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Faculty Index sorted by Country/Region Expertise

Afghanistan David J. Dunford (p. 3) David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Atifa R. Rawan (p. 10) Mort Rosenblum (p.11)

Algeria Mort Rosenblum (p.11) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

Arab World Carine Bourget (p. 1) Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Saad Dagher (p. 3) David J. Dunford (p. 3) Shahira Fahmy (p. 4) Charles M. Falco (p. 4) Samira Farwaneh (p. 4) Iman A. Hakim (p. 6) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Maha Nassar (p. 9) Classical Period – Adel S. Gamal (p.5)

Arizona Sharon B. Megdal (p.9)

Bahrain J.E. Peterson (p. 10)

Balkans Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Bosnia – David N. Gibbs (p. 6)

Central Asia John W. Olsen (p. 10)

China John W. Olsen (p. 10)

Colorado River Basin Sharon B. Megdal (p.9)

Egypt Nader V. Chalfoun (p.2) Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2) David J. Dunford (p. 3) Charles M. Falco (p. 4) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Maggy Zanger (p. 14)

France Carine Bourget (p.1)

Greece Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8)

Gulf States Charles M. Falco (p. 4) Leila Hudson (p. 6) J.E. Peterson (p. 10)

India Richard M. Eaton (p. 3)

Iran Anne H. Betteridge (p. 1) Richard M. Eaton (p. 3) Simin Karimi (p. 7) Janet Sturman (p.12) Kamran Talattof (p. 13)

Iraq David J. Dunford (p. 3) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) J. Edward Wright (p. 14) Maggy Zanger (p. 14)

Islamic World Richard M. Eaton (p. 3)

Israel Sharon B. Megdal (p.9)

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Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Adam Ussishkin (p. 13) J. Edward Wright (p. 14)

Italy Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8)

Jordan Mark Frederickson (p. 5) Margaret Livingston (p. 8) Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

Kosovo David N. Gibbs (p. 6)

Kurdistan Maggy Zanger (p. 14)

Kuwait James J. Riley (p. 11) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11)

Latin America R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7)

Lebanon Mark Frederickson (p. 5) Faten Ghosn (p. 5) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

Levant Carine Bourget (p. 1) Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) Maha Nassar (p. 9)

Maghrib Aomar Boum (p. 1) Carine Bourget (p.1) Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2)

Mauritania Donald C. Slack (p. 12)

Mediterranean Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Eastern Mediterranean – Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2) Malta – Adam Ussishkin (p. 13)

Mexico Sharon B. Megdal (p.9)

Middle East (All) Anne H. Betteridge (p. 1) Aomar Boum (p. 1) Carine Bourget (p. 1) David J. Dunford (p. 3) Shahira Fahmy (p. 4) R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Scott Lucas (p. 8) Charles D. Smith (p. 12)

Mongolia John W. Olsen (p. 10)

Morocco Aomar Boum (p. 1) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

Oman David J. Dunford (p. 3) J.E. Peterson (p. 10)

Pakistan Mort Rosenblum (p. 11)

Palestine Mark Frederickson (p. 5)

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Leila Hudson (p. 6) Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Maha Nassar (p. 9) Charles D. Smith (p. 12)

Qatar Charles M. Falco (p. 4) J.E. Peterson (p. 10)

Russia John W. Olsen (p. 10)

Saudi Arabia David J. Dunford (p. 3) Charles M. Falco (p. 4) Mark Frederickson (p. 5) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) James J. Riley (p. 11) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11)

Senegal Donald C. Slack (p. 12)

Southern Europe Nader V. Chalfoun (p. 2)

Spain R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Janet Sturman (p. 12)

Sudan James J. Riley (p. 11)

Syria Saad Dagher (p. 3) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

Tunisia Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

Turkey Steven L. Kuhn (p. 7) Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Janet Sturman (p.12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

United Arab Emirates Charles M. Falco (p. 4) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) James J. Riley (p. 11)

Yemen R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Scott Lucas (p. 8) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11)

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Faculty Index sorted by Subject Area

Agriculture James J. Riley (p. 11)

Arab-Israeli Conflict David J. Dunford (p. 3) Charles D. Smith (p. 12)

Arabic Language Nader V. Chalfoun (p. 2) Saad Dagher (p. 3) Samira Farwaneh (p. 4) Adel S. Gamal (p. 5) Iman A. Hakim (p. 6)

Archaeology Balkans – Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Central Asia – John W. Olsen (p. 10) Dendrochronology - Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2), Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Egypt – Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2) Israel – Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) Near East – Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) Turkey – Steven L. Kuhn (p. 7), Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8)

Architecture Nader V. Chalfoun (p. 2) Mark Frederickson (p. 5) R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Byzantine – Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Landscape –Margaret Livingston (p. 8)

Arid Environments/Water Management Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

Biblical Studies Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) J. Edward Wright (p. 14)

Conflict Faten Ghosn (p. 5) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11)

Maggy Zanger (p. 14)

Culture Anne H. Betteridge (p.1) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Brian Silverstein (p. 11)

Ecology Urban – Margaret Livingston (p. 8)

Economy Leila Hudson (p. 6) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Brian Silverstein (p. 11)

Film Carine Bourget (p.1)

Gender Issues Ancient Near East – Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) France/Maghrib – Carine Bourget (p.1) History – Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Iran – Kamran Talattof (p. 13) Iran/Shi’ism – Anne H. Betteridge (p.1) Islam – Maha Nassar (p. 9) Maghrib – Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Public Health – Iman A Hakim (p. 6)

History Aomar Boum (p. 1) Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Richard M. Eaton (p. 3) Maha Nassar (p. 9) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Ancient Near East – J. Edward Wright (p. 14) Arab Science – Charles M. Falco (p.4) Early Jewish and Christian – J. Edward Wright (p. 14) Late Ottoman and Republican Turkish – Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Maritime – Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2)

International Relations David J. Dunford (p. 3)

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Faten Ghosn (p. 5) David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11)

Islam Aomar Boum (p. 1) David J. Dunford (p. 3) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Scott Lucas (p. 8) Maha Nassar (p. 9) Brian Silverstein (p. 11) France – Carine Bourget (p.1) Muslims in America – Scott Lucas (p. 8), Maha Nassar (p. 9) Shi’ite Islam – Anne H. Betteridge (p .1), Scott Lucas (p. 8)

Journalism Shahira Fahmy (p. 4) Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Maggy Zanger (p. 14)

Language Teaching Arabic – Samira Farwaneh (p. 4), Adel S. Gamal (p. 5) Persian – Kamran Talattof (p. 13)

Library (Middle East Collections) Saad Dagher (p. 3) Atifa R. Rawan (p. 10)

Linguistics Arabic – Samira Farwaneh (p. 4) Hebrew – Adam Ussishkin (p. 13) Maltese – Adam Ussishkin (p. 13) Persian – Simin Karimi (p. 7) Semitic Languages – Adam Ussishkin (p. 13)

Literature Arabic – Adel S. Gamal (p. 5) Francophone Arab – Carine Bourget (p.1) Persian – Kamran Talattof (p. 13)

Media Shahira Fahmy (p. 4) Leila Hudson (p. 6)

Mort Rosenblum (p. 11) Maggy Zanger (p. 14)

Middle East Politics David J. Dunford (p. 3) David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Leila Hudson (p. 6) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Iran – Kamran Talattof (p. 13) Literature - Carine Bourget (p.1) Turkey – Brian Silverstein (p. 11)

Migration Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2)

Minorities Ethnic and Religious Minorities – Aomar Boum (p. 1)

Modernization Brian Silverstein (p. 11)

Music Janet Sturman (p. 12)

Nationalism Arab/Jewish – Maha Nassar (p. 9) Arab/Jewish – Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Turkish – Brian Silverstein (p. 11)

Oil David J. Dunford (p. 3)

Public Health Iman A. Hakim (p. 6)

Science Arab Science – Charles M. Falco (p.4)

Terrorism David J. Dunford (p. 3)

Urbanization/Urban Planning Mark Frederickson (p. 5) R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Urban Ecology – Margaret Livingston (p. 8)

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U.S. Foreign Policy David J. Dunford (p. 3) David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Leila Hudson (p. 6)

Water Management Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13)

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Anne H. Betteridge – Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Associate Professor of Practice, MENAS Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1985 M.A., University of Chicago, 1974 B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1971 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Iran, Middle East Fields of Expertise: Gender Issues; Shi’i Rituals; Iranian Studies

Office Phone (520) 621-5456 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 9am – 6pm

Aomar Boum – Assistant Professor, MENAS and Religious Studies Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 2006 M.A., Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, 1997 B.A., Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco, 1993 Countries/Regions of Expertise: North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Morocco Fields of Expertise: Anthropology; History; Historiography; Islamic Studies; Jews of North Africa and Middle East; Ethnic and Religious Minorities in the Middle East and North African; Education; Tourism

Office Phone (520) 626-0931 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Sun 10am – 7pm

Carine Bourget – Associate Professor, French & Francophone Studies Ph.D., Michigan State University 1997 M.A., Michigan State University 1992 B.A., University Paris VII, 1989 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World, Maghrib, Levant, France Fields of Expertise: Francophone Literature and Film of the Maghrib and the Middle East; Islam in Literature; Islam in France; Politics and Literature; History and Literature; French Language; Gender issues

Office Phone (520) 626-0792 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 10 am – 5 pm

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Nader V. Chalfoun – Professor of Architecture and Environmental Science Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1989 M.A., The University of Arizona, 1984 B.A., University of Cairo, 1973 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab Middle Eastern World, Southern Europe Fields of Expertise: Arabic Language; Middle East Vernacular and Modern Architecture; Egyptian Culture; Social Issues

Office Phone (520) 621-6751 Email [email protected] Hours Tue 11pm – 12 pm

Julia Clancy-Smith – Professor, Department of History Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1988 M.A., Georgetown University, 1980 B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, 1972 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World, especially Maghrib and Tunisia, Mediterranean world Fields of Expertise: Modern North African and Middle Eastern History; women’s/gender history; migrations; trans-Mediterranean histories; comparative European empires and imperialism

Cell Phone (520) 271-7494 Home Phone (520) 529-0149 Email [email protected] Hours Sunday to Sunday (any day of the week or weekend): 10 am – 8 pm

Pearce Paul Creasman – Director, Egyptian Expedition; Curator, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Ph.D., Texas A&M University Countries/Regions of Expertise: Egypt, Eastern Mediterranean Fields of Expertise: Ancient Egypt; Archaeology; Egyptology; Dendrochronology; Maritime History; Seafaring

Office Phone (520) 621-2414 Email [email protected] Hours




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Saad Dagher – Library Information Analyst A.A., the Oriental Institute of Technical Sciences, Damascus, Syria, 1988. Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World Fields of Expertise: Arabic Language; Library Collections; Technology in Libraries

Office Phone (520) 307-2832 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 7:30 am – 3:30 pm

David J. Dunford – U.S. Ambassador (Retired) and Adjunct Instructor of Political Science M.A. Stanford University, 1976 M.A., Stanford University, 1965 B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Afghanistan Fields of Expertise: Oil; Islam; Terrorism; U.S. Policy toward Middle East; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Foreign Service Careers


Richard M. Eaton – Professor, Department of History Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1973 M.A. University of Virginia, 1967 B.A. College of Wooster, 1962 Countries/Regions of Expertise: India, Iran, the Islamic world Fields of Expertise: History of South Asia; History of Medieval and Early Modern India; World History; Comparative History; History of Muslim Societies

Office Phone (520) 621-8120 Email [email protected] Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 12pm – 1:30pm Note: Availability varies every semester, please email or call to confirm.




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Shahira Fahmy – Associate Professor, Journalism and MENAS Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, 2003 M.A., American University in Cairo, 2000 B.A., American University in Cairo, 1991 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World, Middle East Fields of Expertise: Arab media; war coverage; visual reporting

Office Phone (520)-621-7067 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Sun 10 am – 6 pm

Charles M. Falco – Professor of Optical Sciences; Chair of Condensed Matter Physics Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1974 M.A., University of California, Irvine, 1971 B.A., University of California, Irvine, 1970 Countries/Regions of Expertise: He has lectured in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, and has a joint research program in collaboration with scientists in Qatar. Fields of Expertise: Medieval Arab Science and Its Effect on European Civilization; the State of Science in the Modern Arab World


Samira Farwaneh – Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics, MENAS Ph.D., University of Utah, 1995 M.A., University of Iowa, 1986 B.A., Kuwait University, 1977 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World Fields of Expertise: Arabic Language; Linguistics; Pedagogy; Language & Gender; Diglossia

Office Phone (520) 621 8629 Email [email protected] Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 12 pm– 5 pm Note: Availability varies every semester, please email or call to confirm.




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Mark Frederickson – Associate Professor, Architecture and Landscape Architecture Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1991 M. Arch., The University of Arizona, 1976 B. Arch., The University of Arizona, 1972 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia Fields of Expertise: Urban and Small Town Revitalization; Sustainable Community Planning


Adel S. Gamal – Professor, Arabic Literature, MENAS Ph.D., Cairo University, Egypt, 1970 M. A., Cairo University, Egypt, 1964 B. A., Cairo University, Egypt, 1959 Countries/Regions of Expertise: All Arab countries in the classical period, 500-1258 Fields of Expertise: Classical and Modern Arabic Literature; Arabic Language

Office Phone (520) 621-5465 Email [email protected] Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am - 11:00 am Note: Availability varies every semester, please email or call to confirm.

Faten Ghosn – Assistant Professor, International Relations Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 2006 M.A., American University of Beirut, 2000 B.A., American University of Beirut, 1998 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Lebanon Fields of Expertise: Conflict; Conflict Management

Office Phone (520) 621-7321 Email [email protected] Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 9 am - 4 pm




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David N. Gibbs – Professor, History and Political Science Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989 M.A., Georgetown University, 1983 B.A., George Washington University, 1979 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo Fields of Expertise: US Foreign Policy; International Relations


Iman A. Hakim – Dean, Professor, College of Public Health M.P.H., The University of Arizona, 1994 Ph.D., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1988 M .Sc., Cairo University, Egypt, 1982 M.B.B.Ch., Cairo University, Egypt, 1978 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World Fields of Expertise: Arabic Language; Gender issues; Public Health issues


Leila Hudson – Associate Professor, MENAS, Anthropology, History Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1999 M.A., University of Michigan, 1991 B.A., Yale University, 1989 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Persian Gulf, Arab World Fields of Expertise: Politics; Culture; Religion; Media; Economic Issues

Office Phone (520) 626-8766 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 10 am – 5 pm, Sat-Sun 12pm – 3pm




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R. Brooks Jeffery – Director, Drachman Institute, College of Architecture & Landscape Architecture M.A., The University of Arizona, 1992 B.Arch., The University of Arizona, 1983 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Yemen, the Middle East, Spain, Latin America Fields of Expertise: Architecture; Urban Planning; Preservation; Islamic Influences in Spanish Colonial Architecture and Urbanism


Simin Karimi – Professor, Linguistics Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle/Washington, 1989 M.A., Tehran University, 1976 B.A., Tehran University, 1973 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Iran Fields of Expertise: Theoretical Linguistics; Iranian Languages in Iran and Elsewhere (e.g. Turkey, Georgia, etc.)


Steven L. Kuhn – Professor, Anthropology Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1990 M.A., University of New Mexico, 1983 B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1979 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey Fields of Expertise: Human Evolution; Paleolithic Archaeology; Prehistory





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Peter Ian Kuniholm – Research Professor, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Ph.D., Pennsylvania A.M., Vanderbilt A.B., Brown Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey, Greece, Balkans, Italy Fields of Expertise: Dendrochronology of the Aegean; the Archaeology of the Aegean in the Iron Age, Bronze Age, and Neolithic; Byzantine Architecture; Greek and Roman Numismatics

Home Phone (207) 563-3919 Email [email protected] Hours Open

Margaret Livingston – Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1992 M.S., The University of Arizona, 1985 B.S., The University of Arizona, 1983 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Jordan Fields of Expertise: Landscape Architecture; Native Plant Communities; Urban Ecology in the Southwestern U.S.


Scott Lucas – Associate Professor, MENAS and Religious Studies Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2002 B.A., Yale University, 1995 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Middle East, Yemen Fields of Expertise: Islam; Islamic Law; Qur'an; Islam in America

Cell Phone (520) 979-6736 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Sun 10 am – 7 pm





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Sharon B. Megdal - Director, Water Resources Research Center and C.W. and Modene Neely Endowed Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ph.D., Princeton University M.A., Princeton University A.B., Douglass College (Rutgers University) Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Arizona, Colorado River Basin, Mexico Fields of Expertise: Water Management; Water Policy; Transboundary Water Issues


Beth Alpert Nakhai – Associate Professor, Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Biblical Studies Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1993 M.A., The University of Arizona, 1985 M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School, 1979 B.A., Connecticut College, 1972 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel and surrounding lands Fields of Expertise: Israel in Antiquity; Women in the Ancient Near East; Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology; Biblical Studies


Maha Nassar – Assistant Professor, MENAS Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2006 M.A., University of Chicago, 1999 B.A., Benedictine University, 1997 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Eastern Arab World, Palestine Fields of Expertise: Islam; Middle East History; Muslims in America; Nationalism; Women in Islam





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John W. Olsen – Regents’ Professor, Anthropology Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1980 M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1977 B.A., the University of Arizona, 1976 Countries/Regions of Expertise: China, Mongolia, Central Asia (Tibet, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), Russia Fields of Expertise: Prehistoric Archaeology


J.E. Peterson – Independent Historian and Political Analyst Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1977 M.A., The University of Arizona, 1971 B.A., The University of Arizona, 1970 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arabian Peninsula and Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen Fields of Expertise: Middle East politics; Arabian Peninsula Politics, History, and Economics; Gulf security

Office Phone (520) 885-5457 Email Hours Mon-Fri 9am – 6pm Sat-Sun 11am – 6pm

Atifa R. Rawan – Middle East/Government Documents Librarian M.L.S, University of South Carolina, 1977 M.A, New York University, 1971 B.A., University of Hawaii, 1966 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Afghanistan Fields of Expertise: Afghanistan Higher Education; Digital Library; Library Infrastructure

Office Phone (520) 621-4867 Home Phone (520) 577-7846 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Wed 9 am – 2 pm



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James J. Riley – Associate Professor, Environmental Science Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1968 M.S., The University of Arizona, 1964 B.S., The University of Arizona, 1959 Countries/Regions of Expertise: UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan Fields of Expertise: International agriculture; Research and Development


Mort Rosenblum – Professor of Practice, Journalism Post-graduate, Columbia University B.A., The University of Arizona Countries/Regions of Expertise: Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Pakistan, Afghanistan Fields of Expertise: International Affairs; Global Issues in Journalism; Conflict Reporting

Office Phone Email [email protected] Hours Any time through email

Brian Silverstein – Associate Professor, Anthropology & MENAS Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2002 M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1995 Licence, University of Strasbourg, 1993 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey Fields of Expertise: Culture; Religion; Politics; Modernization; Economy; Nationalism; Late Ottoman and Republican History (19th-21st centuries)





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Donald C. Slack – Professor and Interim Head, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; Professor, Watershed Management; Cecil H. Miller, Jr. and Cecil H. Miller Senior Families, Dean’s Chair for Excellence in Agriculture and Life Sciences Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1975 M.S., University of Kentucky, 1968 B.S., University of Kentucky, 1965 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Mauritania, Senegal, Morocco Fields of Expertise: Water Resources Engineering; Irrigation; Watershed Management; Bio-Energy

Office Phone (520) 621-7230 Home Phone (520) 722-2162 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 9 am – 5 pm

Charles D. Smith – Professor, MENAS (History) – Retired Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1968 M.A., Harvard University, 1960 B.A., Williams College, 1958 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel and Palestine, Egypt, all Middle East Fields of Expertise: Arab-Israeli Conflict; Middle East History; Nationalism; World War I; Anglo-French Imperialism

Office Phone (520) 621-3542 (checked infrequently) Cell Phone (520) 271-7747 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Sun 10 am – 7 pm

Janet Sturman – Professor, Music (Ethnomusicology) Ph.D., Columbia University, 1987 M.A., Hunter College, 1980 B.M., Wittenberg U., 1978 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Andalusian Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Algeria, Lebanon and Israel (only in relation to music) Fields of Expertise: Middle Eastern and North African Musical Traditions; Islamic Perspectives on Musical Practices





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Kamran Talattof – Professor, MENAS Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1996 M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1994 B.A., University of Tehran, 1976 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Iran Fields of Expertise: Iranian Politics; Gender Issues; Literature; Ideology; Persian Language

Office Phone (520) 621-2330 Home Phone (520) 878-9187 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Thur 7 am - 9 am

Ramzi Touchan– Associate Professor, Dendroclimatology and Watershed Management Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1991 M.S., The University of Arizona, 1986 B.S., Aleppo University, Syria, 1977 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia Fields of Expertise: Dendroclimatology and Watershed Management

Office Phone (520) 621-2992 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 2 pm – 5 pm

Adam Ussishkin – Associate Professor, Linguistics Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2000 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1995 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Malta Fields of Expertise: Semitic Languages; Maltese; Hebrew; linguistics; word structure; sound patterns; language processing





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J. Edward Wright – Professor, Judaic Studies Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1992 M.A., Brandeis University, 1987 Th.B., Multnomah University, 1980 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Ancient Israel, Ancient Iraq Fields of Expertise: Biblical Studies; Ancient Near Eastern History; Early Jewish and Christian History and Religion


Maggy Zanger – Professor of Practice, Journalism M.S.L. (Master’s of the Study of Law) Yale Law School, 1989 M.A., The University of Arizona, 1985 B.A., The University of Arizona, 1979 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Kurdistan, Iraq, Egypt Fields of Expertise: Kurdish media; Arab media; Iraqi media; media and conflict; media and humanitarian crises

Office Phone (520) 795-0113 Cell Phone (520) 661-2742 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Sun 10 am – 9 pm




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