We are proud of the Center's affiliated graduate students, who specialize in Middle East and North African topics across a wide range of disciplines, including Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Archaeology, Art History, Comparative Literature, Education, Ethnomusicology, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, History, Islamic Studies, Law, Management, Music, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Political Science, Social Welfare, Sociology, Spanish, Theater, and Urban Planning. A list of recent fellows are listed below.
UCLA graduate students with Middle East specialties are invited to join the Center's activities. To add your name to our mailing list, send an email message.
The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) awards are provided by a grant from the US Department of Education Title VI program.
FLAS Summer 2025
Ayla Gizlice, Art
Cecelia Fischer, History and Arabic
Hani Abramson, History
Ashkaan Kashani, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Adam Lubitz, Architecture and Urban Design
FLAS Academic Year 2024-25
Glen Maur, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Liza Kiork Mardoyan, Information Studies
Atiyeh Taghiei, Islamic Studies
Defne Tanyildiz, Statistics
Mona Tavassoli, Political Science Lori Pirinjian, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
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2025-26 Mosafer Centennial Fund Fellows
Ava Hess, Art History
Lily Hindy, History
Noaman Mousa, Political Science
Yubai Shi, Art History
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Cihangir Can, Gender Studies
Beren Azizi, Gender Studies
Farrah Hamzeh Daoud, Theater and Performance Studies