Spring 2026 Middle Eastern & South Asian Class Schedule
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Elementary Arabic
Intermediate Arabic
Accelerated Intermediate Arabic II
Conversational Arabic
Advanced Arabic II
Advanced Arabic for Business
Advanced Arabic IV
001
Advanced Arabic IV
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Mohammed Sawaie
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Introduction to Arabic Drama
001
Introduction to Arabic Drama
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Hanadi Al-Samman
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Advanced Arabic IV
001
Advanced Arabic IV
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Mohammed Sawaie
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Introduction to Arabic Drama
001
Introduction to Arabic Drama
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Hanadi Al-Samman
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Introduction to Modern Hebrew II
Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
001
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Gregory Goering
Fr 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Independent Study in Hebrew
Elementary Hindi-Urdu
Intensive Hindi Script and Grammar Review for Heritage Students
Intermediate Hindi
Learn Hindi with Hindi Cinema
Sadaqah and Seva: MESA Superheroes
A History of Astrology
Israel/Palestine on Film: Historical Perspectives from ME/SA
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
Samhita Sunya
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Independent Study
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
001
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
Seminar (6 Units)
Open
Kristina Richardson
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002
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
Seminar (6 Units)
Open
Zvi Gilboa
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003
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
Seminar (6 Units)
Open
Nizar Hermes
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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
Samhita Sunya
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East
001
Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Hanadi Al-Samman
Tu|Th 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
No Foul- No Game: Sports, Nationality, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Ottoman Empire: State, Society, Culture
Elementary Persian
Intermediate Persian
Advanced Persian
Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature
001
Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
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
Parwana Fayyaz
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Love, Lust & the Divine in Persian Literature
001
Love, Lust & the Divine in Persian Literature
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
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
Parwana Fayyaz
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Elementary Sanskrit II
Selections from the Upanisads
001
Selections from the Upanisads
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Robert Hueckstedt
Mo|We|Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Independent Study In Sanskrit
Selections from the Upanisads
001
Selections from the Upanisads
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Robert Hueckstedt
Mo|We|Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Cultural Translation: Travel Writing in South Asia
Intermediate Urdu
Born for the Stage: A Survey of Modern Urdu Drama