Language Instructors

Columbia’s Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) offers instruction in Arabic, Persian, Turkish (modern and Ottoman), Swahili and Urdu, among other languages. Students are also encouraged to enroll in summer intensive programs at Columbia or abroad.

Arabic

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Youssef Nouhi
Youssef Nouhi

Senior Lecturer in Arabic Language
yn2162@columbia.edu

Reem Faraj
Reem Faraj

Lecturer in Arabic Language
rf2273@columbia.edu

Rym Bettaieb
Rym Bettaieb

Lecturer in Arabic Language
rb2555@columbia.edu

Taoufik Ben-Amor
Taoufik Ben-Amor

Senior Lecturer in Arabic Language
tb46@columbia.edu

Abdelrazzaq Ben Tarif
Abdelrazzaq Ben Tarif

Lecturer in Arabic Language
ab4950@columbia.edu

May Ahmar
May Ahmar

Senior Lecturer in Arabic Language
ma2550@columbia.edu

Ouijdane Absi
Ouijdane Absi

Lecturer in Arabic Language
oa2171@columbia.edu

Armenian

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Khatchig Mouradian
Khatchig Mouradian

Lecturer in Armenian Studies
km3253@columbia.edu

Charry Karamanoukian
Charry Karamanoukian

Lecturer in Armenian Language
ck2444@columbia.edu

Hebrew

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Daniel Katz-Shenhar
Daniel Katz-Shenhar

Lecturer in Hebrew Language
dk3120@columbia.edu

Naama Harel
Naama Harel

Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Language
nh2508@columbia.edu

Illan Gonen
Illan Gonen

Lecturer in Hebrew Language
ig2276@columbia.edu

Hindi-Urdu

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Rakesh Ranjan
Rakesh Ranjan

Senior Lecturer in Hindi-Urdu Language
rr2574@columbia.edu

Christine Marrewa-Karwoski
Christine Marrewa-Karwoski

Lecturer in Hindi-Urdu Language
chmarrewakarwoski2107@columbia.edu

Aftab Ahmad
Aftab Ahmad

Senior Lecturer in Hindi-Urdu Language
aa3070@columbia.edu

Persian

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Saeed Honarmand
Saeed Honarmand

Senior Lecturer in Persian Language
sh3468@columbia.edu

Swahili

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Abdul Nanji
Abdul Nanji

Lecturer in Swahili Language
agn6@columbia.edu

Turkish

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Zuleyha Colak
Zuleyha Colak

Senior Lecturer in Turkish Language
zc2208@columbia.edu

Ihsan Colak
Ihsan Colak

Lecturer in Turkish Language
ic2303@columbia.edu

Wolof and Pulaar

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Mariame Sy
Mariame Sy

Lecturer in African Languages
sms2168@columbia.edu