Middle East Faculty at CUNY

The Center brings together more than 60 affiliated faculty members working on the Middle East across many disciplines throughout the CUNY system. Faculty members offer courses on the Middle East and Middle Eastern Americans at the Graduate Center and various CUNY campuses every semester.

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Name College Department Areas of Interest Email Phone
Abdoh, Salar
City English Iran, M.E. zzsalar@aol.com 212-650-6371
Abrahamian, Ervand Baruch, GC History Iran ervand_abrahamian@baruch.cuny.edu 212-802-3046
Aciman, André GC Comparative Literature Egypt, M.E. aaciman@gc.cuny.edu 212 817-8170
Ahmed, Ali Jimale Queens, GC Comparative Literature Post-colonialism ali.ahmed@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5683
Alcalay, Ammiel Queens, GC Classical, M.E. & Asian Languages Hebrew, Comparative Literature of M.E. ammiel.alcalay@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5571
Alessandrini, Tony Kingsborough English Arabic and Turkish Literature; Postcolonial Studies tonyalessandrini@yahoo.com 718-368-5849
Ali, Jamal Hunter Classical and Oriental Studies   jamal.ali@hunter.cuny.edu (212) 772-4050
Arafat, Ibtihaj City Sociology Demography & Development, Women ibtihaj@aol.com 212-650-5846
Arian, Asher GC Political Science Israel crgaa-2@idt.net 212-817-8677
Asad,Talal GC Anthropology Religion, Egypt, Sudan talalasad@earthlink.net 212-642-2266
Bakalian, Anny GC MEMEAC Middle Eastern Americans (including Armenians) Abakalian@gc.cuny.edu 212-817-7570
Balic, Emily City History Bosnia, Balkans, Islam and Europe ebalic@ccny.cuny.edu 212-650-7457
Baron, Beth City, GC History Egypt, Gender, Social Welfare bbaron@gc.cuny.edu 212-817-7574
Barsoum, Marlene Hunter Romance Languages Francophone Literature in North Africa and M.E. mbarsoum@hunter.cuny.edu 212-650-3511
Bates, Ulku Hunter Art History Islamic & Ottoman Art & Architecture ubates@hunter.cuny.edu 212-650 3752
Bauer, Alexander A. Queens Anthropology

Archaeology, Material Culture, Interaction and Trade

alexander.bauer@qc.cuny.edu (718) 997-
Bayoumi, Moustafa Brooklyn English Islam, Migration, Race, Religion bayoumi@brooklyn.cuny.edu 718-951 4288
Bellamy, Carla Baruch Religion South Asian Religions (including Islam) Carla.Bellamy@baruchmail.cuny.edu 646-245-6327
Bellin, Eva Hunter Political Science Comparative Political Economy ebellin@hunter.cuny.edu 212-772-5666
Bilici, Mucahit John Jay Sociology Cultural sociology of Islam in the US mbilici@jjay.cuny.edu 212-237-8666
Blum, Stephen GC Music Iran, Ethnomusicology sblum@gc.cuny.edu 212-817-8609
Bornstein, Avi John Jay Anthropology Palestine, State violence abornstein@jjay.cuny.edu 212-237-8287
Bozorgmehr, Mehdi City, GC Sociology Middle Eastern Americans (including Iranians) mbozorgmehr@gc.cuny.edu 212-817-7572
Carlson, Marvin GC Theatre M.E. theater performance Mcarlson@gc.cuny.edu 212-817-8877
Chetrit, Sami S. Queens Classical, M.E. & Asian Languages Hebrew language & literature, Mizrahi literature, Film schetrit@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5574
Cohen, Mitchell Baruch Political Science Arab-Israeli Conflict mitchell_cohen@Baruch.cuny.edu 212-387-1666
Crapanzano, Vincent GC Comparative Literature Cultural Psychology vcrapanzano@earthlink.net 212-817 -8169
Dahbany-Miraglia, Dina (emerita) Queensborough Theatre Yemenite Jews, Language ddmqcc@worldnet.att.net 718-636-6284
Daigle, Craig City History Arab-Israeli conflict cdaigle@ccny.cuny.edu 212-650-7469
Danzger, Herbert Lehman, GC Sociology Religion, Israel mhdlc@cunyvm.cuny.edu 718-960-8200
Davis, Simon Bronx Community History Persian Gulf simon.davis@bcc.cuny.edu 718-289-5677
Dekel, Mikhal City English Nationalism, Diaspora, Hebrew md304@columbia.edu 212-650-6305
De Lorenzi, James John Jay College History Red Sea region, Africa and the Middle East, colonialism, and missionaries jdelorenzi@jjay.cuny.edu 646 342 7570
Elinson, Alexander Hunter Classical and Oriental Studies Arabic and Hebrew Literature aelinson@hunter.cuny.edu 212-772-5044
Fishman, Louis Brooklyn History Palestininian and Israeli history, Modern Turkey, and Nationalism lfishman@brooklyn,cuny.edu 718-951-5000 ext1165
Flam, Louis Lehman, GC Archeology Iran, Turkey louisf.flam@lehman.cuny.edu 718-960-8650
Flamhaft, Ziva Queens Political Science Int'l Relations in M.E. zivaf@verizon.net 718-997-5476
Flores Khalil, Andrea Queens Comparative Literature North Africa Andrea.Khalil@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5684
Frangakis-Syrett, Elena Queens, GC History Ottoman Turkey, Greece, Syria, Economic relations with West, 18-20th Centuries elena.frangakis-syrett@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5354
Franklin, Arnold Queens History Jewish/Islamic Cultural Relationships afrankli@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5497
Gerber, Jane GC Sephardic Studies Jews of Spain & North Africa gerberjs@aol.com 212-817-1946
Haghighat, Elhum Lehman Sociology Women in M.E. elhum.haghighat@lehman.cuny.edu 718-960-7863
Haj, Samira Staten Island History Iraq samirahaj@nyc.rr.com 718-982-2866
Heilman, Sam Queens, GC Sociology Comparative Religious Fundamentalism, Israel samuel.heilman@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-2832
Helmreich, William City, GC Sociology Arab-Israeli Conflict helmreichw@aol.com 212-650-5840
Helie, Anissa John Jay College History colonial Algeria 19th-20th cent.; gender; women; religious fundamentalisms; feminisms in the Muslim world ahelie@jjay.cuny.edu 646 557 4646
Ibrahim, Mohamed Hunter Geography Environmental Studies in Sudan mibrahim@hunter.cuny.edu 212-772-5267
Johnson, Greg Hunter, GC Archaeology Syria, Iran gjohnson@hunter.cuny.edu 212-772-5652
Kern, Karen Hunter History Ottoman Empire, Gender, Law kkern@hunter.cuny.edu 212-772-5491
Lazreg, Marnia Hunter, GC Sociology Islam, Gender, Politics, Cultural Movements, and Colonial History mlazreg@hunter.cuny.edu 212-772-5570
LeGall, Dina Lehman History Ottoman, Sufism dina.legall@lehman.cuny.edu 718-960-7713
Loraine K. Obler GC Speech-Language-Hearing and Linguistics Bilingualism and Aphasia in Arabic and Hebrew Loraine.obler@gmail.com 212-817-8809
Moyne, John (emeritus) GC Linguistics Sufism jmoyne@gc.cuny.edu 212 817-8500
Pettigrew, Mark Queens Classical, M.E. & Asian Languages Arabic literature, popular culture (poetry, shadow plays, festivals, saints’ cults) MPettigrew@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5562
Rassam, Amal (emerita) Queens, GC Anthropology Women & Minorities arassam@aol.com 718-997-5510
Reguer, Sara Brooklyn Judaic Studies Jews in the M.E. sreguer@brooklyn.cuny.edu 718-951-5229
Richardson, Kristina Queens History Ottoman-Arab provinces, Mamluk sultanate, gender, disability kristina.richardson@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5048
Robinson, Chase GC   Early Islamic History crobinson@gc.cuny.edu 212-817-7200
Rosenberg, Clifford City History North African Immigration to France crosenberg@ccny.cuny.edu 212-650-7455
Rossabi,Morris Queens and GC History Islamic Central Asia, Xinjiang, Sino-Iranian relations morris.rossabi@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5382
Salamandra, Christa Lehman Anthropology Arab Media, Persian Gulf, Syria Christa.salamandra@lehman.cuny.edu 718-960-8405
Samad-Matias, Asha City Anthropology Horn of Africa aasamad4@yahoo.com 212-650-8657
Sedarat, Roger Queens English Iranian poetry, M.E. literature sedarat@yahoo.com 718-977-4713
Sezgin, Yüksel John Jay Political Science  Comparative Religious law, Personal Status, Gender, Secularism in Israel, Egypt and India ysezgin@jjay.cuny.edu

212-237-8244

Shachmurove, Yochanan City Economics Financial Markets in the M.E. yochanan@econ.upenn.edu 212-650-6202
Shannon, Jonathan Hunter Anthropology Syria/Morocco, Ethnomusicology, Aesthetics jonathan.shannon@hunter.cuny.edu 212-772-5452

Spectorsky, Susan (emerita)

Queens, GC Classical, M.E. & Asian Languages Arabic spectorsky@qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5574
Stone, Christopher Hunter Classical and Oriental Studies Arabic Literature, Popular Culture in Egypt/Lebanon cst@hunter.cuny.edu 212-650-3138
Strobl, Staci John Jay Law, Police Science & Criminal Justice Gender & Policing in the Persian Gulf stacistrobl@gmail.com 212-237-8037
Sugarman, Jane GC Music Ethnomusicology, Southeast Europe, Diaspora communities, Gender jsugarman@gc.cuny.edu 212-817-8590
Veeser, Aram City, GC English Autobiographical Literature veeserh@aol.com 212-650-6315
Waxman, Dov Baruch Political Science Israel, Turkey, Int'l Relations in the M.E. dov_waxman@baruch.cuny.edu 646-312-4421
Wilder, Esther Lehman Sociology Israel and Religion
eisabellewilder@aol.com 718-960-1128