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NMC Spotlight: Oren Yirmiya

January 09, 2026

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC) welcomed Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies Oren Yirmiya in September 2025, marking an exciting addition to the Department’s growing community of scholars.

Professor Walid Saleh elected as Vice President of the American Academy of Religion

November 28, 2025

Professor Walid Saleh has been elected as Vice President of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), the largest scholarly society dedicated to the academic study of religion.

The AAR's mission is to foster excellence in the academic study of religion and enhance the public understanding of religion.

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Assistant Professors Lynn Welton and Oren Siegel Awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant

October 31, 2025

Assistant Professors Lynn Welton and Oren Siegel have recently received the SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) Insight Development Grant.

Professor Gozde Mercan

Assistant Professor Gözde Mercan as Co-Lead of the Global Languages Initiative

October 30, 2025

As of the academic year 2025–2026, Assistant Professor Gözde Mercan will serve as co-lead of the Global Languages Initiative (GLI) with Associate Professor Libbie (Elizabeth) Mills, Department for the Study of Religion. The Global Languages Initiative is a c

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NMC Welcomes New Members

October 15, 2025

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC) is pleased to welcome Visiting Professors Ilana Pardes, Mohammedmoin Sadeq and Ahmad Sa'di, Research Associate Khaled Abu Jayyab, Postdoctoral Fellows Niyosha Keyzad and Massimiliano

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NMC Spotlight: Stanley Klassen

September 25, 2025

The Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC) Archaeology Lab is housed on the 4th floor of the NMC Department (4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto) and is home to over 100,000 artifacts. Stanley Klassen, NMC Archaeology Lab Collections Manager/Lab Technician, works not only with the artifacts, but with the

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NMC Welcomes New Faculty Members

September 02, 2025

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC) is pleased to welcome Dr. Odette Boivin as Assistant Professor of Assyriology, Dr. Oren Yirmiya as Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Dr. Gözde Mercan as Assistant Professor of Turkish Language and Professor Vict

New Appointment

September 02, 2025

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Walid Saleh as Associate Chair, Undergraduate.
Professor Saleh will serve a two-year term beginning July 1, 2025, and concluding June 30, 2027.

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NMC Welcomes New NMC Member

August 18, 2025

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC) is pleased to welcome Postdoctoral Fellow Abubakar Sadiq Abdulkadir. He earned a PhD in History from the University of Alberta and trained extensively in Arabic and Islamic sciences with scholars across the Middle East and West Africa, receiving traditional

New Appointment

June 03, 2025

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations is pleased to announce that Professor Haytham Bahoora has been granted tenure with the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations and the Centre for Comparative Literature.

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