Program
Departments:
Arabic Language and Literature
Eretz-Yisrael (Palestine) Studies
History of the Middle East

Degrees Offered
BA (Middle East History, Arabic Language and Literature, Eretz-Yisrael [Palestine] Studies)
MA (Middle East History, Arabic Language and Literature)

Middle East Languages
Arabic
Hebrew (Biblical and Modern)
Persian
Turkish

Courses
Arabic Language and Literature
annually:
Arabic Grammar
Survey of Modern Arabic Literature
Texts Chosen from Classical Sources on History, Sciences, Linguistics, etc
Classical and Modern Poetry
Modern Literary Criticism
Classical Theories on Rhetoric and Literary Criticism
Readings from the Koran

Eretz-Yisrael Studies
Geography of Eretz-Yisrael
Social/Economic Geography of Eretz-Yisrael
History of Eretz-Yisrael
Economy of Israel
Bedouin Societies in Israel
Arab Village and its History
16th-17th Century Eretz-Yisrael Jews

History
History of the Modern Middle East
Modern History of Individual States in the Middle East
Economic and Social History of the Middle East
The Middle East in World Affairs
Political Regimes in the Middle East
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Islamic History and Civilization
Ottoman History and Civilization

Faculty
F. Abu Khadra (Arabic)
B. Abu-Manna (history)
I. Agmon (history)
H. Arnon (Arabic)
S. Ballas (Arabic)
A. Baram (history)
J. Ben-Artzy (Eretz-Yisrael) G. Ben-Dor (political science)
A. Carmel (history of modern Palestine)
K. Firro (history)
Y. Gelber (Eretz-Yisrael)
I. Geries (Arabic)
A. Geva (Arabic)
A. Giladi (history)
G. Gilbar (history and economics)
J. Ginat (Eretz-Yisrael)
Y. Goldstein (history of modern Palestine)
Y. Gruntfest (Arabic)
Y. Hirschfeld (history)
G. Kanazi (Arabic)
U. Kupferschmidt (history)
D. Kushner (history)
A. Levanoni (history)
Y. Nevo (history)
I. Pape (political science)
V. Rispler-Chaim (Arabic)
A. Ronen (Eretz-Yisrael)
H. Rosenfeld (sociology)
D. Semach (Arabic)
R. Snir (Arabic)
I. Taha (Arabic)
R. Talmon (Arabic)
G. Warburg (history)
O. Winkler (history)
N. Yanai (Eretz-Yisrael)
M. Yazbak (history)
M. Yizhar (political science)

Chairs
G. Kanazi, Department of Arabic Language and Literature
N. Yanai, Department of Eretz-Yisrael
B. Abu-Manna, Department of Middle East History

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Write to department chairs for information

Special Features
The languages of instruction are Hebrew and Arabic
special courses for overseas students are offered in English. The University Library contains an extensive collection of titles with reference to courses offered. There are comprehensive collections of books in Arabic language and literature as well as on the Ottoman Empire. A one-year overseas program is available. Summer Advanced Arabic courses are offered (in the department of Foreign Languages).

Inquiries
Department of Arabic Language and Literature
G. Kanazi, Chair

Department of Eretz-Yisrael
N. Yanai, Chair

Department of Middle East History
A. Baram, Chair

Department of Study Program for Overseas Students
E. M. Simon, Chair
972-4-824 0766 or 1-888-562-8813 or 212-685-7880
fax 972-4-824-0391or 212-685-7883
overseas@research.haifa.ac.il