Middle Eastern & North African Studies Program
Faculty
Meet the faculty of the Middle Eastern and North African Studies Program. To request a speaker, please contact the faculty member via email.
Rachel Newcomb, PhD
Professor of Anthropology | Director, Middle East and North African Studies
Cornell Social Sciences Building – Office 106
T. 407.691.1703
BA, Davidson College
MA, Johns Hopkins University
MA, PhD, Princeton University
Courses: ANT255: Middle East Culture; ANT277: Women & Gender in MENA; ANT355: Middle Eastern Film; ANT377: Morocco: Culture and Society.
Sana Alaya Seghair, PhD
Assistant Professor of French | Director, Middle East and North African Studies
Hauck Hall - Office 106
T. 434.806.3412
DEUG. Institut Préparatoire aux Études Littéraires et Sciences Humaines de Tunis
MAÎTRISE École Normale Supérieure de Tunis
AGRÉGATION. École Normale Supérieure de Tunis and the University of Arts and Humanities of Manouba, Tunisia
PhD University of Virginia
Courses: Arabic 101, 102 & 201
Hannah Ewing, PhD
Associate Professor of History
Cornell Social Sciences Building – Office 201
T. 407.646.2461
PhD Ohio State University
Courses: HIS125: History of a City: Istanbul (was Constantinople); HIS335: Dark Ages? 300-800; HIS332: The Crusades; RCC: Ottoman History/Mysteries.
Todd French, PhD
Assistant Professor of Religion
French House – Office 204
T. 407.646.2139
BA Lipscomb University
MDiv Union Theological Seminary
ThM Princeton Theological Seminary
PhD Columbia University
Courses: REL219: Islam: History & Beliefs
Yudit K. Greenberg, PhD
George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Professor of Religious Studies | Director of Jewish Studies Program
French House – Office 205
T. 407.646.2176
BA California State University at Hayward
MA San Francisco State University
PhD Graduate Theological Union
Courses: REL125: Hebrew Bible (Old Testament); REL217: Jewish Life and Thought; REL223: Contemporary Jewish Literature and Film; REL228: Women and Religion; REL304: Jerusalem.
Hesham Mesbah, PhD
Professor of Communication
Cornell Hall for Social Sciences (CSS) Building - Office 152
T. 407.646.2384
BA, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
MA, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
PhD, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Course: Middle East Media
Tahmina Rahman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Cornell Hall for Social Sciences (CSS) Building - Office 206
T. 407-646-2551