Middle Eastern Studies  

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Other regional studies programs within the Moynihan Institute  of Global Affairs includes:

East Asia Program

Moynihan European Research Ctrs.:
Center for European Studies 
European Union Center  

Program on Latin America and the Caribbean

South Asia Center         

Collaboration with the Africa Initiative (part of the African American Studies Department).

The Middle Eastern Studies Program (MESP)   was established in 2003 to expose students to the diverse cultures, languages, literatures, religions, and political systems of the Middle East.

Syracuse University Libraries provide access to printed, electronic,and multi-media sources ( books, journals, newspapers, videos & films, maps, atlases,etc.) to meet the academic needs of the faculty and students of MESP. 

Start your research at the Syracuse University Library's website.  From here you can: search for books, videos, databases that offer access to journal and newspaper articles, electronic sources, multimedia and web links. 

Start with the Library's Research Assistance page to begin your research strategy, to get help with Library collections, and for advanced research tips and tools.

Uma Sharma
Subject Specialist, Middle Eastern Studies

Contact one of our other subject specialist librarians for research assistance in areas related to Middle Eastern Studies:

African Diaspora, Anthropology, Sociology:
Bonnie Ryan

Geography & Maps:
John Olson

History:
Lydia Wasylenko

International Relations:
Michael Pasqualoni

Linguistics:
Patrick Williams

There are other Subject Specialist librarians at SU besides the ones above, who have expertise in specific topics of research and who are available during office hours, via email and by appointment.