The Middle East Studies Program in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences will offer courses in anthropology, Arabic language, literature, history, political science and religion during the spring 2016 semester and January 2016 Intersession. This spring's course offerings reflect the diverse specialties and academic interests of the program's faculty, and maybe used to satisfy requirements for the Middle East Studies major and minor. 

The Middle East Studies Program is administered by the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies, an academic and research unit in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. An interdisciplinary and interdepartmental area studies center that offers diverse cultural, intellectual, and educational opportunities for the University of Arkansas community, it promotes research and teaching in interdisciplinary Middle East studies.

The center offers an undergraduate major in Middle East Studies and supports graduate studies in related departments through the Middle East Studies Program, as well as summer language study and research assistantships for graduate students and teaching and research by visiting scholars from affiliated universities and programs. 

More information about the King Fahd Center can be found at http://mest.uark.edu.  For ongoing news, follow the Center on Facebook and Twitter.

Middle East Studies Courses (January 2016 Intersession)

• Apostle Paul and His Legacy - Allen, Spencer
  MEST4003/H
  M-S noon to 3:45 p.m.
• Syria's Conflict and the Rise of ISIS - Ghadbian, Najib
  PLSC400V/MEST4003
  M-S noon to 3:45 p.m.

Middle East Studies Courses (Spring 2016)

• Egyptology - Morey, Erika
  ANTH3033
  M/W 3:05-4:20 p.m.
• Islam & Early South Asia - Brubaker, Robert
  ANTH3903/HIST3823
  M/W/F 9:40-10:30 a.m.
• Middle East Popular Culture - Swedenburg, Ted
  ANTH4913
  Tu/Th 11-12:15 p.m.
• Intensive Arabic II - Haydar, Paula
  ARAB2016
  M/W/F, 9:40-10:30 a.m.
  Tu/Th, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
• Intensive Arabic II - Haydar, Paula
  ARAB2016
  M/W/F, 10:45-11:35 a.m.
  Tu/Th, 11-12:15 p.m.
• Intensive Arabic IV - Haydar, Adnan
  ARAB4016
  M/W/F, 9:40-10:30 a.m.
  Tu/Th, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
• Advanced Arabic II - Haydar, Adnan
  ARAB4033
  M/W/F, 8:35-9:25 a.m.
• Islamic Civilization - Parnell, Matthew
  HIST3033
  Tu/Th, 2-3:15 p.m.
• Palestine and Israel in Modern Times - Parnell, Matthew
  HIST3473
  Tu/Th, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
• Camp David 1978 & Mideast - Gordon, Joel
  HIST4893 (priority given to History students)
  T, 5-7:50 p.m.
• Intro to Islam - Alam, Sarwar
  MEST2003
  Tu/Th, 2-3:15 p.m.
• Intro to Middle East Studies - Gordon, Joel
  MEST2013
  W, 3-5 p.m.
• Early Christian History - Allen, Spencer
  MEST4003/H
  Th, 6-8:50 p.m.
• The Rise of Monotheism - Allen, Spencer
  MEST4003/H/HIST3853
  Tu, 6-8:50 p.m.
• Women of the Bible - Allen, Spencer
  MEST4003/H
  Tu/Th, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
• Politics of the Middle East - Ben Ali, Dhia
  PLSC3523
  M/W, 6:20-7:35 p.m.
• Gender & Policy in the Middle East and South Asia - Alam, Sarwar
  PLSC400V
  Tu/Th, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
• Islam and Politics - Brown, Daniel
  PLSC4593
  M/W/F, 12:55-1:45 p.m.
• The Middle East in World Affairs - Ghadbian, Najib
  PLSC4843
  M, 6-8:30 p.m.
• Modern Arabic Literature - Kahf, Mohja
  WLIT3983
  M/W/F, 12:55-1:45 p.m.