#  Who We Are 

 



##  Who We Are 

 

 

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#### We are Harvard's central program for bringing faculty, students, and researchers together who work on Muslim societies.

#### We are part of the [Alwaleed Cultural Network](/alwaleed-network) of academic centers that promote mutual understanding between the Muslim World and the West.



 

### Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb 

 

**Faculty Director**  
**James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and Islamic Intellectual History**

**Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations**



 



      ![Khaled El-Rouayheb](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2025-10/Khaled%20El-Rouayheb.jpg?itok=KFY-gmeE) 

 

 

  

 



 

 

 

##  Alwaleed Bin Talal Professors 

 



  [### David Roxburgh

 ](/david-roxburgh)Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Islamic Art History



 

   ![David Roxburgh](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/aisp/files/david_roxburgh.jpg?itok=ZdyxKk3U) 

 

 

 

  [### Malika Zeghal

 ](/malika-zeghal)Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life



 

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  [### Teren Sevea

 ](/people/teren-sevea)Alwaleed Bin Talal Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies



 

   ![Teren Sevea](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/aisp/files/terensevea_headshot2020_2.png?itok=RQtDZBi5) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

##  Faculty Steering Committee 

 



  [### Khaled El-Rouayheb

 ](/people/khaled-el-rouayheb) 

      ![khaled_el-rouayheb](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/khaled_el-rouayheb_01.jpg?itok=MW4U4aL_) 

 

 

 

   [### Noah Feldman

 ](/people/noah-feldman) 

      ![Noah Feldman](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Noah%20Feldman.jpg?itok=yDbXac1u) 

 

 

 

   [### Mohsen Goudarzi

 ](/people/mohsen-goudarzi) 

      ![Mohsen Goudarzi](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Mohsen%20Goudarzi.jpg?itok=k9UiN7pS) 

 

 

 

   [### Salmaan Keshavjee

 ](/people/salmaan-keshavjee) 

      ![salman_kashevjee](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/salman_kashevjee.jpg?itok=L_sgublU) 

 

 

 

   [### Annette Damayanti Lienau

 ](/people/annette-damayanti-lienau) 

      ![Annette Lienau](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/annette_lienau_.jpeg?itok=xblW-WuY) 

 

 

 

   [### Gülru Necipoğlu Kafadar

 ](/people/g%C3%BClru-necipo%C4%9Flu-kafadar) 

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   [### David J. Roxburgh

 ](https://islamicstudies.harvard.edu/david-roxburgh) 

      ![David Roxburgh Photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/roxburgh-w3.5_0.jpg?itok=PE5rJDDj) 

 

 

 

   [### Teren Sevea

 ](/people/teren-sevea) 

      ![Teren Sevea](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/terensevea_headshot2020_01.png?itok=OJZcwjEh) 

 

 

 

   [### Richard Wolf

 ](/people/richard-wolf) 

      ![Richard Wolf](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Richard%20Wolf.jpg?itok=j-R_Ezm5) 

 

 

 

   [### Malika Zeghal

 ](https://islamicstudies.harvard.edu/malika-zeghal) 

      ![malika_zeghal](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/malika_zeghal.jpg?itok=sx7CrRxc) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  Our People 

 





###    Administration  expand\_more  

 

  [### Harry Bastermajian

 ](/people/harry-bastermajian)Executive Director

 

 

 

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   [### Meryum Kazmi

 ](/people/meryum-kazmi)Senior Coordinator, Programming & Engagement

 

 

 

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###    Student Coordinators  expand\_more  

 

  [### Masoud Ariankhoo

 ](/people/masoud-ariankhoo)Student Coordinator

 

 

 

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   [### Shaharyar Zia

 ](/people/shaharyar-zia)Workshop Coordinator

 

 

 

      ![Shaharyar Zia](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-10/Shaharyar%20Zia.JPG?itok=AHV6ge_C) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 



###    Fellows  expand\_more  

 

  [### Annas Muchlisin

 ](/people/annas-muchlisin)Graduate Student Fellow

 

 

 

      ![Annas Muchlisin](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Annas%20R%20Muchlisin.jpg?itok=XxOndKfD) 

 

 

 

   [### Herman Lim Bin Adam Lim

 ](/people/herman-lim-bin-adam-lim)Graduate Student Fellow

 

 

 

      ![Herman Lim](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-11/Herman%20Lim.jpg?itok=_D_9TnY0)