Complete Schedule for Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages and Cultures - Spring 2026
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| Arabic |
ARAB 1020 | Elementary Arabic |
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| 10367 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open | 10 / 12 | Bilal Maanaki | MoTuWeTh 10:00am - 10:50am | |
| 10368 | 002 | Lecture (4 Units) | Wait List (3 / 199) | 15 / 15 | Bilal Maanaki | MoTuWeTh 11:00am - 11:50am | |
| 10369 | 003 | Lecture (4 Units) | Wait List (3 / 199) | 12 / 12 | Bilal Maanaki | MoTuWeTh 1:00pm - 1:50pm | |
ARAB 2020 | Intermediate Arabic |
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| 10745 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open  | 15 / 17 | Suad Mohamed | MoTuWeTh 11:00am - 11:50am | |
| 10370 | 002 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open  | 8 / 17 | Suad Mohamed | MoTuWeTh 12:00pm - 12:50pm | |
ARAB 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Arabic II |
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| 14405 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open  | 8 / 15 | Bilal Humeidan | TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | |
ARAB 2250 | Conversational Arabic |
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| 20155 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 2 / 12 | Mohammed Sawaie | MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm | |
ARAB 3020 | Advanced Arabic II |
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| 10746 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open | 4 / 14 | Suad Mohamed | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
ARAB 3259 | Advanced Arabic for Business |
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| 14045 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 6 / 10 | Bilal Humeidan | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
ARAB 4020 | Advanced Arabic IV |
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| 20156 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 1 / 10 (2 / 15) | Mohammed Sawaie | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
ARAB 4120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama |
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| 13491 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 1 / 5 (1 / 10) | Hanadi Al-Samman | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | |
ARAB 5420 | Advanced Arabic IV |
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| 21074 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open | 1 / 5 (2 / 15) | Mohammed Sawaie | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
ARAB 7120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama |
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| 13492 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open | 0 / 5 (1 / 10) | Hanadi Al-Samman | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | |
| Hebrew |
HEBR 1020 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew II |
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| 10508 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open | 2 / 18 | Zvi Gilboa | MoTuWeThFr 10:00am - 10:50am | |
HEBR 2020 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew |
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| 10509 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open  | 7 / 15 | Zvi Gilboa | MoTuWeTh 9:00am - 9:50am | |
HEBR 2420 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II |
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| 14050 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 1 / 8 (1 / 8) | Gregory Goering | MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm | |
HEBR 4993 | Independent Study in Hebrew |
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| 14194 | 001 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 0 / 3 | Zvi Gilboa | TBA | |
| Hindi |
HIND 1020 | Elementary Hindi-Urdu |
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| 11885 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open | 12 / 20 | Griffith Chaussee | MoTuWeTh 12:00pm - 12:50pm | |
HIND 1310 | Intensive Hindi Script and Grammar Review for Heritage Students |
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| 13293 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 7 / 15 | Abdul Nasir | MoTuWeTh 10:00am - 10:50am | |
HIND 2020 | Intermediate Hindi |
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| 10510 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open  | 10 / 15 | Abdul Nasir | MoTuWeTh 11:00am - 11:50am | |
HIND 3012 | Learn Hindi with Hindi Cinema |
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| 13292 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Closed  | 10 / 10 | Abdul Nasir | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | |
HIND 4993 | Independent Study in Hindi |
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| 14536 | 001 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 0 / 5 | Abdul Nasir | TBA | |
| Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures |
MESA 2430 | Sadaqah and Seva: MESA Superheroes |
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| 21080 | 200 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 4 / 30 | Adrienne Resha | MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm | |
MESA 3270 | A History of Astrology |
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| 20898 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 29 / 30 | Kristina Richardson | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
MESA 3640 | Israel/Palestine on Film: Historical Perspectives from ME/SA |
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| 21067 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Closed  | 30 / 30 | Caroline Kahlenberg+1 | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
MESA 4991 | From Method to Practice: Research Workshop in and Across Areas |
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| 21450 | 001 | SEM (3 Units) | Open  | 4 / 10 (4 / 10) | Samhita Sunya | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | |
MESA 4993 | Independent Study |
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| 13442 | 001 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 0 / 2 | Nizar Hermes | TBA | |
| 14583 | 002 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 0 / 5 | Daniel Lefkowitz | TBA | |
MESA 4999 | Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II |
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| 13317 | 001 | SEM (6 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | Kristina Richardson | TBA | |
| 14309 | 002 | SEM (6 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | Zvi Gilboa | TBA | |
| 14310 | 003 | SEM (6 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | Nizar Hermes | TBA | |
| 14311 | 004 | SEM (6 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | Caroline Kahlenberg | TBA | |
MESA 7991 | From Method to Practice: Research Workshop in and Across Areas |
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| 21286 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open | 4 / 10 (4 / 10) | Samhita Sunya | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | |
MESA 8993 | Independent Study II |
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| 13454 | 001 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 0 / 3 | Robert Hueckstedt | TBA | |
| 13461 | 002 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 0 / 5 | Samhita Sunya | TBA | |
| 21559 | 003 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 1 / 3 | Nizar Hermes | TBA | |
| Middle Eastern Studies |
MEST 2270 | Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East |
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| 20158 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Closed  | 18 / 18 (18 / 18) | Hanadi Al-Samman | TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm | |
MEST 3232 | No Foul- No Game: Sports, Nationality, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict |
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| 20259 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 10 / 20 | Sophia Solomon | Tu 2:00pm - 4:30pm | |
MEST 3282 | The Ottoman Empire: State, Society, Culture |
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| 13282 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 10 / 30 | Baris Unlu | Tu 5:00pm - 7:30pm | |
MEST 3491 | Native Translation: Palestinian Voices in Contemporary Israel |
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| 21307 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 9 / 30 | Zvi Gilboa | MoWe 5:00pm - 6:15pm | |
| Persian |
PERS 1020 | Elementary Persian |
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| 10600 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open | 6 / 20 | Mahshad Mohit | MoTuWeThFr 11:00am - 11:50am | |
PERS 2020 | Intermediate Persian |
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| 10601 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open  | 8 / 15 | Mahshad Mohit | MoTuWeTh 9:00am - 9:50am | |
PERS 3020 | Advanced Persian |
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| 11657 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 3 / 10 | Mahshad Mohit | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
PERS 4993 | Independent Study in Persian |
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| 13353 | 001 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 0 / 15 | Mahshad Mohit | TBA | |
| Persian in Translation |
PETR 3131 | Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature |
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| 14404 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Closed  | 20 / 20 (20 / 20) | Parwana Fayyaz | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | |
PETR 3380 | Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature |
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| 20901 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 8 / 25 (8 / 25) | Parwana Fayyaz | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
PETR 7131 | Love, Lust & the Divine in Persian Literature |
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| 21148 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Closed | 20 / 20 (20 / 20) | Parwana Fayyaz | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | |
PETR 7380 | Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature |
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| 21285 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open | 0 / 10 (8 / 25) | Parwana Fayyaz | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | |
| Sanskrit |
SANS 1020 | Elementary Sanskrit II |
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| 10694 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 6 / 10 | Robert Hueckstedt | MoWeFr 9:00am - 9:50am | |
SANS 3024 | Selections from the Upanisads |
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| 20256 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 5 (0 / 15) | Robert Hueckstedt | MoWeFr 11:00am - 11:50am | |
SANS 4993 | Independent Study In Sanskrit |
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| 13296 | 001 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Permission  | 0 / 5 | Robert Hueckstedt | TBA | |
SANS 6024 | Selections from the Upanisads |
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| 20257 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open | 0 / 2 (0 / 15) | Robert Hueckstedt | MoWeFr 11:00am - 11:50am | |
SANS 8993 | Independent Study in Sanskrit |
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| 13297 | 001 | IND (1 - 3 Units) | Open | 1 / 5 | Robert Hueckstedt | TBA | |
| South Asian Literature in Translation |
SATR 2110 | Cultural Translation: Travel Writing in South Asia |
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| 20255 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 12 / 25 | Mehr Farooqi | TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm | |
SATR 3000 | Women Writing in India & Pakistan: 1947-Present |
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| 20254 | 001 | SEM (3 Units) | Open  | 17 / 25 | Mehr Farooqi | We 3:30pm - 6:00pm | |
| Turkish |
TURK 2020 | Intermediate Turkish II |
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| 12527 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 3 / 10 | Daniel Lefkowitz | MoWeFr 1:45pm - 2:35pm | |
TURK 3020 | Advanced Turkish II |
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| 20900 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 1 / 10 | Daniel Lefkowitz | MoWe 3:05pm - 4:20pm | |
| Urdu |
URDU 2020 | Intermediate Urdu |
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| 11782 | 001 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open  | 6 / 10 | Griffith Chaussee | MoTuWeTh 1:00pm - 1:50pm | |
URDU 3050 | Born for the Stage: A Survey of Modern Urdu Drama |
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| 21099 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Permission  | 4 / 10 | Griffith Chaussee | TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | |