Associate Professor Contact Information hmzafer@uw.edu (206) 685-5084 Denny 220B Office Hours ON LEAVE 2023-2024 Fields of Interest Arabic Coptic Language Endangered Languages History Islamic Studies Jewish Studies Language Late Antiquity Literature Middle Eastern Studies Biography Ph.D., 2013, Cornell University M.A., 2010, Cornell University B.A., 2008, Binghamton University Curriculum Vitae (151.21 KB) Courses Taught Spring 2023COPTIC 101 A: Introduction to Sahidic CopticGEEZ 101 A: Classical EthiopicNEAR E 196 A: Introductory Studies in Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationsSummer 2022NEAR E 230 A: Introduction to Muslim Beliefs and PracticesSpring 2022GEEZ 101 A: Classical EthiopicSummer 2021NEAR E 229 A: Introduction to Islamic CivilizationNEAR E 230 A: Introduction to Muslim Beliefs and PracticesSpring 2021NEAR E 196 A: Introductory Studies in Near Eastern Languages and CivilizationsWinter 2021NEAR E 229 A: Introduction to Islamic CivilizationNEAR E 229 AA: Introduction to Islamic CivilizationNEAR E 229 AB: Introduction to Islamic CivilizationNEAR E 229 AC: Introduction to Islamic CivilizationNEAR E 430 A: Muslim Scripture, Historiography, and Exegesis Resources & Related Links Website Affiliations Related Departments Arts & Sciences Humanities Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Social Sciences Jackson School of International Studies African Studies Jewish Studies Related News Related News Department Name Change (February 27, 2023) NELC STUDENTS REFLECT: Lidwien Kaptiejn on Somalia, A Horn of Africa Initiative Lecture (November 6, 2019) NELC Major Mira Weimer on the Prophet Jonah across Abrahamic Texts (June 3, 2019) Farhat J. Ziadeh Lecture 2019: Jane McAuliffe on the Quran in America (April 21, 2019) Gert Borg on Arabic Studies in Europe and "Gift Called Philology" (November 8, 2018) Islamic Studies Professor Dr. Zafer Co-Edits The Qurʾan Seminar Commentary (January 3, 2017)
