Studying Islam and Muslim-majority societies & cultures
Supporting Research and Teaching in Islamic Studies at Stanford
To enrich Stanford students’ exposure to the study of Islam at all levels, we promote coursework, administer grants, and coordinate an undergraduate specialization as part of Global Studies minor.
Featured Courses
Spring
- Blessing, P.
Monday Wednesday 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
More than a decade ago, in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the city of Cairo became a theater of…
Spring
COMPLIT 254
COMPLIT 254
- Karahan, B.
- Alemdaroglu, A.
Monday 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
How do young Middle Easterners grow up and get by? How do states, families, wars, religions,…
Spring
HISTORY 282
HISTORY 282
- Yaycioglu, A.
Thursday 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
This course focuses on Palestine during Ottoman rule, spanning from the 16th century to the 1920s.…
Spring
- Daniels, J.
Monday Wednesday 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM
This course expands conceptions of Jewish History by focusing on overlooked regions such as North…
Spring
- Barakat, N.
Monday 10:30 AM - 1:20 PM
This course surveys major themes in the English-language historiography of the modern Middle East…
Spring
JEWISHST 333
JEWISHST 333
- Kelman, A.
- Mayse, E.
Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
This seminar will explore the mystical writings of the major religious traditions represented in…
Spring
POLISCI 149S
POLISCI 149S
- Milani, A.
- Parhad, R.
Wednesday 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Iran and Islam have had a long and complicated relationship. This course covers the rise of Islam,…
Spring
PSYC 144
PSYC 144
- Awaad, R.
Wednesday 12:30 PM - 3:20 PM
The first psychiatric hospitals in the world were established as early as the 8th century during…
Spring
RELIGST 327
RELIGST 327
- Abbasi, R.
Thursday 12:00 PM - 2:50 PM
"Political theology" is the name that academics give to a tradition of inquiry in which the…
Osman Hamdi Bey
Islamic Studies Minor
Islamic Studies Minor
Sabil Kuttab of Katkhuda, by Jorge Láscar