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