Faris Zwirahn

Faris Zwirahn is a Lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. His research focuses on Arabic language pedagogy, modern Islamic thought, political theory, and the socio-cultural dynamics of Arab and Muslim communities in North America. He also contributes to Newlines Magazine as a writer.

• Key Research Areas: Arabic language and literature, Syria, human rights, distributive justice, and sectarian conflict analysis.

Recent Publications examine Syria's sectarian war, Arab-Kurdish coexistence, and Islamic polemical methodologies, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with Middle Eastern studies and political philosophy.

Courses Taught include Levantine Arabic, Arabic political texts, prison literature, and cross-cultural perspectives between the Middle East and the West.