{"id":41051,"date":"2025-11-24T09:57:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%90%d7%95%d7%93%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%97%d7%9c%d7%a7%d7%94-%d7%9c%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%93%d7%99-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%94%d7%aa-%d7%95%d7%94%d7%90%d7%a1%d7%9c%d7%90%d7%9d\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:08:18","slug":"about-the-department-of-middle-eastern-and-islamic-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/en\/academics-school\/home-department-of-middle-eastern-and-islamic-studies\/about-the-department-of-middle-eastern-and-islamic-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"About &#8211; The Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41051\" class=\"elementor elementor-41051 elementor-1691\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e149e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42e149e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c242bb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c242bb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7022dc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7022dc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67906c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67906c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" src=\"https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/unlimited_elements\/GettyImages-2162169941.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/unlimited_elements\/GettyImages-2162169941.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/unlimited_elements\/GettyImages-2162169941-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/unlimited_elements\/GettyImages-2162169941-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/unlimited_elements\/GettyImages-2162169941-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/unlimited_elements\/GettyImages-2162169941-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/unlimited_elements\/GettyImages-2162169941-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/unlimited_elements\/GettyImages-2162169941-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3384a230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3384a230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">As one of the university\u2019s foundational departments, the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies has raised generations of regional experts who today hold key decision-making, analytical, and research positions in government agencies, research institutes, and public policy centers across Israel.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The curriculum offers a comprehensive analysis of the Middle East, covering Islamic theology, Arab nationalism, Palestinian society, law and society, gender dynamics, media, and regional economics. 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