Program
Program in Arabic and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Degrees Offered 
MA (Arabic)
Languages 
Arabic (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced)

Courses 
Arabic 
Readings in Islamic Theological and Philosophical Texts
Readings in Classical Arabic Literature
Qur'an as Literature
Modern Arabic Poetry in Translation
Arabic Novel in Translation
Arabic Drama in Translation
Topics in Arabic Literature Modern Arabic Poetry
Arabic Novel
Arabic Drama
Seminar in Orientalism
Seminar in Modern Arabic Poetry
Introduction to Research in Arabic Studies
Topics in Arabic Literature
Directed Readings
History 
History of the Arabs: Pre-Islamic to Modern Times
The Arab World in Recent Times
Classical Arabic Civilization
Survey of the Middle East
Middle East in World Affairs
History of the Ottomans
Ottoman Empire and Successor States
Seminar: Islam in World Politics
Resurgent and Militant Islam
Proseminar in 19th Century Ideological Renaissance
Topics: Islamic Movements and the West
Islam and Nationalism
Islamic Movements in North Africa
Political Science 
Middle Eastern Government and Politics
Topics in Middle Eastern Politics
Religious Studies 
Islam: Beliefs and Observances
Islamic Mysticism
Qur'an as Literature
Art History
Art of Islam
Islamic Culture
Art of Egypt
Art of Islamic Iran
Topics: Islamic Art

Faculty 
Hisham A. Khalek (Arabic language, literature, and culture, education)
Caesar E. Farah (Middle East, Arab and Islamic history, religion of Islam)
Martin Sampson (politics and government in the Middle East)
Catherine Asher (Islamic Art and Architecture)

Director 
Caesar E. Farah

Scholarships/Graduate Support 
University of Minnesota

Special Features 
Exchange of Faculties with University of San'a, American University of Beirut, Visiting Faculty from Algeria, Lebanon, and Yemen

Inquiries 
Caesar E. Farah
Department of Afro-American and African Studies
808 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Avenue South
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis MN 55455
612-624-0580
fax 612-624-9383
farah001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
www.umn.edu/afroam/