Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
The Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) program strives to promote research and education about Islam and the Middle East to the University community.
About the Center
The Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) program strives to promote research and education about Islam and the Middle East to the University community. Their philosophy is that one must acquire competency in language, social sciences and the humanities to fully understand and appreciate this region. Therefore, the program employs an interdisciplinary approach by offering courses in Arabic language, anthropology, art history, humanities, history, and political science.
Minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies
This program offers an interdisciplinary study of Islam and the Middle East through coursework in anthropology, art history, history, humanities, pan-African studies, political science, sociology, and Arabic language.
Arabic Program
The emergence of the Arabic language on a global scale has inspired the University of Louisville to offer a newly expanded Arabic Program that offers basic, intermediate and advanced courses.
Faculty
The Middle East & Islamic Studies Program faculty members come from departments within the College of Arts and Sciences. Their course offerings provide a foundation for this interdisciplinary program.
Shereen Abdelhalim, Arabic
Department of Classical and Modern Languages
Bingham Humanities Building Room 330B
Brad Bowman, History
Department of History
101A Gottschalk Hall
(502) 852-1392
Greg Hutcheson, Classical and Modern Languages
Department of Modern Languages
Bingham Humanities Bldg, 323
502-852-1635
Gul Marshall, Sociology
Department of Sociology
Lutz Hall
502-852-8027
Justin McCarthy, History
Department of History
Gottschalk Hall 301C
502-852-3972
Khaldoun Almousily, Arabic
Department of Modern Languages
Bingham Humanities Bldg, 329F
502-852-3926
khaldoun.almousily@louisville.edu
Maryam Moazzen, Islamic Studies
Division of Humanities
Bingham Hall, 214B
502-852-3054
m.moazzen@louisville.edu
Contact the Center
Address: University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292
Phone: (502) 852-2429 Phone
Phone: (502) 852-4560 Fax
Program Director: Dr. Julie Peteet
Website: louisville.edu/meis
