Mostafa Hussein

Mostafa Hussein is Assistant Professor in the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. His research examines intellectual intersections between Jews and Arabs in modern Israel/Palestine and the broader Middle East, with focus on how Arabo-Islamic culture influenced Hebrew thought during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries.

Research explores:

• Cultural transmission in pre-state Palestine
• Representations of Islam in Hebrew literature
• Jewish perceptions of Islamic archaeology
• Modern reinterpretations of Judeo-Islamic heritage

Publications demonstrate consistent attention to:

• Zionist engagement with Arabic literary traditions
• Cross-cultural adaptation of Islamic texts
• Orientalist discourses in nationalist movements

Teaching includes courses on Jews/Arabs in the Holy Land and Jerusalem's significance in Abrahamic faiths.