosophy, African Literature, Literature, French Philosophy, 20th Century, Philosophy

Souleymane Bachir Diagne

Islamic Philosophy, Sufism, Africa, History of Philosophy, Early Modern, Islamic World, African Philosophy, African Literature, Literature, French Philosophy, 20th Century, Philosophy

Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Professor of French and of Philosophy

Islamic Philosophy, Sufism, Africa, History of Philosophy, Early Modern, Islamic World, African Philosophy, African Literature, Literature, French Philosophy, 20th Century, Philosophy

MESAAS

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Medieval Islamic Science, Medicine, Translation, Early Islamic Botanical Theory, Classical Islamic Medical Philology, Islamic Science, Botanical Theory

Elaine van Dalen

Medieval Islamic Science, Medicine, Translation, Early Islamic Botanical Theory, Classical Islamic Medical Philology, Islamic Science, Botanical Theory

Elaine van Dalen, Assistant Professor of Classical Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies

Medieval Islamic Science, Medicine, Translation, Early Islamic Botanical Theory, Classical Islamic Medical Philology, Islamic Science, Botanical Theory

Colonialism, Technology, Expert Knowledge, Political Economy, Politics of Energy, Egypt, Technopolitics, Political History, Political Theory

Timothy Mitchell

Colonialism, Technology, Expert Knowledge, Political Economy, Politics of Energy, Egypt, Technopolitics, Political History, Political Theory

Timothy Mitchell, William B Ransford Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies

Colonialism, Technology, Expert Knowledge, Political Economy, Politics of Energy, Egypt, Technopolitics, Political History, Political Theory

Literature, Indo-Persian, Social History, Migration, Gender, Sexuality, Intellectual History, West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia

Mana Kia

Literature, Indo-Persian, Social History, Migration, Gender, Sexuality, Intellectual History, West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia

Mana Kia, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies

Literature, Indo-Persian, Social History, Migration, Gender, Sexuality, Intellectual History, West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia

Palestine, Identity, Politics, National Identity, History, Narratives

Rashid Khalidi

Palestine, Identity, Politics, National Identity, History, Narratives

Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies History & Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies

Palestine, Identity, Politics, National Identity, History, Narratives

Africa, Colonial, Postcolonial, History, Society, Islam, Urban History, Political History, Social History, Intellectual History

Mamadou Diouf

Africa, Colonial, Postcolonial, History, Society, Islam, Urban History, Political History, Social History, Intellectual History

Mamadou Diouf, Leitner Professor of African Studies, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies

Africa, Colonial, Postcolonial, History, Society, Islam, Urban History, Political History, Social History, Intellectual History

Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Literature, Comparative Literature, Cinema, World Cinema, Medieval Islam, Modern Islam, Philosophy of Art

Hamid Dabashi

Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Literature, Comparative Literature, Cinema, World Cinema, Medieval Islam, Modern Islam, Philosophy of Art

Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature

Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Literature, Comparative Literature, Cinema, World Cinema, Medieval Islam, Modern Islam, Philosophy of Art

Qur'an, Arabic Literature

Sarah bin Tyeer

Qur'an, Arabic Literature

Sarah bin Tyeer, Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies

Qur'an, Arabic Literature

Literature, Arabic Literature, 1001 Nights, Jews, Arabs, Political Theology, Race, Religion, Christianity, Rhetorical Exertion, Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

Gil Anidjar

Literature, Arabic Literature, 1001 Nights, Jews, Arabs, Political Theology, Race, Religion, Christianity, Rhetorical Exertion, Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

Gil Anidjar, Professor of Religion, the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society

Literature, Arabic Literature, 1001 Nights, Jews, Arabs, Political Theology, Race, Religion, Christianity, Rhetorical Exertion, Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

Arabic Literature, Literature, 1001 Nights, Comparative Studies, Iraq, Islam, Cultural Studies

Muhsin al-Musawi

Arabic Literature, Literature, 1001 Nights, Comparative Studies, Iraq, Islam, Cultural Studies

Muhsin al-Musawi, Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies

Arabic Literature, Literature, 1001 Nights, Comparative Studies, Iraq, Islam, Cultural Studies

MUSIC

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Ethnomusicology, North Africa, Music, Gender, Poetry, Migration, Music and Migration

Alessandra Ciucci

Ethnomusicology, North Africa, Music, Gender, Poetry, Migration, Music and Migration

Alessandra Ciucci, Assistant Professor of Music, Ethnomusicology

Ethnomusicology, North Africa, Music, Gender, Poetry, Migration, Music and Migration

PHILOSOPHY

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Islamic Philosophy, Sufism, Africa, History of Philosophy, Early Modern, Islamic World, African Philosophy, African Literature, Literature, French Philosophy, 20th Century, Philosophy

Souleymane Bachir Diagne

Islamic Philosophy, Sufism, Africa, History of Philosophy, Early Modern, Islamic World, African Philosophy, African Literature, Literature, French Philosophy, 20th Century, Philosophy

Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Professor of French and of Philosophy

Islamic Philosophy, Sufism, Africa, History of Philosophy, Early Modern, Islamic World, African Philosophy, African Literature, Literature, French Philosophy, 20th Century, Philosophy

Secularism, South Asia, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Politics of Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Moral Psychology, Philosophy

Akeel Bilgrami

Secularism, South Asia, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Politics of Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Moral Psychology, Philosophy

Akeel Bilgrami, Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy

Secularism, South Asia, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Politics of Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Moral Psychology, Philosophy

RELIGION

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Anthropology, Religion, Islam, South, Europe, Gend, Sexu, Turkey, Di, Muslims

Katherine Ewing

Anthropology, Religion, Islam, South, Europe, Gend, Sexu, Turkey, Di, Muslims

Katherine Ewing, Professor of Religion

Anthropology, Religion, Islam, South, Europe, Gend, Sexu, Turkey, Di, Muslims

Literature, Arabic Literature, 1001 Nights, Jews, Arabs, Political Theology, Race, Religion, Christianity, Rhetorical Exertion, Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

Gil Anidjar

Literature, Arabic Literature, 1001 Nights, Jews, Arabs, Political Theology, Race, Religion, Christianity, Rhetorical Exertion, Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

Gil Anidjar, Professor of Religion, the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society