Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
Teaching and research staff within Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.
Dr Ruth Abou Rached
Lecturer in Arabic Cultural Studies
Specialisms: Arabic literature; Iraqi women's writing; exilic cultural production; translation studies; feminist and post/colonial approaches to translation.
Mr Rami Albali
Language Tutor (Arabic)
Mr Baha Bader
Language Tutor (Arabic)
Dr Moshe Behar
Senior Lecturer In Israel/Palestine and Middle Eastern Studies
Specialisms: Modern Middle East; Palestine/Israel; modern Jewish History & Thought; Marxism, Nationalism and bi-Nationalism.
Dr Ikram Bennai
Lecturer in Arabic Cultural Studies
Dr Orieb Masadeh-Tate
Senior Lecturer in Arabic Studies
Director of LEAP
Specialisms: Legal Translation & Interpreting (international treaties, asylum & refugees); didactics of teaching interpreting skills; effective language teaching methods, PBL & reflective writing.
Dr Abdelghani Mimouni
Senior Language Tutor (Arabic)
Dr Tom Woerner-Powell
Senior Lecturer in Modern Islam
Specialisms: Political Islam; Sufism; Colonialism; Intercultural Philosophy; Pacifism and Nonviolence.
Emeritus staff
Prof John Healey - Emeritus Professor of Semitic Studies