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Sherene Seikaly

Sherene Seikaly

Director, Center for Middle East Studies
Associate Professor, History Department

Learn more about Sherene Seikaly.

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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.

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Bashar Tarabieh

Financial Analyst

Bashar Tarabieh is the financial analyst for UCSB's Area Global Initiative and Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies,