George McLendon, Interim Director, Duke Islamic Studies Center
Trinity College, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Abdullah Antepli, Duke Divinity School faculty; Division of Student Affairs, Chaplain, Muslim Student Association
miriam cooke,
Professor, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Education Director, Duke Islamic Studies Center
Katherine P. Ewing, Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology
Christof Galli, Middle East Subject Librarian, Perkins Library
Jehanne Gheith,
Associate Professor, Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Co-director, International Comparative Studies
Erdağ Göknar, Assistant Professor, Turkish Studies, Dept. of Slavic and Eurasian Studies (on leave 2009-2010)
Güven Güzeldere, Associate Professor, Philosophy (on leave 2009-2010)
Muhammad Habib, Arabic / Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Bruce Hall, Assistant Professor, History
Mona Hassan, Assistant Professor, Religion and History
Engseng Ho, Professor, History and Cultural Anthropology
Carnegie Scholar
Mary Hovsepian, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Sociology
Mohsen Kadivar, Visiting Instructor, Department of Religion
Timur Kuran, Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies; Professor, Economics and Political Science
Associate Director for Programs and Curriculum, Duke Islamic Studies Center
To see Timur Kuran's CV, publications, biography, and contact information visit his website.
Bruce B Lawrence, Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor of Religion
Associate Director for Development and Strategic Partnerships, Duke Islamic Studies Center;
Carnegie Scholar
Mbaye Lo, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Arabic / Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Abdeslam E. Maghraoui, Associate Professor of the Practice, Political Science
Ellen A. McLarney, Assistant Professor, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Ebrahim Moosa,
Associate Professor, Religion
Carnegie Scholar
Negar Mottahedeh, Assistant Professor, Literature
Jen'nan Ghazal Read, Associate Professor, Sociology / Global Health; more information
Carnegie Scholar
Rebecca L. Stein, Assistant Professor, Cultural Anthropology
Mustafa Tuna, Assistant Professor of Russian and Central Eurasian History and Culture
Alison Hubbard Ashton, Associate Professor, Fuqua School of Business
Middle East GATE courses (Global Academic Travel Experiences), Executive MBA program
Robert H. Ashton, Professor, Fuqua School of Business
Middle East GATE courses (Global Academic Travel Experiences), Executive MBA program
Azeddine Chergui, Instructor, Arabic / Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Donald L. Horowitz, Professor, Law and Political Science
Bruce W. Jentleson, Professor of Public Policy Studies
Claudia Koonz, Professor, History
Bruce R. Kuniholm, Professor, Public Policy Studies and History
Director, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy; Chair of Public Policy Studies
David N.Need, Visiting Instructor, Religion / Comparative Area Studies
Lincoln Pratson, Assistant Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment, EOS Division
Since 2005, the Carnegie Corporation has supported over 90 scholars whose work seeks to promote American understanding of Islam as a religion, the characteristics of Muslim societies, in general, and those of American Muslim communities, in particular. DISC is fortunate to have 4 Carnegie Scholars among our faculty: Engseng Ho (2007)
Bruce Lawrence (2008)
Ebrahim Moosa (2005)
Jen'nan Ghazal Read (2006)
There are several new Islamic Studies faculty who will be joining us on campus this fall: Mona Hassan, Engseng Ho, Mohsen Kadivar, and Mustafa Tuna.
Click here to see a complete list of Islamic Studies courses. View course offerings for the current semester. You can read the course descriptions and assignment details in the course synopsis handbook.
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