Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Faculty Distinction 2022/23
Muhsin Al-Musawi
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
King Faisal International Prize, shared with S. Stetkvych
Sheikh Zayed Book Award for The Arabian Nights in Contemporary World Cultures
Muhsin Al-Musawi
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
King Faisal International Prize, shared with S. Stetkvych
Sheikh Zayed Book Award for The Arabian Nights in Contemporary World Cultures
Muhsin Al-Musawi
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
King Faisal International Prize, shared with S. Stetkvych
Sheikh Zayed Book Award for The Arabian Nights in Contemporary World Cultures
Taoufik Ben-Amor
Gordon Gray Jr. Senior Lecturer in Arabic Studies
Title VI Grant to conduct research in Paris and Berlin
Title VI Grant to conduct a workshop on Arabic Heritage Learners
Taoufik Ben-Amor
Gordon Gray Jr. Senior Lecturer in Arabic Studies
Title VI Grant to conduct research in Paris and Berlin
Title VI Grant to conduct a workshop on Arabic Heritage Learners
Taoufik Ben-Amor
Gordon Gray Jr. Senior Lecturer in Arabic Studies
Title VI Grant to conduct research in Paris and Berlin
Title VI Grant to conduct a workshop on Arabic Heritage Learners
Hamid Dabashi
Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature
Lionel Trilling Book Award
Hamid Dabashi
Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature
Lionel Trilling Book Award
Hamid Dabashi
Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature
Lionel Trilling Book Award
Gil Hochberg
Ransford Professor of Hebrew, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies
The René Wellek Prize – Best Book in the Field of Comparative Literature
Gil Hochberg
Ransford Professor of Hebrew, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies
The René Wellek Prize – Best Book in the Field of Comparative Literature
Gil Hochberg
Ransford Professor of Hebrew, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies
The René Wellek Prize – Best Book in the Field of Comparative Literature
Isabel Huacuja
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Lenfest Junior Faculty Development
Isabel Huacuja
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Lenfest Junior Faculty Development
Isabel Huacuja
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Lenfest Junior Faculty Development
Sudipta Kaviraj
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Sri Gunturu Sheshendra Sharma Endowment Lecture for Sanskrit, University of Hyderabad – Hyderabad, India
Sudipta Kaviraj
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Sri Gunturu Sheshendra Sharma Endowment Lecture for Sanskrit, University of Hyderabad – Hyderabad, India
Sudipta Kaviraj
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Sri Gunturu Sheshendra Sharma Endowment Lecture for Sanskrit, University of Hyderabad – Hyderabad, India
Mana Kia
Associate Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Heyman Center Fellow
Mana Kia
Associate Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Heyman Center Fellow
Mana Kia
Associate Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Heyman Center Fellow
Joseph Massad
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Norton Mezvinsky Memorial Lecture “Colonizing Palestine”
Inaugural Edward Said Endowed Lecture Series, California State University at San Bernardino – “Independence: The Ruse of Settler-Colonialism”
Joseph Massad
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Norton Mezvinsky Memorial Lecture “Colonizing Palestine”
Inaugural Edward Said Endowed Lecture Series, California State University at San Bernardino – “Independence: The Ruse of Settler-Colonialism”
Joseph Massad
Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Norton Mezvinsky Memorial Lecture “Colonizing Palestine”
Inaugural Edward Said Endowed Lecture Series, California State University at San Bernardino – “Independence: The Ruse of Settler-Colonialism”
Mariame Sy
Senior Lecturer in Wolof and Pulaar
ASA Outstanding Service to African Studies Award
Mariame Sy
Senior Lecturer in Wolof and Pulaar
ASA Outstanding Service to African Studies Award
Mariame Sy
Senior Lecturer in Wolof and Pulaar
ASA Outstanding Service to African Studies Award
Elleni Zeleke
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Lenfest Junior Faculty Development Grant
Elleni Zeleke
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Lenfest Junior Faculty Development Grant
Elleni Zeleke
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Lenfest Junior Faculty Development Grant
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