The Middle East Studies Program in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences will offer courses in anthropology, Arabic language, history, literature, and political science during the Spring 2021.

Course offerings reflect the diverse specialties and academic interests of the program's faculty, and maybe used to satisfy requirements for the MEST major and minor.

Spring 2021 Courses

ANTH 4913 War, Migration and Refugees in the Middle East
T/Th 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Swedenburg, tsweden@uark.edu
Cross-listed with MEST 4003

ARAB 1003-001 Elementary Arabic I
M/W/F 9:40-10:30 a.m.
Alzouwain, halzoin@uark.edu

ARAB 1003-002 Elementary Arabic I
M/W/F 11:50 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Alzouwain, halzoin@uark.edu

ARAB 2016 Intensive Arabic II
M/W/F 10:45-11:35 a.m.; T/Th 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
P Haydar, phaydar@uark.edu
Cross-listed with ARAB 2016H

ARAB 3033 Colloquial Arabic
M/W/F 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Mahmoud, rmahmoud@uark.edu

ARAB 4016 Intensive Arabic IV
M/W/F 9:40-10:30 a.m.; T/Th 9:30-10:45 a.m.
A Haydar, ahaydar@uark.edu
Cross-listed with ARAB 4016H

ARAB 4033 Advanced Arabic II
M/W/F 11:00-12:15 p.m.
Mahmoud, rmahmoud@uark.edu

HIST 3043 History of the Modern Middle East
Tu/Th 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Scurry, sscurry@uark.edu

HIST 4413 New Women in the Middle East
W 3:05-5:55 p.m.
Gordon, joelg@uark.edu

HIST 4993 History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923
T/Th 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Antov, antov@uark.edu

MEST 2003 Introduction to Islam
W 2:00-4:50 p.m.
Kahf, mkahf@uark.edu
Cross-listed with MEST 2003H

PLSC 3523 Politics of the Middle East
T/Th 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Doody, krdoody@uark.edu

About the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies: The King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies is an academic and research unit in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas, dedicated to the study of the modern Middle East and the geo-cultural area in which Islamic civilization prospered and continues to shape world history. More information about the King Fahd Center can be found at mest.uark.edu. For ongoing news, follow the Center on Facebook and Twitter.