Faculty

Middle Eastern Studies faculty hold appointments in several different departments. Contact information is listed with each professor. Click on a professor's name to be taken to their profile page.

Stephen C. Cory
Associate Professor; Department of History
Early Modern Islamic World; Islamic Religion; Modern Middle East; Medieval Europe
216.687.6883 | S.CORY@csuohio.edu

Ahmad Hamo
Assistant College Lecturer; Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Arabic Language and Culture, Arabic Continuing Education
216.523.7316 | A.HAMO@csuohio.edu

Abed el-Rahman Tayyara
Associate Professor; Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
History of Islam and the Middle East, Islamic Historiography, Classical Arabic Literature, the Transmission of Knowledge from Greek Culture to Islam, Semitic Languages, and Byzantine History.
216.687.5138 | A.TAYYARA@csuohio.edu

Neda A. Zawahri
Associate Professor; Department of Political Science
Conflict and Cooperation between Adversaries, International Institutions, Environmental Security, the Political Economy of Developing Nations, Middle East Politics, and South Asian Politics with focus on India and Pakistan.
216.687.4544 | N.ZAWAHRI@csuohio.edu