Department Listing: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Courses in the Fall 2025 Semester

     Number Sec  Call#      Pts  Title                           Day Time          Room Building        Faculty
                 L App Activity  Subject

MDES UN1003 001  10136        4  Premodern Islamic Worlds        MW 10:10am-11:25  CIN ALFRED LERNE     Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 001  14279        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-       T 10:10am-11:00a  522B Kent Hall       Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 002  14276        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-       T 11:10am-12:00p  522B Kent Hall       Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 003  14277        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-       R 2:10pm-3:00pm   1102 International   Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 004  14278        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-       R 3:10pm-4:00pm   212D Lewisohn Hall   Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 005  19968        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-       F 10:10am-11:00a  To be announced      Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1004 006  19973        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-       F 11:10am-12:00p  To be announced      Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
AFCV UN1020 001  15194        4  AFRICAN CIVILIZATION            TR 12:10pm-2:00p  401 Chandler         Prais, Jinny K
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MDES UN1030 001  10137        4  Game of Thrones: Epics/Em       TR 10:10am-11:25  CIN ALFRED LERNE     Dabashi, Hamid
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 001  14282        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       T 5:10pm-6:00pm   327 Uris Hall        
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 002  14283        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       T 6:10pm-7:00pm   114 Knox Hall        
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 003  14284        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       W 5:10pm-6:00pm   327 Uris Hall        
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 004  14286        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       W 6:10pm-7:00pm   114 Knox Hall        
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 005  14313        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       W 10:10am-11:00a  318 Hamilton Hall    
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 006  14314        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       W 11:10am-12:00p  603 Hamilton Hall    
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 007  14315        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       F 10:10am-11:00a  511 Kent Hall        
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 008  14316        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       F 11:10am-12:00p  511 Kent Hall        
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 009  14762        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       R 12:10pm-1:00pm  522B Kent Hall       
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 010  14763        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       R 1:10pm-2:00pm   114 Knox Hall        
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 011  14764        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       R 2:10pm-3:00pm   212D Lewisohn Hall   
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 012  14765        0  Game of Thrones Discussio       R 3:10pm-4:00pm   616 Martin Luther K  
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
SWHL UN1101 001  10304        4  ELEMENTARY SWAHILI I            MTWR 10:10am-11:  253 International A  Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN1101 001  10361        4  ELEMENTARY WOLOF I              MTWR 12:10pm-1:0  352C International   Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN1210 001  10094        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I             MTWR 10:10am-11:  103 Knox Hall        Abdo, Nasr
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 002  10095        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I             MTWR 11:40am-12:  C01 80 Claremont Av  Bettaieb, Rym
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 003  10096        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I             MTWR 4:10pm-5:15  114 Knox Hall        Faraj, Reem
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 004  10097        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I             MTWR 2:40pm-3:45  607 Martin Luther K  Ahmar, May
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1211 001  10098        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC II            MTWR 10:10am-11:  C01 Knox Hall        Absi, Ouijdane
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1301 001  10133        4  ELEMENTARY ARMENIAN I           MW 4:10pm-6:00pm  311 Knox Hall        Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
AHUM UN1399 002  10599        4  COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS       M 2:10pm-4:00pm   309 Hamilton Hall    Van Dalen, Elaine
                 L     COLLOQUI  Asian Humanities                                                       
MDES UN1401 001  10121        4  ELEMENTARY SANSKRIT I           MTWR 9:10am-10:0  101 Knox Hall        Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1501 001  10106        5  1ST YR MOD HEBREW:ELEM I        MTWR 8:50am-9:55  507 Lewisohn Hall    Gonen, Illan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1501 002  10107        5  1ST YR MOD HEBREW:ELEM I        MTWR 10:10am-11:  507 Lewisohn Hall    Gonen, Illan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MPP_ UN1551 007  12893        1  ARAB MUSIC ENSEMBLE             R 5:00pm-7:00pm   814 Dodge Hall       Ben-Amor, Taoufik
                 L                                                                                      
                            Note: Auditions Reqd: https://mpp.music.columbia.edu/
MDES UN1601 001  10124        5  ELEMENTARY HINDI-URDU I         MTWR 4:10pm-5:15  116 Knox Hall        Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1608 001  10126        5  HINDI FOR HERITAGE SPEAKE       MTWR 2:40pm-3:45  104 Knox Hall        Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            Marrewa Karwoski, Christine
MDES UN1614 001  10127        5  URDU FOR HERITAGE SPEAKER       MTWR 2:40pm-3:45  103 Knox Hall        Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1701 001  10113        4  ELEMENTARY PERSIAN I            MW 12:10pm-2:00p  101 Knox Hall        Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1901 001  10116        4  ELEMENTARY MODERN TURKISH       MW 2:10pm-4:00pm  114 Knox Hall        Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2101 001  10123        4  INTERMEDIATE TAMIL I            MTWR 1:10pm-2:00  352B International   Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
SWHL UN2101 001  10305        4  INTERMEDIATE SWAHILI I          MTWR 9:10am-10:0  253 International A  Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN2101 001  10363        4  INTERMEDIATE WOLOF I            MW 2:10pm-4:00pm  352B International   Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN2130 001  19885        4  Imperialism in Africa           MW 11:40am-12:55  414 Pupin Laborator  Mansour, Nadeem
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2201 001  10099        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I            MTWR 10:10am-11:  C01 80 Claremont Av  Bettaieb, Rym
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2201 002  10100        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I            MTWR 8:50am-9:55  103 Knox Hall        Abdo, Nasr
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2201 003  10101        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I            MTWR 4:10pm-5:15  607 Martin Luther K  Ahmar, May
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2202 001  10102        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC II           MTWR 11:40am-12:  C01 Knox Hall        Absi, Ouijdane
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2208 001  10093        5  ARABIC FOR HERITAGE SPEAK       MTWR 10:10am-11:  104 Knox Hall        Nouhi, Youssef
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2301 001  10134        4  INTERMEDIATE ARMENIAN I         TR 4:10pm-6:00pm  311 Knox Hall        Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
ASCM UN2357 001  00267        4  INTRO TO INDIAN CIVILIZAT       TR 11:40am-12:55  304 Barnard Hall     McDermott, Rachel
                 L                                                                                      
MDES UN2401 001  10122        4  INTERMEDIATE SANSKRIT I         TR 10:10am-12:00  101 Knox Hall        Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2501 001  10108        5  2ND YR MOD HEBREW:INTER I       MTWR 11:40am-12:  104 Knox Hall        Flusser, Yael
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2516 001  10109        4  INT HEBREW:INTENSVE GRAMM       MWR 11:40am-12:5  507 Lewisohn Hall    Gonen, Illan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2517 001  10110        4  HEBREW FOR HERITAGE SPEAK       MWR 10:10am-11:2  201 80 Claremont Av  Flusser, Yael
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2601 001  10128        5  INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU I       MTWR 1:10pm-2:15  104 Knox Hall        Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            Marrewa Karwoski, Christine
MDES UN2701 001  10114        4  INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN I          MW 10:10am-12:00  101 Knox Hall        Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2901 001  10117        4  INTERMEDIATE MODERN TURKI       MW 12:10pm-2:00p  114 Knox Hall        Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN3254 001  13912        3  Colonial Fascism & Revolu       R 2:10pm-4:00pm   601B Sherman Fairch  Siddiqui, Maryam
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
SOCI UN3286 001  13159        4  Imm & Ethn in Israel/Pale       R 10:10am-12:00p  606 Lewisohn Hall    Cohen, Yinon
                 L                                                                                      
                            Note: Join waitlist and email professor for permission
SWHL UN3301 001  10308        4  ADVANCED SWAHILI I              MW 12:10pm-2:00p  253 International A  Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN3301 001  10364        4  ADVANCED WOLOF I                TR 2:10pm-4:00pm  254 International A  Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN3335 001  10139        3  Intro to Armenian Studies       T 10:10am-12:00p  507 Hamilton Hall    Vacca, Alison
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN3357 001  12953        3  War, Genocide, and Afterm       M 4:10pm-6:00pm   330 Uris Hall        Mouradian, Khatchig
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN3920 001  10155        3  CONTEMP CULTURE IN ARAB W       W 4:10pm-6:00pm   208 Knox Hall        Massad, Joseph A
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
CLME UN3928 001  10245        3  ARABIC PRISON WRITING           T 2:10pm-4:00pm   208 Knox Hall        Al-Musawi, Muhsin
                 L      SEMINAR  Comparative Literature: Middle                                         
MDES UN3960 001  10140        1  HONORS THESIS SEMINAR PAR       M 2:10pm-4:00pm   403 Knox Hall        Mukherjee, Debashree
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
CLME GU4210 001  10243        4  The Ways of 'Ilm: Islamic       R 12:10pm-2:00pm  101 Knox Hall        Van Dalen, Elaine
                 L      SEMINAR  Comparative Literature: Middle                                         
MDES GU4210 001  10103        5  THIRD YEAR ARABIC I             MTWR 8:50am-9:55  104 Knox Hall        Nouhi, Youssef
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4212 001  10104        4  FOURTH YEAR MODERN ARABIC       MW 10:10am-12:00  112 Knox Hall        Ben-Amor, Taoufik
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4218 001  10105        4  SPOKEN ARABIC I                 TR 2:10pm-4:00pm  114 Knox Hall        Faraj, Reem
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4221 001  18167        3  Readings in Qur   an and        M 12:10pm-2:00pm  112 Knox Hall        Ben-Amor, Taoufik
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
CLME GU4226 001  10246        4  ARABIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY GLOB       W 2:10pm-4:00pm   208 Knox Hall        Al-Musawi, Muhsin
                 L      SEMINAR  Comparative Literature: Middle                                         
MDES GU4310 001  10135        3  ADVANCED ARMENIAN I             F 11:10am-1:00pm  311 Knox Hall        Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4502 001  10111        4  READINGS IN HEBREW TEXTS        MW 12:10pm-2:00p  116 Knox Hall        Harel, Naama
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4510 001  10112        4  3RD YR MODERN HEBREW I          MW 10:10am-12:00  116 Knox Hall        Harel, Naama
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4624 001  10129        5  ADVANCED HINDI I                TR 10:10am-12:00  112 Knox Hall        Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            Marrewa Karwoski, Christine
MDES GU4640 001  10130        4  ADVANCED URDU                   TR 6:10pm-8:00pm  116 Knox Hall        Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
CPLS GU4685 001  15045        4  Theory from the South           W 4:10pm-6:00pm   201 80 Claremont Av  Rao, Anupama
                 L                                                                                      
                            Note: Please contact instructor to apply
MDES GU4710 001  10115        3  ADVANCED PERSIAN I              MW 2:10pm-4:00pm  101 Knox Hall        Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
HIST GU4721 001  10330        4  Archaeology in Ottoman la       W 4:10pm-6:00pm   311 Fayerweather     Eldem, Edhem
                 L                                                                                      
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HIST GU4736 001  10329        4  Westernization and Orient       W 12:10pm-2:00pm  311 Fayerweather     Eldem, Edhem
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MDES GU4810 001  10120        4  ADVANCED SANSKRIT I             TR 2:10pm-4:00pm  116 Knox Hall        Peterson, Jonathan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4825 001  10154        4  Indo-Islamic Culture in L       R 10:10am-12:00p  1102 International   Masud, Timsal
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4910 001  10118        3  ADVANCED TURKISH I              TR 2:40pm-3:55pm  C01 Knox Hall        Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4926 001  10119        3  READINGS IN OTTOMAN TEXTS       TR 2:40pm-3:55pm  610 Martin Luther K  Oztoprak, Dilek
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR5000 001  10309        4  THEORY AND METHODS I            M 4:10pm-6:00pm   208 Knox Hall        Hallaq, Wael
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6008 001  10141        2  MESAAS RESEARCH COLLOQUIU       R 4:10pm-6:00pm   208 Knox Hall        Vacca, Alison
                 L     COLLOQUI  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6236 001  10310        4  Readings in Sufi Texts          T 4:10pm-6:00pm   101 Knox Hall        Hallaq, Wael
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6410 001  10244        4  Settlers and Natives            T 10:10am-12:00p  201 80 Claremont Av  Mamdani, Mahmood
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6625 001  13613        4  Camera in the Tropics           W 2:10pm-4:00pm   C01 Knox Hall        Mukherjee, Debashree
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR8008 001  10142        0  DISSERTATION COLLOQUIUM         R 4:10pm-6:00pm   403 Knox Hall        Hochberg, Gil
                 L     COLLOQUI  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR8280 001  10156        4  STDY GEN/SEXUALITY-ARAB W       T 4:10pm-6:00pm   208 Knox Hall        Massad, Joseph A
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
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