Islamic Civilization and Societies
COURSE SPOTLIGHT
Modern Iran (HS 326)
Professor Ali Banuazizi covers changes in the political, social, and cultural history of Iran from the late 19th century to the present in his course, Modern Iran. Learn more about this course and Prof. Banuazizi, and view video from one of his classes. More
Faculty Profile
Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom have traveled throughout the Middle East and Asia, authored or edited hundreds of scholarly articles and more than a dozen books—including seven jointly—and have accumulated an extensive catalogue of photographs of Islamic art and architecture. More
MULTIMEDIA
My Prison, My Home
VIDEO FROM FRONT ROW
Iranian-born Haleh Esfandiari tells the story of her 2006 arrest in Iran, imprisonment, and eventual release.
Iran's Nuclear Challenge
VIDEO FROM FRONT ROW
David Menashri of Tel Aviv University discusses the Islamic revolution in Iran and the connections between ideology and Iran's foreign policy.
Afghanistan on the Brink
VIDEO FROM FRONT ROW
Thomas Barfield of Boston University discusses Afghanistan's 2009 presidential election and the ensuing charges of balloting fraud.
Announcements
Islamic Civilization and Societies recently earned a $180,000 matching grant from the US Department of Education. More
ALUMNI PROFILE
“Great Cities of the Islamic Lands,” a course Emily Neumeier '08 took as a freshman, changed the course of her studies and eventually led her to Egypt, a Fulbright Scholarship in Turkey, and doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania. More
AL-NOOR
Al-Noor, Boston College's undergraduate Middle Eastern and Islamic studies journal, aims to promote a discourse about the diverse opinions, myriad cultures, histories, and perspectives that comprise the Middle East. Visit Al Noor's web site