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                                               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-                                              Krishnegowda, Chandana
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 002  14276        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              Krishnegowda, Chandana
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 003  14277        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              Izadpanahi, Amir Mohammad
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 004  14278        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              Izadpanahi, Amir Mohammad
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            Bin Tyeer, Sarah
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 005  19968        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              Sani, Laura F
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            Bin Tyeer, Sarah
MDES UN1004 006  19973        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              Sani, Laura F
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            Bin Tyeer, Sarah
AFCV UN1020 001  15194        4  AFRICAN CIVILIZATION                                                   Prais, Jinny K
                 L                                                                                      
MDES UN1030 001  10137        4  Game of Thrones: Epics/Em                                              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                                              He, Yuanlong
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 002  14283        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              He, Yuanlong
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 003  14284        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Gambrel, Aliou Jabari K
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 004  14286        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Gambrel, Aliou Jabari K
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 005  14313        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Fainguelernt, Noga
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 006  14314        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Fainguelernt, Noga
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 007  14315        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Gebril, Omar I
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 008  14316        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Gebril, Omar I
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 009  14762        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Zhu, Yudan
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 010  14763        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Almahmood, Mahmood
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 011  14764        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Almahmood, Mahmood
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 012  14765        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Zhu, Yudan
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 013  20175        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Waldau, Brandon T
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1031 014  20176        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Waldau, Brandon T
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1031 015  20410        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Van de Sande, Joel
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1031 016  20411        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              Van de Sande, Joel
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
SWHL UN1101 001  10304        4  ELEMENTARY SWAHILI I                                                   Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN1101 001  10361        4  ELEMENTARY WOLOF I                                                     Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN1210 001  10094        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Abdo, Nasr
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 002  10095        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Bettaieb, Rym
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 003  10096        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Faraj, Reem
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 004  10097        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Ahmar, May
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1211 001  10098        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC II                                                   Absi, Ouijdane
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1301 001  10133        4  ELEMENTARY ARMENIAN I                                                  Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
AHUM UN1399 002  10599        4  COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS                                              Van Dalen, Elaine
                 L     COLLOQUI  Asian Humanities                                                       
MDES UN1401 001  10121        4  ELEMENTARY SANSKRIT I                                                  Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1501 001  10106        5  1ST YR MOD HEBREW:ELEM I                                               Gonen, Illan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            Goldman, Orna
MDES UN1501 002  10107        5  1ST YR MOD HEBREW:ELEM I                                               Gonen, Illan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            Goldman, Orna
MPP_ UN1551 007  12893        1  ARAB MUSIC ENSEMBLE                                                    Ben-Amor, Taoufik
                 L                                                                                      
                            Note: Auditions Reqd: https://mpp.music.columbia.edu/
MDES UN1601 001  10124        5  ELEMENTARY HINDI-URDU I                                                Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1608 001  10126        5  HINDI FOR HERITAGE SPEAKE                                              Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1614 001  10127        5  URDU FOR HERITAGE SPEAKER                                              Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1701 001  10113        4  ELEMENTARY PERSIAN I                                                   Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1901 001  10116        4  ELEMENTARY MODERN TURKISH                                              Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2101 001  10123        4  INTERMEDIATE TAMIL I                                                   Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
SWHL UN2101 001  10305        4  INTERMEDIATE SWAHILI I                                                 Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN2101 001  10363        4  INTERMEDIATE WOLOF I                                                   Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN2130 001  19885        4  Imperialism in Africa                                                  Mansour, Nadeem
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN2130 must register for MDES UN2131.
MDES UN2131 001  20236        0  Imperialism in Africa: Di                                              Taweel, Elias M
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN2130 must register for MDES UN2131.
MDES UN2201 001  10099        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I                                                   Bettaieb, Rym
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2201 002  10100        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I                                                   Abdo, Nasr
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2201 003  10101        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I                                                   Ahmar, May
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2202 001  10102        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC II                                                  Absi, Ouijdane
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2208 001  10093        5  ARABIC FOR HERITAGE SPEAK                                              Nouhi, Youssef
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2301 001  10134        4  INTERMEDIATE ARMENIAN I                                                Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
ASCM UN2357 001  00267        4  INTRO TO INDIAN CIVILIZAT                                              McDermott, Rachel
                 L                                                                                      
MDES UN2401 001  10122        4  INTERMEDIATE SANSKRIT I                                                Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2501 001  10108        5  2ND YR MOD HEBREW:INTER I                                              Flusser, Yael
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2516 001  10109        4  INT HEBREW:INTENSVE GRAMM                                              Gonen, Illan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            Goldman, Orna
MDES UN2517 001  10110        4  HEBREW FOR HERITAGE SPEAK                                              Flusser, Yael
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2601 001  10128        5  INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU I                                              Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2701 001  10114        4  INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN I                                                 Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
HIST BC2859 001  00157        3  South Asian Diasporas                                                  Rao, Anupama
                 L                                                                                      
MDES UN2901 001  10117        4  INTERMEDIATE MODERN TURKI                                              Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN3254 001  13912        3  Colonial Fascism & Revolu                                              Siddiqui, Maryam
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
SOCI UN3286 001  13159        4  Imm & Ethn in Israel/Pale                                              Cohen, Yinon
                 L                                                                                      
                            Note: Join waitlist and email professor for permission
SWHL UN3301 001  10308        4  ADVANCED SWAHILI I                                                     Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN3301 001  10364        4  ADVANCED WOLOF I                                                       Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN3335 001  10139        3  Intro to Armenian Studies                                              Vacca, Alison
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN3357 001  12953        3  War, Genocide, and Afterm                                              Mouradian, Khatchig
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN3920 001  10155        3  CONTEMP CULTURE IN ARAB W                                              Massad, Joseph A
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
CLME UN3928 001  10245        3  ARABIC PRISON WRITING                                                  Al-Musawi, Muhsin
                 L      SEMINAR  Comparative Literature: Middle                                         
MDES UN3960 001  10140        1  HONORS THESIS SEMINAR PAR                                              Mukherjee, Debashree
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
CLME GU4210 001  10243        4  The Ways of 'Ilm: Islamic                                              Van Dalen, Elaine
                 L      SEMINAR  Comparative Literature: Middle                                         
MDES GU4210 001  10103        5  THIRD YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Nouhi, Youssef
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4212 001  10104        4  FOURTH YEAR MODERN ARABIC                                              Ben-Amor, Taoufik
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4218 001  10105        4  SPOKEN ARABIC I                                                        Faraj, Reem
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4221 001  18167        3  Readings in Qur   an and                                               Ben-Amor, Taoufik
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: This course is conducted entirely in Arabic and requires pro
CLME GU4226 001  10246        4  ARABIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY GLOB                                              Al-Musawi, Muhsin
                 L      SEMINAR  Comparative Literature: Middle                                         
MDES GU4310 001  10135        3  ADVANCED ARMENIAN I                                                    Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4502 001  10111        4  READINGS IN HEBREW TEXTS                                               Harel, Naama
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4510 001  10112        4  3RD YR MODERN HEBREW I                                                 Harel, Naama
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4624 001  10129        5  ADVANCED HINDI I                                                       Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4640 001  10130        4  ADVANCED URDU                                                          Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
CPLS GU4685 001  15045        4  Theory from the South                                                  Rao, Anupama
                 L                                                                                      
                            Note: Please contact instructor to apply
MDES GU4710 001  10115        3  ADVANCED PERSIAN I                                                     Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
HIST GU4721 001  10330        4  Archaeology in Ottoman la                                              Eldem, Edhem
                 L                                                                                      
                            Note: ADD TO WAITLIST FOR INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL TO JOIN ROSTER
HIST GU4736 001  10329        4  Westernization and Orient                                              Eldem, Edhem
                 L                                                                                      
                            Note: ADD TO WAITLIST FOR INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL TO JOIN ROSTER
MDES GU4810 001  10120        4  ADVANCED SANSKRIT I                                                    Peterson, Jonathan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4825 001  10154        4  Indo-Islamic Culture in L                                              Masud, Timsal
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4910 001  10118        3  ADVANCED TURKISH I                                                     Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4926 001  10119        3  READINGS IN OTTOMAN TEXTS                                              Oztoprak, Dilek
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR5000 001  10309        4  THEORY AND METHODS I                                                   Hallaq, Wael
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6008 001  10141        2  MESAAS RESEARCH COLLOQUIU                                              Vacca, Alison
                 L     COLLOQUI  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6236 001  10310        4  Readings in Sufi Texts                                                 Hallaq, Wael
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6625 001  13613        4  Camera in the Tropics                                                  Mukherjee, Debashree
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR8008 001  10142        0  DISSERTATION COLLOQUIUM                                                Hochberg, Gil
                 L     COLLOQUI  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR8280 001  10156        4  STDY GEN/SEXUALITY-ARAB W                                              Massad, Joseph A
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
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L Limited Enrollment
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D-I Department and Instructor
DEP Department
I-D Instructor and Department
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T Tuesday
W Wednesday
R Thursday
F Friday
S Saturday
U Sunday