Hassan Hussain

Hassan Hussain is a Senior Lecturer in the Modern Languages department at the University of North Georgia. He specializes in Arabic and Persian languages, Middle Eastern history, historical linguistics, and multiculturalism in the Middle East. His research focuses on tribal populations' relationships with urban educational institutions in Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf, particularly during the early modern period.

Educations:

• Ph.D., Islamic Studies (ABD), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
• M.A., Islamic Studies, UCLA (2008)
• M.A., Middle Eastern History, University of Illinois, Champaign (1997)
• Additional studies at American University of Cairo and University of Damascus

Research Interests:

Hussain explores multilingualism, Iraqi history, Arabic/Persian literature in Mesopotamia, and the impact of socio-cultural dynamics on speech communities. He also engages in the study of manuscripts, epigraphy, and calligraphy, with a particular fascination for the arts of the book and mountain cultures.

Recent Workshops/Publications:

His recent work includes lectures on Mesopotamian marshes as sites of resistance and analyses of Kurdish ethnic dynamics in Iraqi history. He has also conducted workshops on Arabic calligraphy pedagogy.

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