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Spring 2026 Middle Eastern & South Asian Class Schedule

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Elementary Arabic
001
Elementary Arabic Lecture (4 Units)
Open
12 / 18
Bilal Maanaki
Mo|Tu|We|Th 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
002
Elementary Arabic Lecture (4 Units)
Waitlist (0)
20 / 20
Bilal Maanaki
Mo|Tu|We|Th 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
003
Elementary Arabic Lecture (4 Units)
Waitlist (0)
18 / 18
Bilal Maanaki
Mo|Tu|We|Th 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Intermediate Arabic
001
Intermediate Arabic Lecture (4 Units)
Open
16 / 18
Suad Mohamed
Mo|Tu|We|Th 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
ER CR
002
Intermediate Arabic Lecture (4 Units)
Open
7 / 17
Suad Mohamed
Mo|Tu|We|Th 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
ER CR
Accelerated Intermediate Arabic II
001
Accelerated Intermediate Arabic II Lecture (4 Units)
Open
8 / 15
Bilal Humeidan
Tu|Th 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
CR
Conversational Arabic
001
Conversational Arabic Lecture (3 Units)
Open
4 / 12
Mohammed Sawaie
Mo|We 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
CR
Advanced Arabic II
001
Advanced Arabic II Lecture (3 Units)
Open
6 / 14
Suad Mohamed
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Advanced Arabic for Business
001
Advanced Arabic for Business Lecture (3 Units)
Open
5 / 10
Bilal Humeidan
Tu|Th 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
ER CR
Advanced Arabic IV
001
Advanced Arabic IV Lecture (3 Units)
Open
5 / 10 (6 / 15)
Mohammed Sawaie
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
CR
Introduction to Arabic Drama
001
Introduction to Arabic Drama Lecture (3 Units)
Open
2 / 5 (3 / 10)
Hanadi Al-Samman
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
CR
Advanced Arabic IV
001
Advanced Arabic IV Lecture (3 Units)
Open
1 / 5 (6 / 15)
Mohammed Sawaie
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Introduction to Arabic Drama
001
Introduction to Arabic Drama Lecture (3 Units)
Open
1 / 5 (3 / 10)
Hanadi Al-Samman
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Introduction to Modern Hebrew II
001
Introduction to Modern Hebrew II Lecture (4 Units)
Open
3 / 18
Zvi Gilboa
Mo|Tu|We|Th|Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Intermediate Modern Hebrew
001
Intermediate Modern Hebrew Lecture (4 Units)
Open
9 / 15
Zvi Gilboa
Mo|Tu|We|Th 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
ER CR
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
001
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II Lecture (3 Units)
Open
0 / 8 (4 / 8)
Gregory Goering
Fr 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
ER CR
Independent Study in Hebrew
001
Independent Study in Hebrew Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 3
Zvi Gilboa
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Independent Study in Hebrew
001
Independent Study in Hebrew Independent Study (3 Units)
Waitlist (0)
1 / 1
Zvi Gilboa
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ER

Elementary Hindi-Urdu
001
Elementary Hindi-Urdu Lecture (4 Units)
Open
11 / 20
Griffith Chaussee
Mo|Tu|We|Th 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Intensive Hindi Script and Grammar Review for Heritage Students
001
Intensive Hindi Script and Grammar Review for Heritage Students Lecture (3 Units)
Open
7 / 15
Abdul Nasir
Mo|Tu|We|Th 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
ER CR
Intermediate Hindi
001
Intermediate Hindi Lecture (4 Units)
Open
10 / 15
Abdul Nasir
Mo|Tu|We|Th 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
ER CR
Learn Hindi with Hindi Cinema
001
Learn Hindi with Hindi Cinema Lecture (3 Units)
Waitlist (0)
10 / 10
Abdul Nasir
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
ER CR
Independent Study in Hindi
001
Independent Study in Hindi Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 5
Abdul Nasir
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Sadaqah and Seva: MESA Superheroes
200
Sadaqah and Seva: MESA Superheroes Lecture (3 Units)
Open
18 / 20
Adrienne Resha
Mo|We 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
CR
A History of Astrology
001
A History of Astrology Lecture (3 Units)
Open
27 / 30
Kristina Richardson
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
CR
Israel/Palestine on Film: Historical Perspectives from ME/SA
001
Israel/Palestine on Film: Historical Perspectives from ME/SA Lecture (3 Units)
Open
20 / 30
Caroline Kahlenberg; Samhita Sunya
Tu|Th 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
CR
From Method to Practice: Research Workshop in and Across Areas
001
From Method to Practice: Research Workshop in and Across Areas Seminar (3 Units)
Open
5 / 10 (9 / 10)
Samhita Sunya
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
CR
Independent Study
001
Independent Study Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 2
Nizar Hermes
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002
Independent Study Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 5
Daniel Lefkowitz
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003
Independent Study Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
1 / 2
Zvi Gilboa
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Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
001
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II Seminar (6 Units)
Open
0 / 30
Kristina Richardson
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CR
002
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II Seminar (6 Units)
Open
0 / 30
Zvi Gilboa
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CR
003
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II Seminar (6 Units)
Open
0 / 30
Nizar Hermes
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CR
004
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II Seminar (6 Units)
Open
0 / 30
Caroline Kahlenberg
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CR
From Method to Practice: Research Workshop in and Across Areas
001
From Method to Practice: Research Workshop in and Across Areas Lecture (3 Units)
Open
4 / 10 (9 / 10)
Samhita Sunya
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Independent Study II
001
Independent Study II Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 3
Robert Hueckstedt
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002
Independent Study II Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 5
Samhita Sunya
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003
Independent Study II Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 3
Nizar Hermes
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Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East
001
Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East Lecture (3 Units)
Open
12 / 18 (18 / 18)
Hanadi Al-Samman
Tu|Th 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
ER CR
No Foul- No Game: Sports, Nationality, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
001
No Foul- No Game: Sports, Nationality, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Lecture (3 Units)
Waitlist (0)
20 / 20
Sophia Solomon
Tu 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
ER CR
The Ottoman Empire: State, Society, Culture
001
The Ottoman Empire: State, Society, Culture Lecture (3 Units)
Open
13 / 30
Baris Unlu
Tu 05:00 PM - 07:30 PM
ER CR
Native Translation: Palestinian Voices in Contemporary Israel
001
Native Translation: Palestinian Voices in Contemporary Israel Lecture (3 Units)
Open
6 / 30
Zvi Gilboa
Mo|We 05:00 PM - 06:15 PM
CR

Elementary Persian
001
Elementary Persian Lecture (4 Units)
Open
12 / 20
Mahshad Mohit
Mo|Tu|We|Th|Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Intermediate Persian
001
Intermediate Persian Lecture (4 Units)
Open
11 / 15
Mahshad Mohit
Mo|Tu|We|Th 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
ER CR
Advanced Persian
001
Advanced Persian Lecture (3 Units)
Open
7 / 10
Mahshad Mohit
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
ER
Independent Study in Persian
001
Independent Study in Persian Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 15
Mahshad Mohit
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Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature
001
Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature Lecture (3 Units)
Open
20 / 21 (20 / 23)
Parwana Fayyaz
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
ER CR
Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature
001
Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature Lecture (3 Units)
Open
15 / 25 (16 / 25)
Parwana Fayyaz
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
CR
Love, Lust & the Divine in Persian Literature
001
Love, Lust & the Divine in Persian Literature Lecture (3 Units)
Open
0 / 3 (20 / 23)
Parwana Fayyaz
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature
001
Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature Lecture (3 Units)
Open
1 / 10 (16 / 25)
Parwana Fayyaz
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Elementary Sanskrit II
001
Elementary Sanskrit II Lecture (3 Units)
Open
8 / 10
Robert Hueckstedt
Mo|We|Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
CR
Selections from the Upanisads
001
Selections from the Upanisads Lecture (3 Units)
Open
2 / 5 (3 / 15)
Robert Hueckstedt
Mo|We|Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
ER CR
Independent Study In Sanskrit
001
Independent Study In Sanskrit Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 5
Robert Hueckstedt
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CR
Selections from the Upanisads
001
Selections from the Upanisads Lecture (3 Units)
Open
1 / 2 (3 / 15)
Robert Hueckstedt
Mo|We|Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Independent Study in Sanskrit
001
Independent Study in Sanskrit Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
0 / 5
Robert Hueckstedt
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Cultural Translation: Travel Writing in South Asia
001
Cultural Translation: Travel Writing in South Asia Lecture (3 Units)
Open
13 / 25
Mehr Farooqi
Tu|Th 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
ER CR
Women Writing in India & Pakistan: 1947-Present
001
Women Writing in India & Pakistan: 1947-Present Seminar (3 Units)
Open
16 / 25
Mehr Farooqi
We 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
ER CR

Intermediate Turkish II
001
Intermediate Turkish II Lecture (3 Units)
Open
4 / 10
Daniel Lefkowitz
Mo|We|Fr 01:45 PM - 02:35 PM
ER CR OS
Advanced Turkish II
001
Advanced Turkish II Lecture (3 Units)
Open
1 / 10
Daniel Lefkowitz
Mo|We 03:05 PM - 04:20 PM
ER CR OS

Intermediate Urdu
001
Intermediate Urdu Lecture (4 Units)
Open
8 / 10
Griffith Chaussee
Mo|Tu|We|Th 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
ER CR
Born for the Stage: A Survey of Modern Urdu Drama
001
Born for the Stage: A Survey of Modern Urdu Drama Lecture (3 Units)
Open
6 / 10
Griffith Chaussee
Tu|Th 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
CR
Independent Study in Urdu
001
Independent Study in Urdu Independent Study (3 Units)
Open
1 / 30
Griffith Chaussee
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ER CR
ER = Enrollment Requirement CR = Curriculum Requirement