Program
Middle Eastern Studies Program

Middle East Languages
Arabic (Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced)
Hebrew (Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced)
Persian can be taken at Princeton under an exchange program

Courses
Anthropology
People of the Middle East

Hebraic Studies
Courses in Jewish and Israeli history, literature and culture

History
Medieval Eastern Europe and the Near East
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Modern Middle East
Women and Society in the Islamic Middle East

Multiculturalism
Introduction to Modern Middle East
Critical Perspectives on the Middle East

Philosophy
Medieval Philosophy
The Muslim-Jewish Tradition
Islamic Thought

Political Science
Contemporary Politics of the Middle East
Arab Politics and Society
Israeli Politics and Society
Imperialism and the Third World
The Arab-Israeli Conflict

Religion
Islamic Civilization
Introduction to Islam
Prophet Muhammad

Urban Planning
Comparative Metropolitan Planning
Development Problems of the Middle East

(Most courses are offered annually, while a few are offered on an alternate-year basis and some every two years)

Faculty
Aijaz Ahmad (English)
Lillian Akar (African studies)
Hooshang Amirahmadi (urban planning)
Myron Aronoff (political science)
Norman Bronznick (Hebraic studies)
Jack Cargill (history)
Eric Davis (political science)
Salah El-Shakhs (urban planning)
Seymour Feldman (philosophy)
Sherry Gorelick (sociology)
S. Nomanul Haq (Religion)
Dina Legall (History)
Morris Moscowitz (Hebraic studies)
Stephen Reinert (history)

Students
Undergraduate, 50 (45% female, 55% male) in 1993

Director
Eric Davis

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Financial support is available for graduate study in political economy in the Department of Political Science

Special Features
Team taught courses in political science emphasizing simulation; specialized film and video cassette library on the Middle East; emphasis on multiculturism