Department of Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures
Department of Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures
Bilimer Turkish Studies Initiative at UVA
Turkish Studies Graduate Fellows Program, Turkish Studies Summer Research Small Grants Program, and Turkish Studies Student Essay Prize
Of Lost Cities: The Maghribī Poetic Imagination
Nizar F. Hermes, Author, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Enroll in Fall 2026 Courses
Parda Ensemble: Conference of the Moths
From Film Scholar to Filmmaker
Samhita Sunya, associate professor in UVA's Department of Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures, is earning recognition for her award-winning animated short film, Conference of the Moths. Discover how her scholarship, creativity, and passion for storytelling are shaping new directions in film and visual culture.
The Ties That Shape the Middle East and South Asia
We focus on the deep historical ties between the many and varied cultures, religions, literatures, and languages of the Middle East and South Asia
