Irit Aharony was born in Israel. She received her Ph.D. in Hebrew Literature from Bar Ilan University in Israel. She has been teaching at Harvard since...
Lecturer on Near Eastern Langauges and Civilizations
Amr Taher Ahmed’s research focuses on modern Persian and Kurdish poetry and prosody, and Comparative Literature. He graduated in Kurdish literature from...
Sami Alkyam holds a PhD in Arabic Literature and Cultural Studies. Sami was invited to join the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at...
Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures
Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Ali Asani is Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures. He served as the Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin...
Senior Lecturer on Assyriology Director of Undergraduate Studies
Gojko Barjamovic received his training at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) where he took part in several research projects and taught a broad range...
Madeleine Cohen is our Preceptor in Yiddish, and will teach Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Yiddish in 2017-18. Her research focuses on Yiddish...
Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy Chair of the Department
Professor Cohen is the Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of Harvard...
Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies
Professor Graham has been a member of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences since 1973 and holds a joint appointment in NELC and the Study of Religion...
Professor of the Practice of Arabic on the Gordon Gray Endowment Director of Modern Language Programs
Professor Granara teaches Arabic language and literature and directs the Arabic language program at Harvard University . He studied Arabic at Georgetown...
