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.
Todd French, PhD
Assistant Professor of Religion / Director, Middle East and North African Studies
French House – Room 204
T. 407.646.2139
Courses: REL219: Islam: History & Beliefs.
Hannah Ewing, PhD
Assistant Professor of History
Cornell Social Sciences Building – Room 251
T. 407.646.2461
Courses: HIS130: History of a City: Istanbul (was Constantinople); HIS374: Dark Ages? 300-800; HIS332: The Crusades; RCC: Ottoman History/Mysteries.
Yudit K. Greenberg, PhD
George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Professor of Religious Studies | Director of Jewish Studies Program
French House – Room 205
T. 407.646.2176
Courses: REL125: Hebrew Bible (Old Testament); REL217: Jewish Life and Thought; REL223: Contemporary Jewish Literature and Film; REL228: Women and Religion; REL304: Jerusalem.
Rachel Newcomb, PhD
Professor of Anthropology
Cornell Social Sciences Building – Room 106
T. 407.691.1703
BA, Davidson College
MA, Johns Hopkins University
MA, PhD, Princeton University
Courses: ANT225: Middle East Culture; ANT277: Women & Gender in MENA; ANT355: Middle Eastern Film; ANT377: Morocco: Culture and Society; ANT225: Middle East Culture.
Eren Tatari, PhD
Associate Professor of Political Science
Cornell Hall – Room 211
T. 407.646.2183
MA., PhD Indiana University
BA, Franklin and Marshall College
Dr. Eren Tatari is an Associate Professor teaching courses on Comparative Politics, Middle East Politics, Research Methods, and Social Innovation. She specializes in ethnic and religious minorities in the U.S. and Western Europe, democratic theory and minority rights, and intersectionality. Her community and course work on Social Innovation focuses on food politics, sustainability & holistic living, permaculture design, and “Designing Your Life” workshops. Her recent publications include Surrendering to God: Understanding Islam in the Modern Age (Tughra Publications, 2012) and Muslims in British Local Government: Representing Minority Interests in Hackney, Newham, and Tower Hamlets (BRILL, 2014).