Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations

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Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations
School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor Emeritus: H. Sakkout
Professors: N. Hanna, B. O’Kane, M. El Rabie, G. Scanlon, M. Serag
Associate Professor Emeritus: E. Sartain
Associate Professors: E. Fernandes (Chair), H. Lutfi, S. Mehrez, M. Birairi, M. Mikhail, A. Salem
Assistant Professors: M. Malczycki, T. Hefter

The department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations provides a multi-disciplinary framework for the study of the history and culture of the Middle East since the rise of Islam. It seeks to explain the thought, movements, processes, institutions and identities of Arab-Islamic civilization. These include but are not limited to aesthetic and intellectual production, political and religious thought, cross-cultural interaction, commerce and economic relations, government, and social, political and religious loyalties. The study and appreciation of these fields forms an important part of the university’s mission to give students greater awareness and appreciation of the heritage of the Middle East.

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