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Sherene Seikaly
Director, Center for Middle East Studies
Associate Professor, History Department
Associate Professor, History Department
Learn more about Sherene Seikaly.
Shiva Balaghi
Academic Coordinator
Dr. Balaghi is a cultural historian specializing in the visual culture of the Middle East and its diasporas. She is the Academic Coordinator for the Area Global Initiative at UCSB.
Bashar Tarabieh
Financial Analyst
Bashar Tarabieh is the financial analyst for UCSB's Area Global Initiative and Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies,