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Associate Members

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Janet Afary, Associate Professor Purdue University-Department of History	afary@purdue.edu phone: (765) 494-4122 fax: (765) 496-1755
Asma Afsaruddin, Assistant Professor University of Notre Dame-Department of Classical and Oriental Languages and Literatures	afsaruddin.1@nd.edu phone: (219) 288-2397
Muzaffar Alam, Professor Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College	alam@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-7547
Nozar Alaolmolki, Professor Chairman, Department of Political Science-Hiram College	alaolmolkin@hiram.edu phone: (303) 569-5143
Robert Aliber, Professor Graduate School of Business-The University of Chicago	robert.aliber@gsb.uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-7401
Camron Michael Amin, Assistant Professor University of Michigan, Dearborn	camamin@umd.umich.edu
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Lois Beck, Professor Department of Anthropology-Washington University	Lbeck@artsci.wustl.edu phone:(314) 935-5252 or 5290 fax: (314) 935-8535
Robert Biggs, Professor Oriental Institute and Dept of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; Editor, Journal of Near Eastern Studies-The University of Chicago	r-biggs@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-9540
Marilyn Booth, Ph.D. Independent Scholar and Translator Modern Arabic Literature	m-booth@uiuc.edu phone: (217)344-7572
Bruce Borthwick, Professor Department of Political Science- Albion College	bborthwick@albion.edu phone: (517) 629-0415 fax: (517) 629-0428
Francis Boyle, Professor College of Law- University of Illinois	fboyle@law.uiuc.edu phone: (217) 333-7954 fax: (217) 244-1478.
Palmira Brummett, Associate Professor Department of History- University of Tennessee	palmira@utk.edu phone: (615)974-5421
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Louise Cainkar, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor Russell Sage Research Fellow- University of Illinois-Chicago Great Cities Institute	cainkar@uic.edu phone: (312) 355-1224 fax: (773) 275-7260
Robert Canfield, Professor Department of Anthropology-Washington University	canfrobt@artsci.wustl.edu phone: (314) 889-5282
Michael Chamberlain, Assistant Professor Department of History-University of Wisconsin-Madison	mchamber@facstaff.wisc.edu phone: (608) 265-2673
Richard Chasdi, Adjunct Assistant Professor Center for Peace and Conflict Studies- Wayne State University	Rchasdi@aol.com phone: (313) 577-3453
Miné Çinar, Associate Professor Department of Economics- Loyola University of Chicago	#w40mec@luccpua.bitnet phone: (773) 915-6066 fax: (773) 915-8508
Winslow Clifford, Ph.D. Independent Scholar
Olivia Remie Constable, Associate Professor Department of History- University of Notre Dame	Olivia.R.Constable.1@nd.edu phone: (574) 631-7266
Paul Cobb, Assistant Professor Department of History- University of Notre Dame	paul.cobb.3@nd.edu phone: (574) 631-3035 fax: (574) 631-4268
Kenneth Cuno, Assistant Professor Department of History, The University of Illinois-Urbana -Champaign	k-cuno@uiuc.edu phone: (217) 244-2092 fax: (217) 333-2297
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Devin DeWeese, Associate Professor Central Eurasian Studies Director, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies	deweese@indiana.edu phone: (812) 855-2298 fax: (812) 855-7500
Peter Dorman, Associate Professor The Oriental Institute-The University of Chicago Chairman, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations	p-dorman@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-9533
Darrell Dykstra, Professor Department of History- Western Illinois University	phone: (309) 298-1614
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Muhammad Eissa, Lecturer III LSA, LS&A Near Eastern Studies Department- Michigan University	eissa@umich.edu phone: (734) 764-0314 fax: (734) 936-2679
John C. Eisele, Associate Professor Department of Modern Languages & Literatures- College of William and Mary	jceise@wm.edu phone:(757) 221-3145
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Walter Farber, Professor The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations- The University of Chicago	wfarber@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-9546
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Patrick Gaffney, Associate Professor Department of Anthropology- University of Notre Dame	phone: (219) 239-5547 fax: (219) 239-6937
Deborah Gerner, Professor Department of Political Science- University of Kansas	gerner@ku.edu phone: (913) 864-3523 fax: (913) 864-5208
Zouhair Ghazzal, Associate Professor Department of History- Loyola University of Chicago	zghazza@luc.edu phone:(312) 915-6524
Daniel Goffman, Chair and Professor Department of History- Ball State University	dgoffman@bsu.edu phone: (317) 285-8712 fax: (317)285-3710
James Goode, Professor Department of History- Grand Valley State University	goodej@gvsu.edu phone: (616) 895-3184
Li Guo, Assistant Professor Department of Classics- Notre Dame University	li.guo.6@nd.edu phone: (219) 631-7195
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Chahira Badawy Haggag, Professor Linguistics- Azhar University	phone:(773) 443-1190 fax: c/o Egyptian Consulate (773) 443-1463
Abbas Hamdani, Professor Emeritus Department of History- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	phone:(414) 229-5206 or (414) 229-4361.
M. Jamil Hanifi, Professor Emeritus NIU; Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Independent Scholar, anthropology and history of Central/South Asia, Afghanistan	hanifi@msu.edu phone:(517) 349-3832
Shai Har-El, Ph.D., President Har-El Financial, Inc.	shai.har-el@axa-advisors.com phone:(847) 498-7125 x 1 fax:: (847) 291-3043
Peter Heath, Professor and Provost American University of Beirut	pheath@aub.edu.lb phone: 961-1-362283 fax: 961-1-744474
Marcia Hermansen, Professor Theology Department- Loyola University	mherman@luc.edu phone: (773) 508-2350
Annie Higgins, Ph.D., Arabic Lecturer	dars@midway.uchicago.edu
Katherine Hoffman, Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology- Northwestern University	khoffman@northwestern.edu phone: 847.491.4565
John Hunwick, Professor Department of History- Northwestern University	email: j-hunwick@nwu.edu phone:(847) 491-7412 fax:(847) 467-1393
Asad Husain, Professor Emeritus Department of Political Science- Northeastern Illinois University Director, Summer Institute of Islamic Studies	phone:(773) 583-4050
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Ahmed Ibrahim, Associate Professor Department of History- Southwest Missouri State University	ahi058f@smsu.edu phone: (417) 836-5099 fax: (417) 836-5523
Norman Ingham, Professor Department of Slavic Languages & Literature- The University of Chicago	n-ingham@uchicago.edu phone:(773) 702-8931 fax: (773) 702-7030
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Mustapha Kamal, Lecturer in Arabic Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies University of Illinois at Chicago	mustaphk@uic.edu phone: (312) 996-3281
Michael Khodarkovsky, Associate Professor Department of History- Loyola University	mkhodar@luc.edu phone:(312) 915-6527
Stephen Kinzer, National Culture Correspondent and Author New York Times	kinzer@nytimes.com phone: (312) 552-7206 fax: (312) 552-0007
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Jacob Lassner, Professor Department of History and Religion- Northwestern University	j-lassner@northwestern.edu phone:(847)491-7652
John E. Leary, Ph.D., Instructor Francis W. Parker School-Chicago	johnleary@fwparker.org phone: (847)-501-4951
Laura Letinsky, Associate Professor Comte Visual Arts and the College- The University of Chicago	Lletinsky@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 753-4821
Amalia Levanoni, Professor Department of the History of the Middle East- University of Haifa	levanoni@research.haifa.ac.il phone: 04-8240658
Paul Losensky, Associate Professor Departments of Central Eurasian Studies and Comparative Literature Indiana University- Bloomington	plosensk@indiana.edu phone:(812) 855-9665
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Saree Makdisi, Associate Professor Department of English Language and Literature and Comparative Literature- The University of Chicago	makdisi@uchicago.edu phone:(773) 702-7980
John Mearsheimer, Professor Department of Political Science- The University of Chicago	j-mearsheimer.uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-8667
Dean Miller, Professor Emeritus History and Comparative Religion- University of Rochester	Miller-and-Swift@worldnet.att.net phone:(773) 238-0513 fax:(773) 238-0479
David Morgan, Academic Program Director, Professor Studies Program, Department of History, College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin- Madison	domorgan@facstaff.wisc.edu phone: (608) 263-1826
Michael Murrin, Professor David B. & Clara E. Stern Professor in Humanities; Professor, Depts. English Lang. & Lit. and Comparative Lit., Divinity School., and the College	mmurrin@uchicago.edu phone:(773) 702-7985
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Guity Nashat, Associate Professor Department of History- University of Illinois at Chicago	phone: (773)996-3144 or 3141
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Karim Pakravan, Vice Presidence and Regional Manager International Risk Management- The First National Bank of Chicago	phone:(312) 732-7464 fax:(312) 732-3885
Glenn Perry, Professor Department of Political Science- Indiana State University	g-perry@indstate.edu phone: (812) 237-2505 fax: (812) 237-2567
Carl Petry, Professor Department of History- Northwestern University	c-petry@.nwu.edu phone:(847) 491-3406 fax:(847) 467-1393
Diane Puklin, Chair and Teacher Department of History, The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools	dpuklin@vertex.ucls.uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-0588
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David C. Reisman, Assistant Professor Arabic Islamic Studies, Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies- University of Illinois-Chicago	david.reisman@yale.edu phone: (312) 996-2469 fax: (312) 996-8526
Martha Roth, Professor of Assyriology Oriental Institute and Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations- The University of Chicago Editor-in-charge of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary	m-roth@uchicago.edu phone:(773) 702-9551
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Mansooreh Saboori, M.S., President Irandukht Productions	saboori@yahoo.com phone: (773) 381-2065
Iman Saca, Visiting Scholar The Oriential Institute- The University of Chicago	imansaca@hotmail.com phone: (773) 529-2093
Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa, Professor Department of Film and Video- Columbia College	msaeedvafa@earthlink.net phone:(312) 663-1600 ext. 479 fax:(312) 986-8208
Warren Schultz, Associate Professor Department of History- DePaul University	wschultz@wppost.depaul.edu phone:(773) 325-1561
Jack G. Shaheen, Professor Emeritus Mass Communications- Southern Illinois University	phone:(618) 453-2121
Daniel Shaw, Professor Emeritus Department of Religious Studies-Lawrence University	ShawD@Lawrence.Edu phone: (414) 832-6712
Joel Snyder, Professor Department Art History, Cmtes.Gen. Studies Hum and Vis. Arts and the College	jsnyder@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-9497
Josef Stern, Associate Professor Department of Philosophy- The University of Chicago	phone: (773) 702-8594
Suzanne Stetkevych, Professor Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures- Indiana University	stetkevy@indiana.edu phone: (812) 855-8722 or 855-4323 fax: (812) 855-5678
Matthew Stolper, Professor Oriental Institute and Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations- The University of Chicago	m-stolper@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-9553
Owais Succari, Associate Professor Department of Management- DePaul University	phone: (312) 362-8783 fax: (312) 362-6973
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Frank Tachau, Professor Emeritus Department of Political Science- University of Illinois at Chicago	ftachau@uic.edu phone: (312) 413-3774 fax: (312) 413-0440
Ghada Talhami, Professor Department of Politics- Lake Forest College	phone: (847) 735-5121
Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, Associate Professor Department of History- Illinois State University	mtavakol@rs6000.cmp.itstu.edu phone: (309) 438-8580 fax: (309) 438-5310
Richard Taylor, Associate Professor Department of Philosophy- Marquette University	6297taylorr@vms.csd.mu.edu phone: (414) 228-5649 fax: (414) 288-3300
Girdhari Tikku, Professor Program in Comparative Literature- University of Illinois	phone: (217) 333-6881
Khairy Tourk, Associate Professor International Business and Economics- Stuart School, Illinois Institute of Technology	phone: (773) 906-6537 fax: (773) 906-6549
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Rev. Donald Wagner, Adjunct Professor World Religions, Humanities Division- North Park College; Coordinator, Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding	phone: (847) 733-0901 fax: (847) 733-0904
Paul Walker, Ph.D., Research Associate Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Islamic Near East Editor, Journal of the Oriental Society	pwalker@midway.uchicago.edu phone: (773) 684-8117
Marvin Weinbaum, Professor Emeritus Department of Political Science- University of Illinois; Director, Program in South and West Asian Studies	m-weinbaum@UIUC.edu phone: (217) 333-0796 or 333-3881 fax: (217) 244-5712
Rebecca West, Professor Department Romance Lang and Lit, Cmte Cinema and Media Studies and the College; Dir, Ctr. Gender Studies	r-west@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-3477
Donald Whitcomb, Ph.D., Research Associate (Associate Professor) The Oriental Institute, Dept. Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations- The University of Chicago	d-whitcomb@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-9530
Karen L. Wilson, Curator Oriental Institute- The University of Chicago	k-wilson@uchicago.edu phone: (773) 702-9520
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Fariba Zarinebaf-Shahr, Visiting Lecturer Department of History-Northwestern University	zarinebaf@northwestern.edu phone: (847) 491-3406
Malika Zeghal, Assoc. Research Fellow, Visiting Assist.Professor Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNSR), France, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations- The University of Chicago	zeghal@ehess.fr
William F. Zieske, Litigator and Trial Attorney Ross & Hardies, P.C.	william.zieske@rosshardies.com phone: (312) 750-8895 fax: (312) 920-6120

Honorary Members
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Dr. Javeed Akhter	pager: (708) 409-7209 phone: (708) 887-9242
Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad, Director General Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development	Kuwait Office phone: (965)484-7721 fax: (965) 481-5715
Cherif Bassiouni, Professor Department of Law, DePaul University	phone: (773) 362-8332 fax: (773) 362-6908
Sandra Batmangelich, Independent Educational Consultant	phone: (708) 383-9618
Lyle Campbell, Chairman of the Board and President Southwest Bancorp, Inc.
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William Gottschalk, Vice Presidence Lazard Frères & Co.	phone: (312) 407-6600
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Dr. M. Orhan Kaymakçalan	phone: (773) 257-4770 residence phone: (708) 850-7223
(The Hon.) Ali Naci Koru, Consul General of Turkey Chicago Office	nkoru@mfa.gov.tr phone: (312) 262-0644 fax: (312) 263-1449
Maury A. Kravitz	mitimo@aol.com phone: (312) 944-2224 fax: (312) 944-2224
Robert J. Langlois, Director International Relations- Motorola	crn03@email.mot.com phone: (847) 576-7981 fax: (847) 538-3333
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David Mangan, Consultant	phone: (847) 835-5306
Talat Othman, Chairman and CEO Grove Financial Inc.	phone: (847) 459-8444 fax: (847) 459-1698 Secretary: Mary
(Sen.) Charles Percy, Charles Percy & Associates	phone: (202) 872-1164 fax: (202) 452-0865 Telex: 6503607675
William Polk, Previous CMES Director	williamrpolk@compuserve.com phone: #33 (493)-581627
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(The Hon.) Moshe Ram, Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, Chicago Office	press@chicago.mfa.gov.il phone: (312) 297-4800 fax: (312) 297-4855
(Rep.) Bobby Rush, House of Representatives 1st Dist. Illinois	phone: (202) 225-4372; (773) 224-6500
Khaled Shair, President/CEO Interbanx Southwest, Inc.	phone: (708) 923-0044 fax: (708) 923-0055
Abolala Soudavar, Mirak Inc.	phone: (713) 784-1400 fax: (713) 784-1916
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Willard White, Vice President for Institutional Advancement The Field Museum	phone: (312) 322-8857
Hendrik R. Woods, Geopolitical Adviser Foreign Affairs, Amoco Corporation	phone: (773) 856-7050
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