People

Department Leadership

 

Departmental Staff

 

Faculty by Area

Arabic

Dina El-Hefnawy
Dina El-Hefnawy

Teaching Instructor in Arabic

Mohssen Esseesy
Mohssen Esseesy

Professor of Arabic and International Affairs, Director of the Arabic program

Ebtissam Oraby
Ebtissam Oraby

Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic

Francesco Sinatora
Francesco L. Sinatora

Associate Professor of Arabic

Nashwa Taher
Nashwa Taher

Teaching Instructor in Arabic

Jennifer Tobkin
Jennifer Tobkin

Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic

 


Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Eric Cline
Eric H. Cline

Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and of Anthropology; Director of the GWU Capitol Archaeological Institute

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Shadow Curley

Academic Operations Coordinator, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; Lecturer in Classical Greek

Dr. Elise A. Friedland
Elise A. Friedland

Associate Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Art History, Director of the Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Program

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William Linney

Lecturer in Classical Mythology

Christopher Rollston
Christopher Rollston

Persian Program Director, Professor of Biblical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Judaic Studies, and Religion

Andrew Smith
Andrew M. Smith II

Associate Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and of History

 


Hebrew

Orian Zakai
Orian Zakai

Department Chair, Associate Professor of Hebrew/Israeli Literature and Culture, Hebrew Program Director

 


Persian

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Nazanin Amir Arjmandi

Lecturer in Persian Language

Zohreh Mirsharif
Zohreh Mirsharif

Lecturer in Persian Language

  


Uyghur

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Mustafa Aksu

Lecturer in Uyghur Language


Emeritae and Emeriti Faculty

John Ziolkowski
John E. Ziolkowski

Professor Emeritus of Classics in Residence